Agenda Setting Theory Quiz 1 (10 MCQs)

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1. Which term best describes the media's role in determining which news stories and issues receive public attention?

Correct Answer: C) Agenda Setter.

2. Agenda Setting Theory was developed by:

Correct Answer: C) Maxwell McCombs and Donald Shaw.

3. TRUE or FALSE-Journalists help shape our perception of reality.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

4. Which of the following is a key assumption of the Agenda Setting Theory?

Correct Answer: B) Media influences the issues people think about.

5. The ability to influence the importance placed on the topics of the public.

Correct Answer: A) Agenda Setting.

6. The media are active in defining political "reality" through the processes of news gathering, explaining, and production.

Correct Answer: B) False.

7. The issues that the media covers influence the public and policy maker's agenda

Correct Answer: A) The issues that the media covers influence the public and policy maker's agenda.

8. The agenda-setting theory suggests that media:

Correct Answer: B) Shapes public discussion by focusing on specific issues.

9. Which media effects theory states that mass media determine the issues that concern the public rather than the public's views?

Correct Answer: A) Agenda-Setting Theory.

10. True or false:Media can persuade you to do something?

Correct Answer: A) True.