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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Distraction And Dissonance: A Model Of The Persuasive Process, Davis Albert Foulger
Distraction And Dissonance: A Model Of The Persuasive Process, Davis Albert Foulger
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
After exploring the successes, failures, and conflicting explanations for results in two communications research traditions, distraction and counter-attitudinal advocacy, an attempt was made to explain these results in terms of a more comprehensive theory. Distractions were organized into classes defined by their strength and relevance to the message, demonstrating how these and other factors affected the persuasiveness of a message. On the basis of this theory an untested class of distractions, cognitive distractions, were hypothesized. This class of distraction, related to cognitive dissonance, was then used to integrate the conflicting research in counter-attitudinal advocacy. On the basis of this theory, …
Mediated, College-Level Nontraditional Study Within Florida, Maureen Elizabeth O'Donnell
Mediated, College-Level Nontraditional Study Within Florida, Maureen Elizabeth O'Donnell
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Historical And Descriptive Analysis Of The Communicative Role Of Ritual Festivals In Ghana, Patricia A. Skrtic
A Historical And Descriptive Analysis Of The Communicative Role Of Ritual Festivals In Ghana, Patricia A. Skrtic
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
An Organizational Communication Analysis Of A Medium-Sized Newspaper, Sara Baldwin Howze
An Organizational Communication Analysis Of A Medium-Sized Newspaper, Sara Baldwin Howze
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
A medium-size newspaper in Central Florida was observed for 8 weeks in the Spring and Summer of 1976 and 58 employees interviewed to determine internal communication patterns and measure attitudes toward the communication system, organization and job related variables. A system theory of organizations provided basic theoretical assumptions. Since communication activities occur within the framework of internal organization elements such as structure, objectives, leadership style, reward system, technology, intergroup relations, and individual employee characteristics, those elements were described. Communication activities were reported in terms of message purpose, network traversed, method of diffusion and relationships. Findings indicated that the nature and …
An Analysis Of The Communication Efforts Made By Walt Disney World During The Energy Crisis - October 1973 To March 1974, Carol E. Campbell
An Analysis Of The Communication Efforts Made By Walt Disney World During The Energy Crisis - October 1973 To March 1974, Carol E. Campbell
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Person Perception As A Function Of Two Dialectally Representative Speech Styles, John Albert Craft
Person Perception As A Function Of Two Dialectally Representative Speech Styles, John Albert Craft
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Career Planning For Women, Marjorie Hill
Career Planning For Women, Marjorie Hill
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Communication Medium And Vested Interest On Persuasion, Donna S. Java
The Effects Of Communication Medium And Vested Interest On Persuasion, Donna S. Java
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Study Of Hospital-Newspaper Relations In Florida, Mary Catherine Kirkham Lennon
A Study Of Hospital-Newspaper Relations In Florida, Mary Catherine Kirkham Lennon
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A History Of The Sentinel Star, John Rogers Malloy
A History Of The Sentinel Star, John Rogers Malloy
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Effects Of Fear-Arousing Communications Upon The Attitude And Behavior Of Copers And Avoiders, Oliver Peters
The Effects Of Fear-Arousing Communications Upon The Attitude And Behavior Of Copers And Avoiders, Oliver Peters
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.