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The effect of message structure on inference making in recall.
(1982)
This study attempted to determine the effect of manipulating the structure of a story on the production of inferences in recall. One independent variable, story structure, was manipulated four times. Each manipulation was ...
An analytical and descriptive comparison of international communication systems in the United States and the Soviet Union as adapted for use in Saudi Arabia.
(1982)
The study also includes an historical analysis of the domestic development of the mass media within the Kingdom. This information is required since any development of an international communication system will be based on ...
Communication and Community in a City of Survivors: (Re) Figuring the Oklahoma City Bombing
(2009)
This is an ethnographic study on the Oklahoma City bombing survivor community. The purpose of this study is to examine survivor, volunteer, and rescuer accounts gathered through field notes, interview, and archival documents, ...
Performing Forgiveness-Seeking: Do Magic Words Comfort?
(2023-12-15)
Forgiveness is a process culminating in relationship renegotiation and transformation following the offering and acceptance of amends. The culmination of the forgiveness process is facilitated by the acknowledgement of a ...
Fanship scale development
(2023-05-12)
Fanship is known as the connection an individual has with a fan object (e.g., celebrity, film, sports team, etc). Through this connection, individuals are able to build relationships, create social change, enact ...
Sign-sentence theory: A method of encoding and decoding nonverbal communication.
(1997)
Sign-sentence theory is developed as a translating and decoding method for nonverbal communication. The theory incorporates those of White (1982) and Carroll (1986), and draws support from Vygotsky (1934/1962). White's ...
Verbal Aggressiveness in Marriage: Examining the Influence of Empathy and Accountability on the Fundamental Attribution Error
(2014-09)
This study examined causal attributions made for verbal aggressiveness in marriage relationships. Specifically, empathy and accountability interventions were used to mitigate the Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE), or the ...
Adolescents and communication regarding safer sex behavior.
(2004)
As adolescent pregnancy, childbearing and STD transmission has continued to be a pervasive problem in American society, it has become more and more critical to understand the nuances of teen sexual behavior. Policy makers, ...
A rhetorical analysis of "The Contract with America".
(1997)
The Contract with America (CWA) was rhetorically analyzed to answer the question of how Ludwig Wittgenstein, Aristotle, and Jean Gebser might have reacted to the document based on their philosophies. Wittgenstein's language ...
Understanding transferee assimilation through the analysis of egocentric networks.
(2006)
This project expanded on early research and examined employees as they began a new job after undergoing an intra-organizational job transfer. Consistent with earlier research the results demonstrated support for the ideas ...