Scenario 9

question 139

Multiple Choice

Scenario 9.2 Use the following to answer the questions.
Regardless of their age, income, or gender, an increasing number of people are turning to the Internet to search for information, products, people, news, maps, entertainment, and whatever else you can think of. At the forefront of this massive search is Google; accompanying Google are social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. Google has developed methods for making information useful to all types of Internet users. Some users want to critique the information, some just want to read the information, and some want to be the information writers. Facebook, originally used as a social networking application, is now picked up by retailers, brands, celebrities, churches, political campaigns, and non-profit agencies. Twitter is a more real-time site and, as is Pinterest, a more personally-affiliated medium.
Refer to Scenario 9.2. Google can give instructions on how to construct almost anything, from a house to a science experiment. As for online applications, you can learn anything from developing your own website to starring in a video. Google's "how to" features would most likely appeal to

• A) creators.
• B) critics.
• C) collectors.
• D) joiners.
• E) spectators.

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Definitions:

Analogue

A person or thing seen as comparable to another, or a process in which non-digital signals behave similar to variable quantities.

Language Deprivation

A lack of adequate exposure to language during the critical period of language acquisition, leading to deficits in language and cognitive development.

Correlational Method

A research strategy used to examine the relationship between variables, without implying causation.

Experimental Method

A scientific approach to research in which variables are manipulated to observe their effect on other variables, allowing for determination of cause-and-effect relationships.