ISBN:
9781118426524
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (XIX, 575 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Handbooks in Communication and Media v.33
Series Statement:
Handbooks in Communication and Media Ser v.33
Series Statement:
Handbooks in Communication and Media
Parallel Title:
Print version The Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technology
DDC:
303.48
Keywords:
Communication ; Psychological aspects
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Communication and technology ; Psychological aspects
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Information technology ; Psychological aspects
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Informationstechnik
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Psychologie
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Kommunikation
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Neue Medien
Abstract:
The Handbook of the Psychology of Communication Technologyoffers an unparalleled source for seminal and cutting-edge researchon the psychological aspects of communicating with and via emergentmedia technologies, with leading scholars providing insights thatadvance our knowledge on human-technology interactions. • A uniquely focused review of extensive research ontechnology and digital media from a psychological perspective • Authoritative chapters by leading scholars studyingpsychological aspects of communication technologies • Covers all forms of media from Smartphones toRobotics, from Social Media to Virtual Reality • Explores the psychology behind our use and abuse ofmodern communication technologies • New theories and empirical findings about ways inwhich our lives are transformed by digital media S. Shyam Sundar (PhD, Stanford University)is DistinguishedProfessor and Founding Director of the Media Effects ResearchLaboratory at The Pennsylvania State University. Sundar was amongthe first to publish refereed research on the psychological effectsof digital media interfaces, and has been identified as the mostpublished author of Internet-related research in the field duringthe medium’s first decade. A frequently cited source andformer chair of the Communication Technology division of theInternational Communication Association, Sundar is currentlyeditor-in-chief of the Journal of Computer MediatedCommunication.
Description / Table of Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Biographical Notes; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Theoretical Overviews; Chapter 1 Interpersonal and Hyperpersonal Dimensions of Computer-Mediated Communication; The Social Information Processing Theory of CMC; Hyperpersonal CMC; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 Group Identity, Social Influence, and Collective Action Online: Extensions and Applications of the SIDE Model; Introduction; Background, Roots, and Development of SIDE; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3 Toward a Theory of Interactive Media Effects (TIME): Four Models for Explaining How Interface Features Affect User PsychologyIntroduction; Interactive Media Effects; Interactivity Effects Model; Agency Model; Motivational Technology Model; MAIN Model; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Part II Source Orientation: Avatars, Agents and Androids; Chapter 4 Examining Perception and Identification in Avatar-mediated Interaction; Responding to Avatars of Digital Others: Adapting to Online Information; Attributions of Humanity, Anthropomorphism, and Social Potential
Description / Table of Contents:
Understanding the Use of the Visual Characteristics of Avatars in PerceptionSelecting an Avatar to Represent the Self to Others in Online Interactions; Using Avatar Research to Understand Human Interactions; References; Chapter 5 Effects of Visual Cues on Social Perceptions and Self-Categorization in Computer-Mediated Communication; Avatars and Social Stereotypes; Avatar Similarity and Self-Categorization: Personal versus Group Identity; Avatars as a Pseudo-Identity Cue: Contingent Conditions; Why Avatars Matter: Potential Explanations; Implications and Future Directions; Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
ReferencesChapter 6 Social Effects of Virtual and Robot Companions; Social Reactions Towards Artificial Entities: Media Equation and CASA Studies; Attempts to Explain Social Reactions Toward Artifacts or Computers; Testing of Explanations and Influencing Factors; Summary of Theoretical Implications; Conclusions for Implementation; Directions for Future Work; References; Chapter 7 Telepresence and Apparent Agency in Human-Robot Interaction; Introduction; Theoretical Grounding; Empirical Grounding in Field Explorations; Experimental Explorations and Hypothesis Testing; Implications for Theory
Description / Table of Contents:
Future WorkConclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8 Psychological Aspects of Technology Interacting with Humans; Virtual Characters; Interactive PEFiC; I-PEFiC and Affective Decision Making; Silicon Coppélia; Realism? Epistemics of the Virtual; Ethics: Moral Reasoner; Affordances: Creative Machines; Caredroids: Humanoids Taking Care; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Part III Technological Affordances and Social Interaction; Chapter 9 Social Network Site Affordances and Their Relationship to Social Capital Processes; Overview of Social Media; Social Network Sites
Description / Table of Contents:
Overview of Social Capital
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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