SPRING
2000 THEORY WORKBOOK
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Intrapersonal Communication (Persuasion) Applied Contexts Last updated February 24, 2000
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GROUP CONTEXT Group Polarization Explanation
of Theory: Theorists:
Individual
Interpretations: Metatheoretical
Assumptions: Ontological
Assumptions: Epistemological
Assumptions: Axiological
Assumptions: Critique:
Explanatory Power - Group polarization offers a good explanation of what happens in groups when making decisions. Predictive Power - Group polarization offers an explanation that it is the individual members within the group that will decide whether to be more cautious or risky. Parsimony -Group polarization is simple in saying that when members are in a group they are more likely to go with the group rather than their initial preference. Falsifiablity - Group polarization can be tested by putting
members together and watching what they do. Heuristic Provocativeness - It is hard to offer any further explanations on this theory because a group will either be cautious or risky. Organizing Power - Group polarization is very good in the respect that it organizes research from a period of 40 years. It lays out things on both sides of the spectrum. Ideas
and Implications: Example:
Relevant
Research: Location in Eight (8) Primary Communication Theory Textbooks: Anderson, R., & Ross, V. (1998). Questions of communication: A practical introduction to theory (2nd ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. N/A Cragan, J. F., & Shields, D.C. (1998). Understanding communication theory: The communicative forces for human action. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. N/A Griffin, E. (2000). A first look at communication theory (4th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. N/A Griffin, E. (1997). A first look at communication theory (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. N/A Infante, D. A., Rancer, A. S., & Womack, D. F. (1997). Building communication theory (3rd ed.). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press. N/A Littlejohn, S. W. (1999). Theories of human communication (6th ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. N/A West, R., & Turner, L. H. (2000). Introducing communication theory: Analysis and application. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield. N/A Wood, J. T. (1997). Communication theories in action: An introduction. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. N/A |