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Dr. Gass

HCOM 308

Summer 2009

 

Potential Topics for a Quantitative Experime= nt

 

Topic 1:=

Topic Area and Communication: Nonverbal communication, more specifically, the effect of food server touch on tipping behavior of restaurant patrons.

 

Independent Variable(s): (groups or conditions= ):  

Dependent Variable(s) (outcome measure):  

Hypothesis or Research Question:  RQ 1 Does food serv= er touch significantly improve tipping?  RQ 2 Does the culture or ethnicity of a food server have a signific= ant effect on tipping behavior?<= /o:p>

 

Other considerations:

 

Topic 2:=

Topic Area and Communication Context: <= /b>  More specifi= cally, are ESL children who stutter better off being treated in their first langu= age or their second language?  Th= at is, does the language used in therapy (L1 versus L2) significantly affect remediation of stuttering?

 

Independent Variable(s): (groups or conditions= ):   The language in which therapy is provided (first language vs. second language)

 

Dependent Variable(s) (outcome measure):  

Hypothesis or Research Question:   RQ1 Does tr= eatment of stuttering in one language generalize to a second language?<= /span>

 

Other considerations