Maria posts her photos of traveling in Italy and shares her pleasant experience of staying at luxury hotels on Instagram. According to the Selective Accessibility Process Model proposed by Mussweiler (2003), how would others respond when seeing Maria’s post?
To regulate new technology recently created, which of the fo…
To regulate new technology recently created, which of the following is NOT a reason for applying the existing legal and regulatory frameworks?
6. In the last week Janice has cleaned her house from top to…
6. In the last week Janice has cleaned her house from top to bottom (breaking windows and dishes in the process), bought a new car that she can’t afford, and dug up most of her yard in case she might want a garden next year. Janice is experiencing a(n) ________ episode.
Mariah and Carey create an application, Sing-a-Song, that al…
Mariah and Carey create an application, Sing-a-Song, that allows users to access karaoke versions of songs anywhere they go and broadcast them live via a custom streaming service. They have partnered with a legal team to license and protect their original creative property. Mariah and Carey have discovered, however, that others have found a way to use the application for their own financial gain by linking the application to other social media platforms. According to Spar’s Phases of Innovation, Mariah and Carey’s application is in what stage?
Andrew sees a post about one’s loss in a game on social medi…
Andrew sees a post about one’s loss in a game on social media. According to the research on schadenfreude, which of the following sources of the post is most likely to be perceived by Andrew as deserving their suffering?
16. Asa is buying a gift for his mother, an overbearing woma…
16. Asa is buying a gift for his mother, an overbearing woman who is difficult to please. When a clerk asks him who he is shopping for he replies, “my smother” instead of “my mother.” What does this exemplify?
Robert believes that if something important happens, his fri…
Robert believes that if something important happens, his friends will be talking about it on social media. Which dimension of the news-finds-me mindset does this reflect?
Dave retweeted a tweet on ketogenic diet that was originally…
Dave retweeted a tweet on ketogenic diet that was originally posted by Dr. Mathews. In this case, Dave is the ________ and Dr. Mathews is the _________ of the content.
Kirti was involved for several years in organizing the socia…
Kirti was involved for several years in organizing the social media campaigns for the activist movement India Against Corruption. As time went on, she began to find it difficult to please both of her supervisors, Arvind and Anna, because they each had very different messages that they wanted Kirti to promote in the movement’s messages. This example illustrates the concept of ______________ occurring within a movement.
Prabhu’s partner David is battling a rare form of cancer tha…
Prabhu’s partner David is battling a rare form of cancer that has left him out of work and without the means to pay his mortgage. Prabhu decides to start a crowdfunding page for David. Every day, Prabhu encourages David through his treatments and provides him reassurance that everything will turn out for the best. He also gets to share that the crowdfund has raised enough money to cover David’s mortgage for the next year, so he doesn’t need to worry about losing his home. What Prabhu is providing David in terms of encouragement is _____________ support. What the crowdfund is providing David in terms of money is _______________ support.