Long Quiz 1 Comm 18

Communication Research Comm 18 Long Quiz 1 December 11, 2003 AVR

Name: _______________________________________________________________

I.

True or False. Listen carefully to the statements dictated by your professor. Write T if the statement is true. If false, correct the statement. (10 points)

II.

Objective. Listen to the statements given and choose the appropriate answers below. (20 points) Mass Communication Public Communication Research Private Academic Demassification Hypothesis Secondary Question Lasswell Applied Secondary Naming Theories

III.

Null Language and Symbolic Codes Criterion Scope Taxonomy Interpersonal Communication Variable Variate Classification Case Study Explanatory Directional Organizational Communication

Answer the following questions. (20 points) 1. Improve the following research titles (3 points)


Homeroom Guidance and Study Habits and Attitudes of Grade IV pupils




School Officials’ and Teachers’ Mobility




A Study of the Relationship of Self-Acceptance, Adjustment and Achievement of Children

2. Make the research questions more specific. (3 points)




What is the performance of the totally blind and the partially seeing pupils?




What is the organizational climate of elementary schools?




What are the effects of circuit (advanced) training on physical fitness?

3. Tell whether the hypothesis is null or alternative. (2 points)


There is no significant effect of three feeding schemes of the weight of malnourished 8–year-old children.




The mean for the boys equals that of the girls on the Torrance Verbal Test of Originality.

4. From among the six major content categories of communication, choose two and think of related research topics for each. (2 points) 5. Explain briefly the relationship of theory and research. (2 points) 6. Explain briefly the 8 major questions to determine topic relevance. (3 points) 7. What are the probable research questions to ask for the Youth Study 2001 conducted by NFO Trends. Read below the objective of the study to give you an idea. The specific objective of the study is to profile the Filipino youth of today via detailed information concerning their home life, friends, lifestyle, hobbies, sources and utilization of money, media exposure, attitudes, beliefs, and values.