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Social & Psychological Effects of Communication Technology

COMM 298 / 398 Fall 2021

Category: Week 03

Computer Mediated Communication – Talia Feinberg

September 10, 2021 tbf223Entries

In a study conducted by 3 researchers of Carnegie Mellon University, the impacts of communication via computers or via face-to-face interaction was studied. Interestingly enough, this was done in 1984; when technology was incredibly different[…]

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Max Fern – Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text?, Harbeck (09/09)

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 mgf222Entries

In Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text?, James Harbeck discusses the modern English language and how our spoken word is affected by the evolution of texting and other forms of shorthand, such as emojis. In[…]

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9/9 – Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text? – Grayson Begier

September 9, 2021 gbb222Entries

In Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text?, Harbeck discusses whether live internet vernacular English will replace spoken English. Harbeck supports this hypothetical by introducing the many different aspects to live internet vernacular English (Live).[…]

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9/8 “The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Well-Being…” – Bridget Hall

September 9, 2021 beh222Entries

In The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Well-Being Depends on Communication Type and Tie Strength, authors Moira Burke and Robert E. Kraut conducted a study in order to determine whether there is a relationship between[…]

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9/9 The Causes and Consequences of COVID-19 Misperceptions: Understanding the Role of News and Social Media – Cherry

September 9, 2021 xiq222Entries

In The Causes and Consequences of COVID-19 Misperceptions: Understanding the Role of News and Social Media, Aengus Bridgman, Peter John Loewen, Derek Ruths, Oleg Zhilin, Eric Merkley, Taylor Owen, and Lisa Teichmann focus on misinformation circulates[…]

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09/09: Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text? -Falyn Goldstein

September 9, 2021 fmg222Entries

In Harbeck’s Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text, he discusses live internet vernacular English and how texting may become closer to speech than the formal English language. Harbeck took a really interesting approach to[…]

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9/9 – “Social Psychological Aspects 0f Computer-Mediated Communication”

September 9, 2021 aat222Entries

Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is defined as any type of communication made between humans using two or more technological devices. In Social Psychological Aspects of Computer-Mediated Communication, Sara Kiesler, Jane Siegal and Timothy McGuire show how[…]

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Kate Brady- Nguyen et al. (2021) Staying connected while physically apart through digital communication during COVID-19. (9/8)

September 9, 2021 kkb222Week 03

This week, I read Nguyen et al. (2021) Staying connected while physically apart through digital communication during COVID-19. I found this article interesting because it is recent and very relevant to today’s unique issues. A[…]

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9/9 – Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 Megan QuigleyEntries

In Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited, Nguyen et. al argue that how socially connected you feel to others is affected by what type of digital communication you are[…]

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9/9 Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text? – Leah Montgomery

September 9, 2021 lmm222Entries

In Will we stop speaking and just text? by Harbeck, this short but informative article lays the groundwork for intriguing initiative when it comes to physical communication. In this shifting era of technology, it has[…]

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Social Psychological Aspects of Computer-Mediated Communication – Alana Bonfiglio 9/9

September 8, 2021 Alana BonfiglioEntries

In Social Psychological Aspects of Computer-Mediated Communication, Sara Kiesler, Jane Siegal and Timothy W. McGuire argue that CMC will have social and psychological consequences on society.   The authors show the impact of CMC on group[…]

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9/9 “Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text” – Zach Coriarty

September 8, 2021 zac222Entries

In “Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text”, Harbeck argues that the way we text has become a language on its own front and that this new language is beginning to take over modern speech.[…]

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9/9-The Causes and Consequences of COVID-19 Misperceptions: Understanding the Role of News and Social Media-Julia Duchossois

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 jud222Entries

In The Causes and Consequences of COVID-19 Misperceptions: Understanding the Role of News and Social Media, Bridgman argues that social media influences misconceptions about the COVID-19 pandemic while the traditional news does not, and the misperceptions[…]

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Deirdre Kelshaw 9/9: The Causes and Consequences of COVID-19 Misperceptions

September 7, 2021 Deirdre KelshawEntries

In The Causes and Consequences of COVID-19 Misperceptions: Understanding the Role of News and Social Media, Aengus Bridgman, Peter John Loewen, Derek Ruths, Oleg Zhilin, Eric Merkley, Taylor Owen, and Lisa Teichmann argue that comparatively[…]

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9/6 “Human Computer Interaction” – Bridget Hall

September 7, 2021 beh222Entries

In Human Interaction by Dix, Finlay, Abowd, and Beale, the authors discuss the importance of considering human perception and cognition when creating computers and other technological devices.  Despite not being able to specify one theory[…]

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9/7 “Mapping Human-Computer Interaction Research Themes and Trends from Its Existence to Today: A Topic Modeling-Based Review of past 60 Years” – Andreas Tsiaras

September 7, 2021 aat222Entries

In Fatih Gurcan, Nergiz Ercil Cagiltay & Kursat Cagiltay research paper Mapping Human-Computer Interaction Research Themes and Trends from Its Existence to Today: A Topic Modeling-Based Review of past 60 Years, we take a deep[…]

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9/7 In Human-Computer Interaction: Psychology as a Science of Design – Cherry

September 7, 2021 xiq222Entries

In Human-Computer Interaction: Psychology as a Science of Design, John Carroll asserts that HCI is the intersection between psychology and the social sciences as well as computer science and technology. John discusses the emergence of[…]

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9/7 – Human-Computer Interaction: Psychology as a Science of Design by John M. Carroll

September 7, 2021 Megan QuigleyEntries

In Human-Computer Interaction: Psychology as a Science of Design, John M. Carroll argues that human-computer interaction (HCI) is a science of design that illustrates the possibilities of understanding and supporting human beings through technology. Furthermore,[…]

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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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Kate Brady- Human-Computer Interaction: Psychology as a science of design by Carroll

September 6, 2021 kkb222Week 03

Human-Computer Interaction: Psychology as a science of design by Carroll made me more aware of how technology and computer science relate to psychology and human behavior. This is an entirely new field that I didn’t[…]

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9/7 – Being Human: Human Computer Interaction in the Year 2020 – Grayson Begier

September 6, 2021 gbb222Entries

In Section 2 of Being Human: Human Computer Interaction in the Year 2020, Harper reflects on the major ways our interactions with technology are changing and the impact of these transformations on society. The five[…]

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9/7 Being Human: Human-Computer Interaction in the Year 2020 – Leah Montgomery

September 6, 2021 lmm222Entries

In Being Human: Human-Computer Interaction in the Year 2020, Harper, Rodden, Rogers and Sellen discuss and predict what they believe to be the future of technology, or at least up until 2020. This piece exemplifies[…]

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09/07: Gurcan et al. – Falyn Goldstein

September 6, 2021 fmg222Entries

In Gurcan et al.’s Mapping Human-Computer Interaction Research Themes and Trends from Its Existence to Today: A Topic Modeling-Based Review of Past 60 Years, human-computer interactions (HCI) are defined, explored, and researched.   Human-computer interaction[…]

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9/7 “A Topic Modeling-Based Review of past 60 Years” – Zach Coriarty

September 6, 2021 zac222Entries

Gurcan argues that a model using semantic content analysis can uncover how the topics of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) have changed since the 1960s. This method is different from previous studies because it uses natural language[…]

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Max Fern – Human-Computer Interaction, Dix (09/07)

September 6, 2021 mgf222Entries

In Human-Computer Interaction, Dix, Finlay, Abowd, and Beale argue that, to maximize interactivity, software designers should create interfaces that are as intuitive as possible and also minimize opportunities for careless mistakes. The introduction serves to[…]

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Do women and extroverts perceive interactivity differently than men and introverts? 9/7 Discussion

September 6, 2021 Deirdre KelshawEntries

In Do women and extroverts perceive interactivity differently than men and introverts? Role of individual differences in responses to HCI vs. CMC interactivity, Yan Huang, S. Shyam Sundar, Zhiyao Ye, and Ariel Celeste Johnson conduct[…]

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9/7 Human Computer Interaction – Talia Feinberg

September 6, 2021 tbf223Entries

In an experiment aimed to determine the differences in interactivity perception amongst men/women and introverts/extroverts, strides were made in terms of understanding how individual differences impact how one interacts with computerized systems. The beginning of[…]

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9/7- Being Human- Julia Duchossois

September 5, 2021 jud222Entries

In Section 2 of Being Human: Human Computer Interaction in 2020, Harper shows major ways in which the way we interact with technology is changing, and how these changes have larger impacts on society. Harper explains[…]

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Do women and extroverts perceive interactivity differently than men and introverts? – Alana Bonfiglio 9/7

September 2, 2021 Alana BonfiglioEntries

In Do women and extroverts perceive interactivity differently than men and introverts? Role of individual differences in response to GCI vs. CMC interactivity, Yan Huang, Shyam Sundar, Zhiyao Ye and Arial Celeste Johnson show that[…]

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