The choices in a response set to closed questions should be exhaustive and mutually exclusive, but do not need to be equivalent.

What factor is NOT used in determining newsworthiness of a story?

A) proximity to audience B) cost to collect information C) prominence of people involved D) impact on society

Audience members who place more importance on a speaker's nonverbal cuesthan the actual words in a message might be from _____ cultures, whereas those placing more emphasis on what is said rather than on nonverbal cuesmight be from _____ cultures

a. low context; high context b. low power; high power c. individualistic; collectivistic d. high context; low context