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Communication Reports

Communication Reports
Volume 8(2), 1995

 
CONTENTS
 
Floyd Kory, and Parks, Malcolm R. Manifesting closeness in the interactions of peers: A look at siblings and friends. 69-76
 
  Explores relational closeness by examining three interactions of 233 volunteers 
 
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gender
disclosive behavior
shared activities
verbal behavior
relational closeness
siblings
friends
 
 
Anderson Peter A., Eloy, Sylvie V., Guerrero, Laura K., and Spitzberg, Brian H. Romantic jealousy and relational satisfaction: A look at the impact of jealousy experience and expression. 77-85
 
  Survey of 346 individuals in dating or marital relationships to ascertain the combined effect of jealousy experience and expression 
 
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jealousy
romantic relationships
jealousy experience
jealousy expression
cognitive jealousy
active distancing
 
 
Turner Lynn H., Dindia, Kathryn, and Pearson, Judy C. An investigation of female/male verbal behaviors in same-sex and mixed-sex conversations. 86-96
 
  Uses the Kraemer-Jacklin statistic to compare the speech behavior of men and women in same-sex and mixed-sex dyads 
 
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gender
verbal behavior
interruptions
overlaps
justifiers
intensifiers
agreement
vocalized pauses
 
 
Lang Annie, Sias, Patricia M., Chantrill, Patty, and Burek, Jennifer A. Tell me a story: Narrative elaboration and memory for television. 102-110
 
  Investigates audio and visual narrative structure and its effect on memory 
 
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audio narrative
visual narrative
memory
message
narrative elaboration
television viewing
 
 
Robinson James D., and Skill, Thomas. The invisible generation: Portrayals of the elderly on prime-time television. 111-119
 
  Examines portrayal of the elderly (65+) on primetime television since the 1970s 
 
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television characters
age
elderly
prime-time television
 
 
Di Battista, Patrick, and Abrahams, Matthew. The role of relational information in the production of deceptive messages. 120-127
 
  Tests the hypothesis that access to plans and plan production would be affected by relational knowledge by observing individuals as they formulated plans to deceive their partner, their friend, or a stranger 
 
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deception
relational information
planning
filled pauses
 
 
Rogan Randall G. Language intensity: Testing a content-based metric. 128-135
 
  Compares results of two versions of a content-based metric designed to test the intensity of naturalistic discourse 
 
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language intensity
verbal intensity
naturalistic discourse
intensifiers
metaphor
syllables
methodology
 
 
Boster Franklin J., Kazoleas, Dean, Levine, Timothy, Rogan, Randall G., and Kang, Kil Ho. The impact of power on communicative persistence, strategic diversity and bargaining outcomes. 136-144
 
  Explores the role of power on bargaining, specifically looking at its effects on communicative persistence and the diversity of compliance-gaining strategies used 
 
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power
bargaining
compliance gaining
persistence
 
 
Braithwaite Dawn O. Ritualized embarrassment at "coed" wedding and baby showers. 145-157
 
  Uses coed baby and wedding showers as a setting for examining ritualized embarrassment 
 
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embarrassment
rituals
baby showers
wedding showers
teasing
avoidance
humor
remediation
justification
compliance
 
 
Graham Elizabeth E. The involvement of sense of humor in the development in social relationships. 158-169
 
  Explores the impact of humor on developing social relationships 
 
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sense of humor
social relationships
uncertainty
social distance
 
 
Valentine Kristin B., Hecht, Michael L., Corey, Frederick, and Jacobsen, Janet L. Two measures of audience response to performance. 170-177
 
  Furthers the field of performance study by introducing two measures of audience response--a coding system designed for analyzing response to open-ended questions, and a scalar measure 
 
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performance studies
audience
instruments
methodology
measurement
 
 
Ayres Debbie M., Ayres, Joe, and Hopf, Tim. Reducing communication apprehension among at-risk children. 178-184
 
  Argues that communication apprehension (CA), which is linked to low economic status, achievement, and social skills, can be reduced by a video designed to reduce public speaking apprehension 
 
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CA
public speaking apprehension
at-risk students
placebo
 
 
Ayres Joe, Ayres, Debbie M., Grudzinskas, Gary, Hopf, Tim, Kelly, Erin, and Wilcox, A. Kathleen. A component analysis of performance visualization. 185-192
 
  Explores the effectiveness of education, guided imagery, and modeling performance visualization on public speaking apprehension, and argues that the education perspective is unnecessary 
 
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public speaking apprehension
performance visualization
guided imagery
modeling
cognitive processing
 
 
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