PrepTest 132, Section 3, Question 20
Specialists in international communications almost unanimously assert that(443 more words not shown)
Suppose a study is conducted(44 more words not shown)
- AHow does the(9 more words not shown)
- BWhat are the(8 more words not shown)
- CHow influential are(7 more words not shown)
- DDo imported programs(9 more words not shown)
- EWhat model best(13 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
This study counts airtime assigned to imported programs. My prediction is that it tells us how much imported television is being offered in the different countries. Keep the schedule separate from what people actually watch: a program can be broadcast without attracting an audience.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Comparing those schedules would show differences in the availability of imported programming across the nations. That's an aspect of access, and it's directly connected to the airtime the study measures.
- B
A schedule doesn't tell us an individual's viewing habits. We don't know which programs people turn on, how long they watch, or whether they watch at all.
- C
Airtime alone doesn't establish the influence of the domestic industries. It provides information about what is scheduled, not the economic or cultural effects of the domestic programs.
- D
This needs audience data. More airtime for imported programs doesn't establish larger audiences than domestic programs attract.
- E
A model of cultural influence requires more than the amount of imported television available. The author emphasizes how productions interact with domestic culture and how viewers experience them. The schedule alone cannot settle that relationship.
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