Dr. Gass
HCOM 308
Fall 2008
Possible Topic Areas for Communication Experiments<= o:p>
Communicat=
ive
Disorders
voice disorders
fluency/stuttering (treatments for, stereotypes about, younger vs. adult stutterers)
Asperger’s syndrome
Down syndrome (and language development, language delay)
autism (and language development, language delay, Land= au-Kleffner Syndrome)
aphasia (treatment of)
dysarthria (motor speech disorders)
attention deficit, hyperactivity (ADD and ADHD)
cleft palate/syndrome and related communicative disord= ers
developmental phonological disorders
articulation disorders
functional speech disorders
language acquisition, language delay
hearing loss/deafness (and language acquisition)
cerebral palsy
cochlear implants
signing versus total language
phonemic awareness
multicultural, multilingual issues, ESL (misdiagnosis, adaptation of treatment)
treatment settings: clinic, at home, classroom
maternal substance abuse (and speech, language problem= s)
fetal alcohol syndrome (effects of)
augmentative communication
Communicat=
ion
Theory and Process
self disclosure and relationship satisfaction
credibility, source credibility
deception and deception detection
advertising, marketing
managerial style and job satisfaction
compliance gaining, compliance resisting
gender differences in communication
intercultural communication
bystanders and helping behavior
computer mediated communication (CMC)
physician-patient communication
conflict style, conflict management
argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness
teacher-student communication
family communication
relationship development and deterioration
relationship maintenance and repair
nonverbal communication (touch, gaze, distance, etc.)<= /p>
product placement
attraction
interaction rituals
impression formation, attribution theory
facework, identity managem= ent
communication competence
communication anxiety (CA)
Helpful Resources for Finding Research Topics
Communication Theory &=
amp;
Process majors
Communication Abstracts (CIOS)
Communication and Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
PsychINFO (EBSCO)
Social Sciences Abstracts
&nb= sp; Sociological Abstracts
Communication Disorders majors
Judith Kuster: Net Connections for Communication Disorders
http://www.mnsu.ed=
u/comdis/kuster2/welcome.html
or
www.communicationdisorders.c=
om
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (CS= A)
Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCO)
PsychINFO (EBSCO)
PsycArticles (EBSCO= )
PubMed
ERIC
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