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Communication Reports
Volume 18(2), 2005

 
CONTENTS
 
Luo, Li, Bippus, Amy M., and Dunbar, Norah E. Causal attributions for collaborative public speaking presentations in college classes. 65-73
 
  The present study applied attribution theory in examining how college students interpret success and failure for themselves and their partners in collaborative presentations 
 
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education
competence
similarity
public speaking
 
 
Meirick, Patrick C. Political knowledge and sponsorship in backlash from party- and candidate-sponsored attacks. 75-84
 
  Apparently wary of backlash, candidates are sponsoring fewer negative ads while their party's national committees do more of the dirty work 
 
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political elections
politics and government
advertising
 
 
Bachman, Guy Foster, and Bippus, Amy M. Evaluations of supportive messages provided by friends and romantic partners: An attachment theory approach. 85-94
 
  In a questionnaire study of 270 college students we investigated relationships of adult attachment-style dimensions and perceptions of comforting messages received from friends and romantic partners 
 
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interpersonal
gender
marriage and intimacy
emotion
reticence
 
 
Clay, Ele, Fisher, Rachel L., Xie, Shuang, Sawyer, Chris R., and Behnke, Ralph R. Affect intensity and sensitivity to punishment as predictors of sensitization (arousal) during public speaking. 95-103
 
  Recent studies of state anxiety patterns show that sensitization during the first minute of speech performance affects a substantial number of novice speakers 
 
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emotion
reticence
public speaking
competence
education
biology