How Does Personal Communication Differ from Mass Media Messages

question 92

Multiple Choice

How does personal communication differ from mass media messages?

• A)Mass media messages are intended for a large and anonymous audience.
• B)Mass media messages are always scripted whereas personal communication is not.
• C)Personal communication is intended for a large and anonymous audience.
• D)Personal communication is for entertainment;mass media is for news.

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Definitions:

Core Knowledge Researchers

Scientists and psychologists focused on understanding how humans, especially infants, develop core domains of understanding about the world, such as physics, biology, and psychology.

Core Knowledge Theorist

A theorist who posits that humans are born with innate, domain-specific knowledge systems, such as for language and physics.

Violation-of-expectation

A research method used in developmental psychology to study infants' understanding of the world by observing their reactions to events that contradict their expectations.

Tertiary Circular Reactions

A cognitive developmental stage in infants described by Piaget, involving the purposeful adaptation of established schemes to new situations.