Tag: Theory
The challenges are many, but the potential solutions—especially from those in a communication discipline embracing the importance of process and recognizing the power of relationships—are even greater. ELIZABETH…
If the last few years are an indicator, inoculation research will soon better reflect the important role of affect in inoculation’s story, and particularly, the role of affect…
Inoculation-conferred resistance, family com- munication patterns, and substance abuse prevention efforts align in ways that suggest important, effective interactions. Josh Compton & Elizabeth Craig https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jftr.12328 Inoculation theory offers…
What separates image repair (a rhetorical attempt to reclaim an audience’s positive perception of a rhetor after a perceived infraction by that rhetor) from inoculation theory (a method…
Inoculation holds much promise as part of successful proactive sport communication strategies. Josh Compton https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsc/9/1/article-p1.xml Inoculation theory is a classic theory of resistance to influence, modeling a way…
Building on theoretical foundations like collective memory helps ensure that forensic scholarship will receive recognition beyond the activity—informing those interested about not only what is done in forensics,…
This essay argues that people should view analyzing and processing the impromptu quotation or extemporaneous question as warranting the same attention as any traditional persuasive message. Josh Compton…
If novelty functions as a heuristic, overriding central, careful processing, the skills and future growth of the competitor become secondary to novelty, an evaluation response that may not…
Compton, J., & Dyer, S. (1998, November). Theories of verbal aggression, argumentation (ad hominem) and agenda setting: An unlikely team to uncover negative communication strategies [paper presentation]. National Communication Association,…