In relation to the media, how does social comparison function? How does this differ from what we learned about social comparison in interpersonal communication?
What will be an ideal response?
? As we watch television we compare ourselves to television personalities, or guests on talk shows and either feel better about ourselves because we are not like them or work to emulate them by eating right, working out, or working on personality traits.
? In interpersonal communication we compare ourselves to our friends, coworkers or acquaintances. The concept is similar but it is executed differently.
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According to scholars, verbal communication rules and expectations __________.
a. are learned during childhood b. are characterized by low and high context communication c. will vary from culture to culture d. are embedded in messages