Serena Williams is a famous tennis player. As a Black woman, U.S. news media has often portrayed Serena within the stereotypical strong, controlling, Black woman-image. Which of the following examples does NOT align with this image?

Jay attends an African American church with his family every Sunday. During the church service, it is not uncommon for Jay to see members of the congregation to sing, cry out, and clap their hands. Which of the following concepts from Afrocentricty does this example best demonstrate?

According to the Behaviors from Intergroup Affect and Stereotypes Map, warmth has a stronger impact on behavior than competence.

Cultivation Theory moves away from the previous media effects perspectives that assume media effects are immediate, drastic, and holistic (all-encompassing).

John is helping his elderly neighbor clean out her house. After nearly four hours of cleaning, John’s neighbor gives him $1.00 for his trouble. According to the minimal justification principle, how is John likely to react?

Wanda is visiting her relatives down south in the United States. Her relatives speak differently than she does; they have different words for certain things (e.g., they call all soda “coke”) and they merge words together (e.g., “y’all instead of “you all”). Based on Communication Accommodation Theory, which of the following factors would lead Wanda to choose convergence in her communication with her relatives?

According to Uses and Gratifications, people are generally unable to express their motivations for consuming specific media content. This means that people typically don’t know why they choose the media they consume.

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of Uses and Gratifications?

The most influential northern school of Renaissance artist was (one of the first to use oils):

The development of printing in the fifteenth century