How Might McCombs and Shaw React to Gerbner's Cultivation Theory

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Essay

How might McCombs and Shaw react to Gerbner's cultivation theory?

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Definitions:

Paralanguage

The non-verbal elements of communication used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as tone of voice, loudness, and pitch.

Nonverbal

Communication without using spoken language, including gestures, facial expressions, body language, and other visual cues.

Transactional Model

A communication framework suggesting that interactions are simultaneous and reciprocal among communicators.

Stimulated

The state of being aroused, activated, or energized by external or internal factors.