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Dr. Gass

HCOM 308

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Possible Topic Areas for Communication Experiments

 

Communicative Disorders

voice disorders

fluency/stuttering (treatments for, stereotypes about, younger vs. adult stutterers)=

Asperger’s<= /span> syndrome

Down syndrome (and language development, lang= uage delay)

autism (and language development, language delay, L= andau-Kleffner Syndrome)

aphasia (treatment of)

dysa= rthria (motor speech disorders)

attention deficit, hyperactivity (ADD and ADHD)

cleft palate/syndrome and related communicative disorders

developmental phonological disorders

articulation disorders

functional<= span style=3D'font-family:Calibri'> 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 proble= ms)

fetal alcohol syndrome (effects of)

augmentative communication

 

Communication Theory and Process

self disclosure and relationship satisfaction

credibility= , source credibility

deception and deception detection

advertising= , marketing

managerial<= span style=3D'font-family:Calibri'> style and job satisfaction=

compliance<= span style=3D'font-family:Calibri'> gaining, compliance resisting

gender differences in communication

intercultural communication

bystanders<= span style=3D'font-family:Calibri'> and helping behavior

computer mediated communication (CMC)

physician-patient<= /span> communication

conflict style, conflict management=

argumentativeness<= /span> and verbal aggressiveness<= /p>

teacher-student communication

family communication

relationship development and deterioration

relationship maintenance and repair

nonverbal communication (touch, gaze, distance, etc.)<= o:p>

product placement

attraction<= span style=3D'font-family:Calibri'>

interaction= rituals

impression<= span style=3D'font-family:Calibri'> formation, attribution theory

face= work, identity management

communication competence

communication anxiety (CA)

 

Helpful Resources for Finding Research Topics=

Communication Theory & Process majors

Academic Se= arch Premier (EBSCO)

Communicati= on Abstracts (CIOS)

Communicati= on and Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)

PsychINFO (EBSCO)

Social Scie= nces Abstracts

        &= nbsp;   Sociological Abstracts

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Communic= ation Disorders majors

Judith Kuster: Net Connections for Communication Disorders

= http://www.mnsu.ed= u/comdis/kuster2/welcome.html

or

www.communicationdi= sorders.com

Academic Se= arch Premier (EBSCO)

Linguistics= and Language Behavior Abstracts (CSA)

Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCO)

PsychINFO (EBSCO)

PsycArticles (EBSCO)

PubMed

ERIC

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