CMC Exam 1 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

CMC Exam 1 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
defineMCMCM-MAnswerMcomputerMmediatedMcommunication

CommunicationMwithinMaMtechnologicalMmediumMthroughMwhichMindividualsMcanMconstruc
tMmeaning

ThereMhasMtoMbeManMinteraction,MinterpersonalMcommunicationMthroughMtechnology



cmcMcharacteristicsM(6)M-
MAnswerMdigital,Meditability,Mrichness,Mpersistence,Mreplicability,Mvisibility/openness



howMcmcMshapesMourMperceptionMofMtime:MtheoryMofMmediaMsynchronicityM(3)M-
MAnswerMtransmissionMvelocity,Mreprocessability,Mrehearsability



transmissionMvelocityM-
MAnswerMDescribesMtheMdeliveryMspeedMofMwhichMaMmessageMisMsentMtoMaMreceiver

QuickerMvelocityM=MmoreMsynchronicity



rehearsabilityM-MAnswerMYouMhaveMtimeMtoMcraftMaMmessageMbeforeMyouMsendMit

YouMalsoMhaveMtimeMtoMmakeMsenseMofMaMmessageMbeforeMyouMrespond



reprocessabilityM-
MAnswerMOurMabilityMtoMarchiveMmessagesMandMlookMbackMatMthemMatManyMtime



howMcmcMshapesMourMperceptionMofMtime:M3MelementsMthatMareMaMresultMofMourMre
lianceMonMtechnologyM-
MAnswerMtemporalMexpansion,MtemporalMcompression,MvariousMlevelsMofMsynchronicity



temporalMexpansionM-
MAnswerMThereMareMnoMboundariesMseparatingMourMcommunicationMenvironments

Ie.MyouMbringMyourMpersonalMcellMphoneMtoMwork,MyouMalsoManswerMaMworkMcallMw
hileMyouMareMatMhome

,temporalMcompressionM-
MAnswerMAttemptingMtoMgatherMasMmuchMinformationMorMsendMasMmanyMmessagesMas
MpossibleMinMaMcertainMunitMofMtime



variousMlevelsMofMsynchronicityM-MAnswerMRealMtimeMversusMdelays



hyperpersonalMmodelMandM3MfactorsM-MAnswerM(He'sMperfect!)

CMCMinteractionsMmayMleadMtoMlevelsMofMintimacyMandMsocialMorientationMexceedingMt
hoseMofMterm-0FtFMinteractionsMinMparallelMsocialMcontexts

SuggestsMthatMCMCMcanMbecomeMhyperpersonalMbecauseMitMaffordsMmessageMsendersM
aMhostMofMcommunicativeMadvantagesMoverMtraditionalMFTFMinteraction

ComparedMtoMordinaryMFtFMsituations,MaMhyperpersonalMmessageMsenderMhasMaMgreater
MabilityMtoMstrategicallyMdevelopMandMeditMself-
presentation,MenablingMaMselectiveMandMoptimizedMpresentationMofMone'sMselfMtoMother
s



3Mfactors:Midealization,MselectiveMself-presentation,MchannelMeffects



socialMinformationMprocessingMtheoryM(SIP)M-MAnswerM(It'sMonlyMaMmatterMofMtime)

ThisMarguesMtheMexactMoppositeMofMtheMcuesMfilteredMoutMtheoriesMbyMstatingMthatM
CMCMdoesMnotMhinderMourMabilityMtoMsuccessfullyMcommunicate

ThisMtheoryMexplainsMhowMpeopleMgetMtoMknowMoneManotherMonline,MwithoutMnonverb
alMcues,MandMhowMtheyMdevelopMandMmanageMinternetMrelationshipsMinMtheMcomputer
-mediatedMenvironment

IfManything,MitMcanMbeMseenMasMbetterMthanMfaceMtoMfaceMcommunicationMbecauseM
weMcanMbeMinMconstantMcommunicationMandMsendMmoreMmessagesMthanMweMwouldM
byMonlyMmeetingMinMperson

ItMjustMtakesMmoreMtimeM(WeMwillMselfMdiscloseMonline,MjustMasMequalMifMnotMasMm
uchMasMfaceMtoMface,MweMjustMneedMmoreMtimeMtoMbecomeMmoreMcomfortableMwith
MtheMpersonMweMareMinteractingMwithMorMourMaudience)



SIDEMtheoryM-MAnswerM-M(IMjustMloseMmyself)

-MSocialMIdentificationMModelMofMDeindividuationMEffectsM

-
MPeopleMoftenMidentifyMonMtheMbasisMofMcommonMgroupMmembership,MorMingroupMan
dMoutgroupMidentifications,MandMcertainMcontextualMfactorsMencourageMorMdiscourageMth
eseMformsMofMidentification

, -
MSIDEMtheoristsMargueMthatMtheMprocessMofMCMCMinteractionMoftenMfacilitatesMgroupMi
dentification

-
MSuggestsMthatMtheMselfMisMaMcomplexMinteractionMofMtheMpersonalMandMsocialMidenti
ty



ArticleMJ:MLeMFebvreMetMal.M(2019)

whatMdidMthisMstudyMwantMtoMknow?M-
MAnswerM1.MHowMisMghostingMconceptualizedMbyMEAs?M(emergingMadults)

2.MHowMandMwhyMdoMEAMinitiatorsMenactMghosting?

3.MHowMdoMEAMnon-initiatorsMobserveMtheMghosting?



ArticleMJ:MLeMFebvreMetMal.M(2019)

whatMareMtheMindirectMdisengagementMstrategies?M-
MAnswerMGhosting:MunilaterallyMceasingMcommunicationM(temporarilyMorMpermanently)Min
ManMeffortMtoMwithdrawMaccessMtoMindividual(s)MpromptingMrelationshipMdissolutionM(su
ddenlyMorMgradually)McommonlyMenactedMviaMoneMorMmultipleMtechnologicalMmedium(s)



whatMareMtheM3M"cues-filtered-outMtheories"MandMwhatMdoMtheyMbelieve?M-
MAnswerMtheseMtheoriesMbelieveMthatMCMCMlacksMtheMamountMofMcuesMthatMFTFMco
mmunicationMhas,MwhichMleadsMtoMimpersonalMcommunication

1.MsocialMpresenceMtheory

2.MlackMofMsocialMcontextMhypothesis

3.MmediaMrichnessMtheory



socialMpresenceMtheoryM-
MAnswerMitMstatesMthatMwhenMweMcommunicate,MweMheavilyMrelyMonMtheMcuesMarou
ndMus,MespeciallyMnonverbal.MDifferentMCMCMmediumsMwillMvaryMinMtheirMcapacityMto
MbeMableMtoMtransmitMthatMtypeMofMnonverbalMcommunication,MsoMweMshouldMuseMC
MCMmediumsMthatMallowMforMtheMmostMnonverbalMcues.



lackMofMsocialMcontextMhypothesisM-
MAnswerMitMstatesMthatMCMCMblocksMtheMcuesMthatMweMrelyMonMheavilyMtoMestablish
MindividualityMasMwellMasMstandardMbehaviorMandMnorms.MBecauseMCMCMdoesMnotMall
owMforMtheMestablishmentMofMsocialMcontext,MpeopleMbecomeMdeindividuatedMandMnor
mless