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She decides to download the app and see what all of the fuss is about. She creates a profile,
uploads a professional picture, and decides to take a chance. Immediately, she sees a screen filled
with men all looking for relationships. There is Chad, whi is 1.5 miles away. There is Andrew, who
is 678 feet from her. Then there was Bobby, who was less than 100 feet from her. That’s very creepy,
Jenny thinks to herself. She looks at Bobby’s profile, which shows a picture of a bare-chested male
torso. God, he’s ripped! She looks at another photo that shows his back flexed. That’s when she
notices his eagle tattoo on the bottom center of his back. Oh my god! That’s Martha’s Husband!!!
1. If you were Jenny, how would you respond to finding someone’s husband on a social media site for
people looking for relationships?
1. Do you think Jenny should confront Martha’s husband through Fndr?
2. Do you think computer-mediated communication has made infidelity in the 21 st Century easier?
End of Chapter Quiz
1. What is the term for principles for behavior and communication that are appropriate and effective
in workplace settings called?
a. professionalism
b. communication competence
c. communication intelligence
d. etiquette
e. formality
2. Rob just received an email from one of his employees. The email is all in lowercase with zero
punctuation. Rob only knows when a new sentence is reached when a capital letter rises out of
nowhere. Rob’s employee has violated what?
a. CMC norms
b. CMC rules
c. netiquette
d. nonverbal cues
e. presence
3. Max writes fan fiction that he publishes on WattPad under the name M.L. Patterson. He has a pretty
large following of readers. He’s recently realized that most of his readers assume that he’s a female
based on the use of his initials instead of his first name. What type of identity does Max’s WattPad
presence most represent?
a. anonymous
b. pseudonymous
c. real life
d. non-identifiable
e. identifiable
4. Dae-Jae is a computer designer in Korea. He works in the training department of a large multinational
automobile company. He’s been tasked with creating a new virtual training program for salespeople
around the world. One of his biggest concerns is ensuring that the game he designs for this training
is able to immerse people in as a realistic anenvironment as possible. Dae-Jae really wants learners
to feel like they are interacting with a real customer. Which theory of mediated communication best
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