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Social & Psychological Effects of Communication Technology

COMM 298 / 398 Fall 2021

Author: cla222

Final Paper Summary- Caleigh Avramis

December 11, 2021 cla222Entries

Racial injustices can occur through various communication technologies. This is known as techno-racism, which occurs in a plethora of digital coding platforms. Racist language has played a role in this and has been implemented into[…]

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Breaking the Filter Bubble- Caleigh Avramis/ 11/16

November 16, 2021 cla222Entries

In the article, “Breaking the filter bubble: democracy and design”, the authors describe how social networking platforms have decreased information diversity due to algorithm used by search engines. Essentially, although humans have unlimited access to[…]

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10/21- Teachers as Robots and Robots as Teachers- Caleigh Avramis

October 21, 2021 cla222Entries

In Robots in the classroom: Difference in student’s perceptions of credibility and learning between: “teacher as robot” and “robot as teacher”, the author Et. Al discusses that robots as teachers and teachers as robots are[…]

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The Dating Interface

October 16, 2021 cla222Entries

Understanding the impact that gender has on user experience for dating apps, can determine who has more success obtaining long lasting relationships from them. Social Dating Apps are designed for individuals to interact with people[…]

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Caleigh Avramis- 25 Most Influential People- 10/7

October 7, 2021 cla222Entries

In the article, Time’s 25 Most Influential People on the Internet, the writers discuss the ways in which 25 people were able to have a global impact on social media. The article is set up[…]

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Caleigh Avramis- The Social Network

October 5, 2021 cla222Entries

The Social Network, directed by David Fincher, recounts the origins of Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin creating the widely known social platform Facebook. It discusses how Zuckerberg adopted this idea of a social platform where[…]

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Caleigh Avramis- Can robots manifest personality?- 9/30

September 30, 2021 cla222Entries

In the article, “Can Robots Manifest Personality”, Lee et al. discusses the importance for robots to posses human personality traits to have meaningful human-robot interaction. Lee discusses how the success of this interaction relies heavily[…]

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Caleigh Avramis- Can Science-based Video Games Help Kids with Autism- 9/28

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 cla222Entries

In the article, “ Can Science-based Video Games Help Kids with Autism?”, Sarah DeWeerdt discusses the remedial impact that technology has on children with autism. DeWeerdt emphasized that children with autism, especially boys with autism,[…]

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Caleigh Avramis- Organizing Collective Action- 9/23

September 23, 2021 cla222Entries

In the article, “Organizing collective action: Does information and communication technology matter?” by Ana Cardoso, Marie-Claude Boudreau and João Álvaro Carvalho, they analyze how the use of multiple Information and Communications Technology (ICT’s) effect “consensual[…]

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Caleigh Avramis- Channels of Computer Mediated Communication and Satisfaction in Long-Distance Relationships 9/21

September 21, 2021 cla222Entries

9/21 Reading- LDR In the scholarly article, Channels of Computer Mediated Communication and Satisfaction in Long-Distance Relationships by, Adam J. Hampton , Jessica Rawlings, Stanislav Treger c , Susan Sprecher, study the ways in which[…]

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9/14- A Case Study on Instagram Stories, Caleigh Avramis

September 14, 2021 cla222Entries

In Ephemeral Narrative Systems’ Sociability Mediated by User Experience: A Case Study of Instagram Stories, de Souza Silva et al., discusses the importance of addressing UX/social mobility in these ephermal systems;, specifically Instagram stories. The[…]

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Caleigh Avramis- Human Interaction 9/6

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 cla222Entries

In the article Human-Computer Interaction, Dix, Finlay, Abowd, and Beale discuss how accurately understanding human perception and capabilities can help software designers create more interactive systems. These studies consist of complex analysis’ that study human[…]

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9/2- Web Interactivity: Caleigh Avramis

September 2, 2021September 7, 2021 cla222Entries

In the article Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta-Analysis, by Fan Yang and Fuyuan Shen they discuss the ways in which web interactivity can induce positive emotions. These emotions include positive attitudes, enjoyment and behavioral[…]

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Caleigh Avramis- The Social Media Ecology

August 31, 2021September 7, 2021 cla222Entries

In the article “The Social Media Ecology: User Perceptions, Strategies and Challenges by Xhao, Lampe and Ellison discuss the ways in which people have had multi faceted use of communication through social media. This consistent[…]

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