COMS 320 Exam 2 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Identifiability -
correct answer ✅degree to which individuals know who they are
interacting with; continuum that ranges from anonymous to
identifiable (pseudonym in the middle)
2 elements of identifiability -
correct answer ✅distinguishable: sender can be set apart from
others
Persistence: messages can be attributed to the same sender
implications of identifiability -
correct answer ✅the more identifiable you are, the more you care
about self presentation
Two affordances that contribute to self-presentation -
correct answer ✅1) asynchronicity (have time to pick and
choose/filter what we put out there about ourselves)
2) storage (allows us to remember what we or other people were
like in the past)
3 domains of the self -
correct answer ✅1) Actual self (traits we possess)
, COMS 320 Exam 2 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
2) Ideal self (traits we want to possess)
3) Ought self (traits we feel we should possess)
Cues given -
correct answer ✅intentionally selected by individual to form an
impression (we control the message)
Ex) clothes
has low warranting value
Cues given off -
correct answer ✅Information unintentionally emitted individual's
behavior; "unmeant gesture"
Ex) sweaty hands
has high warranting value
Warranting Theory -
correct answer ✅Suggests that in the presence of anonymity, a
person may potentially misrepresent information about his or her
self, so when assessing someone's online self-descriptions, we
consider the warranting value of the information presented to form
an impression
Answers (Grade A+)
Identifiability -
correct answer ✅degree to which individuals know who they are
interacting with; continuum that ranges from anonymous to
identifiable (pseudonym in the middle)
2 elements of identifiability -
correct answer ✅distinguishable: sender can be set apart from
others
Persistence: messages can be attributed to the same sender
implications of identifiability -
correct answer ✅the more identifiable you are, the more you care
about self presentation
Two affordances that contribute to self-presentation -
correct answer ✅1) asynchronicity (have time to pick and
choose/filter what we put out there about ourselves)
2) storage (allows us to remember what we or other people were
like in the past)
3 domains of the self -
correct answer ✅1) Actual self (traits we possess)
, COMS 320 Exam 2 Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
2) Ideal self (traits we want to possess)
3) Ought self (traits we feel we should possess)
Cues given -
correct answer ✅intentionally selected by individual to form an
impression (we control the message)
Ex) clothes
has low warranting value
Cues given off -
correct answer ✅Information unintentionally emitted individual's
behavior; "unmeant gesture"
Ex) sweaty hands
has high warranting value
Warranting Theory -
correct answer ✅Suggests that in the presence of anonymity, a
person may potentially misrepresent information about his or her
self, so when assessing someone's online self-descriptions, we
consider the warranting value of the information presented to form
an impression
