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Department of Communication Sciences - University of Connecticut
:: Person Perception in Cyberspace

Projects in this area are focused on how people use the features of the interface and information provided within the interaction in the person perception process.

 

Grant

Title: Understanding the influence of the virtual image on person
perception in mediated interactions; a proposal for designing stimulus
materials for a series of pilot studies.

Kristine Nowak - Primary Investigator
Funded by the University of Connecticut Research Foundation, Spring 2003.
Amount: $15,716.
:: People

 

Kristine Nowak, Ph.D.
Researcher

 

Karen Cornetto, Ph.D.
Associate Researcher

 

Christian Rauh
Researcher

 

Jason Snyder
Researcher

 

:: Selected Publications

You can download some of the publications through the pdf icon link. If you have interest in a publication that does not have a download link, please contact the lab director for the file. Due to copyright agreements, some publications may not be available.

 

Sex categorization and usernames in CMC; examining people's perceptions and accuracy.

Cornetto, K. & Nowak, K.L. (2006).

Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 9(4), 377-387

 

The influence of synchrony and sensory modality on the person perception process in computer-mediated groups.

Nowak, K. L., Watt, J., and Walther, J. B. (2005)

Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 10(3), Article 3.

 

Cooperation at first move: Trust, Emotional Expressiveness and Avatars in the Prisoner’s Dilemma Game.

Rauh, C., Polonsky, M., & Buck, R. (2004, July).

Poster presented at ISRE 2004 -Conference of the International Society for the Research on Emotions.

 

The Influence of Anthropomorphism and Agency on Social Judgment in Virtual Environments.

Nowak, K. (2004).

Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 9(2).

 

Deindividuation and the Role of Self-Disclosures in Computer-Mediated Communication.

Snyder, J. (2003).

Unpublished Thesis. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.

 

Sex categorization in CMC: Exploring the utopian promise.

Nowak, K. (2003).

Media Psychology, 5(1). P. 83-104.

 

Utilizing Usernames for Sex Categorization in CMC: Examining Perceptions and Accuracy.

Cornetto, K., & Nowak, K. (2003, May).

Paper presented at the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, USA.

 

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