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8 Media Effects and Influence Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 8 Media Effects and Influence, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

A survey finds that people who see more news about housing costs also rate housing as a more important community issue. Does this relationship alone establish that the news coverage caused people to care more?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Choose one
1 point

A patient is highly motivated to choose a costly medical treatment and carefully compares the evidence for each option. Which route to persuasion best describes this response?

  1. A

    The central route, because the patient carefully evaluates the evidence.

  2. B

    The peripheral route, because the patient relies on a familiar brand or emotional appeal.

  3. C

    Selective exposure, because the patient chooses information that fits existing preferences.

  4. D

    Agenda-setting, because repeated coverage makes an issue seem more important.

03
Fill in the blank
1 point

A local news outlet repeatedly highlights rising housing costs, and residents begin to rank housing as a leading community concern. This illustrates .

04
Written response
1 point

What is the process called when people choose or encounter information that fits their preferences? Enter the name of the process.

05
Choose all
1 point

Which factors can help shape what people encounter in media and how they interpret it? Select all correct choices.

  1. A

    Prior beliefs

  2. B

    The message alone, independently of audience context

  3. C

    Personal experience

  4. D

    Social relationships

06
True or false
1 point

If a news report frames housing as a shortage of supply, audiences are guaranteed to accept that explanation.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

07
Choose one
1 point

Two residents read the same report about housing policy but draw different meanings because they bring different prior beliefs. Which process best describes this difference?

  1. A

    Agenda-setting

  2. B

    Selective exposure

  3. C

    Selective interpretation

  4. D

    Priming

08
Fill in the blank
1 point

A report emphasizes some details about housing while leaving others less prominent, shaping how readers understand the issue. This is an example of .

09
Written response
1 point

After sustained coverage of housing, voters weigh a mayor's housing record more heavily when evaluating the mayor. What media effect does this illustrate? Enter the name of the effect.

10
Choose one
1 point

Which statement best reflects the limited-effects perspective while avoiding an absolute claim about media influence?

  1. A

    Media have no influence on any audience.

  2. B

    Media influence is often filtered by existing attitudes, social ties, and other information.

  3. C

    Media messages impose the same beliefs on all audiences.

  4. D

    Only immediate effects count as media influence.

11
Choose all
1 point

Researchers find that people who see more housing news regard housing as more important. Which are plausible alternative explanations to the claim that the news coverage caused their concern? Select all correct choices.

  1. A

    People already interested in housing may seek out more housing news.

  2. B

    Repeated coverage may make housing seem more important.

  3. C

    A real-world housing event may independently increase news attention and public concern.

  4. D

    The survey measured concern before people encountered any news.

12
Open ended
1 point

Explain how media and public opinion can influence each other. In your answer, define public opinion and explain why a correlation between media exposure and public concern does not by itself establish causation.

13
Choose one
1 point

A researcher wants to measure public opinion on a community issue. Which statement best describes the available approaches and their limits?

  1. A

    Only surveys can measure public opinion.

  2. B

    A single vote reveals the views of every person in a population.

  3. C

    Surveys, voting, public discussion, and observed behavior can each provide measures, but none captures every person's views.

  4. D

    Public discussion is useful only when all people agree.

14
True or false
1 point

True or false: Surveys, voting, public discussion, and observed behavior can all be used to measure public opinion, but no single measure captures every person's views.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

15
Choose one
1 point

A patient compares the evidence for two costly medical treatments before choosing one. Which process best describes how the patient is responding to the information?

  1. A

    The peripheral route, because costly decisions usually depend on familiar brands

  2. B

    The central route, because the person is carefully evaluating the evidence

  3. C

    Selective exposure, because the person is choosing which information to encounter

  4. D

    Priming, because the person is using a particular standard to judge a leader

16
Written response
1 point

A person who already supports a policy deliberately follows news outlets that usually favor it. What concept describes choosing or encountering information that fits one's preferences?

17
Choose one
1 point

A news report presents a housing problem mainly as a shortage of supply, while another emphasizes affordability. Which media process is illustrated by these different ways of presenting the issue?

  1. A

    Agenda-setting, because repeated coverage determines which solution residents support

  2. B

    Priming, because the report changes the standards residents use to judge officials

  3. C

    Framing, because emphasizing different details shapes how residents understand the issue

  4. D

    Selective exposure, because residents choose which reports to read

18
Written response
1 point

Two people hear the same policy announcement but draw different meanings from it because they have different prior beliefs. What concept describes this process?

19
Choose one
1 point

Local news repeatedly covers rising housing costs. Residents consequently rank housing as a major community concern, although they disagree about solutions. Which process best explains this change in perceived issue importance?

  1. A

    Agenda-setting, because prominent, repeated coverage can make an issue seem important

  2. B

    Priming, because coverage makes one standard for judging an official more accessible

  3. C

    Framing, because the report emphasizes a particular interpretation of the issue

  4. D

    Persuasion, because residents are necessarily convinced to support a specific solution

20
Choose one
1 point

After sustained coverage of housing, voters consider the mayor's record on housing more heavily when evaluating the mayor's performance. Which process best explains the change in their evaluation criteria?

  1. A

    Agenda-setting, because voters now regard housing as an important issue

  2. B

    Framing, because the coverage guarantees that voters adopt one interpretation

  3. C

    Selective exposure, because voters have chosen to encounter the coverage

  4. D

    Priming, because voters weigh the mayor's housing record more heavily