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Author:: Constantin, Corina Daniela
Title:: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF POP-UP WINDOWS IN ONLINE INFORMATION PROCESSING
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: visual processing
facial EMG
skin conductance
orienting responses
psychophysiology
pop-up windows
affective biases
File:: Download ConstantinCD_PhD_Thesis_07.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Karen Gasper, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member

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Author:: Stavrositu, Carmen
Title:: Technologies of Psychological Empowerment: The Role of Agency and Community in Blogging
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: blogging
new media
empowerment
agency
community
File:: Download Thesis_Stavrositu.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Stephanie A Shields, Committee Member

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Author:: Yan, Changmin
Title:: Toward an Understanding of the Emotive Structure and Motivational Systems and Their Influence on the Processing of Strategic Health Messages
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Motivation
Mood
Emotion
Affect
Frames
Framing
Persuation
Health
File:: Download Changmin_Yan_Dissertation.PDF
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member

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Author:: Downs, Edward Paul
Title:: How can Wii learn from video games? Examining relationships between technological affordances and socio-cognitive determinates on affective and behavioral outcomes.
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: social cognitive theory
learning
video games
golf
File:: Download Downs_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
John Philip Christman, Committee Member

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Author:: Yang, Hyeseung
Title:: Do Media Portrayals of Affluence Foster Feelings of Relative Deprivation? Exploring a Path Model of Social Comparison and Materialism on Television Viewers' Life Dissatisfaction
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: television
materialism
social comparison
relative deprivation
media portrayals
life satisfaction
File:: Download Dissertation_-_Hyeseung_Yang.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mark E Hill, Committee Member

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Author:: Kim, Jinhee
Title:: Do we improve, disrupt, or embrace sadness? Exploring sadness-based media choice and its anticipated effects on coping
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: mood management
sadness coping
sadness regulation
media choice
media use
File:: Download Jinhee_Dissertation_Final_Upload.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Stephanie A Shields, Committee Member

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Author:: Sanders, Meghan S
Title:: MAKING A GOOD (BAD) IMPRESSION: AN EXAMINATION OF DISPOSITION THEORY’S AND THE CONTINUUM MODEL’S TENETS OF IMPRESSION FORMATION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: viewer-character relationships
continuum model
disposition theory
impression formation
media entertainment
File:: Download MSSanders.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Gasper, Committee Member

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Author:: Yu, Nan
Title:: EFFECTS OF HEALTH MESSAGE FRAMES AND CULTURAL APPEALS ON INFLUENZA PREVENTION: A CROSS-COUNTRY INVESTIGATION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: disease prevention
influenza
health
culture
message framing
File:: Download Dissertation_NanYu2009.pdf
Committee Members:: Fuyuan Shen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Roxanne Louise Parrott, Committee Member

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Author:: Marathe, Sampada Sameer
Title:: THE ‘ME’ REVOLUTION IN MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: INVESTIGATING THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONAL CUSTOMIZATION
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Cosmetic customization
Functional customization
Sense of control
Sense of identity
Intrinsic motivation
Customization
Attitude toward portal
Behavioral intention
User experience
File:: Download Sampada_Marathe_Dissertation_Mass_Comm_2010.pdf
Committee Members:: S. Shyam Sundar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member

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Author:: LEE, SANGKI
Title:: PERCEPTIONS OF MEDIA INFLUENCE AND SELF-ENHANCEMNT MOTIVATION: TESTING SELF-ENHANCEMENT EXPLANATION FOR THIRD-PERSON AND FIRST-PERSON PERCEPTIONS
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications
Keywords:: Third-person perceptions
first-person perceptions
self-enhancement
File:: Download Dissertation_by_Sangki_Lee_Final_Version_Upload.pdf
Committee Members:: Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
John Philip Christman, Committee Member

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