Studies Have Shown That Using Computer-Mediated Communication Tends to Result

question 72

Multiple Choice

Studies have shown that using computer-mediated communication tends to result in an increase in:

• A)depression
• B)stress
• C)flaming
• D)proxemic behavior

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Definitions:

Empathy

Reacting to another person’s emotional state by experiencing the same emotional state.

Hypothesis

a proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, which can be tested through experimentation or observation.

Accomplices

Individuals who knowingly and voluntarily participate in the commission of a crime or act, aiding the primary actors.

Quasi-Experimental

A research design that closely resembles an experimental study but lacks the element of random assignment to treatment or control groups, making it less able to definitively establish cause-and-effect relationships.