In order to understand why people make the media choices they do, one must understand what underlying needs motivate one’s behavior.

Who among the following functions as a gatekeeper who ultimately determines what gets published in media?

Which of the following is not one of the four flows of communicative constitution of organizations theory?

Walter Fisher holds that all forms of human communication need to be seen fundamentally as stories.

A deductive argument that omits a premise is called a(n)_________.

Researchers who “map out” social discourse are called

We seldom judge the coherence of a story by comparing it with other stories we have heard that deal with the same theme.

According to Mark Orbe,_________ is where “individuals are seemingly inhibited and nonconfrontational while putting the needs of others before their own.”

A_________ is a symbolic explosion of lively agreement within a group in response to a member’s dramatizing message.

A_________ is a composite drama that catches up large groups of people into a common symbolic reality.