Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 33-06, Section: A, page: 2964. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1972.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 34-09, Section: A, page: 6015. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1973.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 33-10, Section: A, page: 5760. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1972.

Assertions related to the 1979 Iranian revolution appearing in editorials and news columns of the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Christian Science Monitor were analyzed in this content analysis study. The purpose of the study was to discover whether news reporting of the three papers changed in response to shifts in Iranian-American governmental relationships. / In this regard, by using a modification of evaluative assertion analysis methodology, 2,078 assertions were analyzed. Five hypotheses were tested, four of which were confirmed, and the fifth hypothesis was partially confirmed indicating that similar to U.S. public policy shifts: (1) the three American newspapers treated the Iranian revolution negatively during the period of October 6, 1978 through November 4, 1979; (2) the three newspapers treated the revolutionaries (Ayatollah Khomeini and his supporters) more unfavorably than they did the pre-revolutionaries (the ex-Shah and his government) during the period of October 6, 1979 through January 16, 1979; (3) the analyzed newspapers showed a less negative attitude toward the revolutionaries during the transitional period of the Iranian revolution (January 17, 1979 to April 2, 1979); and (4) the analyzed newspapers switched their attitudes to more unfavorable toward the revolutionaries as time went on after the establishment of the revolutionary government in Iran (April 3, 1979 to November 4, 1979). The Monitor showed the least negative attitude, the Times a moderate attitude, and the Post the most negative attitude toward the revolution. / With regard to the study findings and the Iranian revolution and implications for governmental relationship between Iran and the United States, a model of U.S. foreign policy and press reporting concerning a revolutionary movement was proposed in this study. This model, which was supported by data from this study, needs to be tested further in future research for other revolutionary regimes. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-08, Section: A, page: 2116. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.

This study examined the significance of the factors that are commonly cited as being responsible for the reliance on imported television programs, American and British in particular, as they apply to Jordan Television (JTV). The subjects of the study were primarily the information policy makers in Jordan, the foreign program broadcasters at JTV, the television program censors, and the local television program producers in Jordan. / The data of the study were collected by means of standardized interviews, participant observation, and document review. The subjects of the study were all interviewed. A variety of financial and legal documents, as well as television program schedules, were reviewed. The investigation was carried out in the course of a 3-month period covering the months of January, February, and March of 1985. / The results of the study indicate that neither of the two most commonly cited factors for the reliance on foreign television programs, namely the low cost of these programs and their popularity among the audience, seems to be significant in the case of JTV. JTV nonetheless relies heavily on foreign programs. The broadcasters' training background and the large number of episodes available of some foreign television programs do not seem to contribute to such a reliance either. / Other factors seem to contribute to the increasing reliance of JTV on foreign television programs. Among these factors are Jordan's geographic proximity and political relationship to Israel and Syria, and the regular increases in JTV's transmission time. The popularity of the foreign television programs, American and British in particular, among JTV's broadcasters, the broadcasters' familiarity with the language of these programs, and the foreign programs' efficient distribution network seem to contribute to the increase in JTV's reliance as well. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-06, Section: A, page: 1915. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.

This study was an attempt to determine if cognitive style could be used as a predictor of mediated information sources. The study posed the general question: are individual preferences for different media as information sources related to an individual's "cognitive style?" The purpose of the study was to extend theories on predicting the use of mediated messages through the application of cognitive style research. Specifically this study attempts to determine whether cognitive style variables are related to individuals' uses of mass media news sources. To test this question, cognitive style was compared to current predictors of media use (demographics and psychographics) to determine if cognitive style explained variance beyond that accounted for by the currently accepted constructs. / The subjects for this study consisted of 510 undergraduate and graduate students at Auburn University. All participants were given the Witkin Group Embedded Figures Test and a media questionnaire. The data analysis included: binomial probability statistics, chi square, factor analysis and multiple regression, and discriminate analysis. / Major findings were: (1) Cognitive style accounted for only 0.12 percent of the variance in predicting media use for information. This small amount of variance accounted for was not statistically significant and may be due to chance. (2) Highly field-dependent subjects were more likely to use television for news than newspapers. However, in this study, all subjects generally used television more for news than newspapers. (3) Post hoc analysis indicated that cognitive style was statistically significant in predicting local media behavior (university town newspaper and local television station newscasts). / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-07, Section: A, page: 1571. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 32-03, Section: A, page: 1544. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1971.

An experiment was conducted to test hypotheses the country-of-origin, country animosity and product usage experience jointly determine the intention of product purchase. One hundred and seventy Chinese students participated in the experiment and responded to advertisements designed to promot laptop computers manufactured in Germany, Japan, India and the Philippines. Regression analysis results indicate that general product purchase intentions were significantly influenced by participants' pre-existing COO and CA perceptions. The interaction effects between COO, CA and product usage experience were also confirmed, meaning that the effects of COO and CA on purchase intentions were moderated by the variety and frequency of actual product usage experience.

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In spite of a corpus of work over the last three decades acknowledging the centrality of religion in politics, (see e.g. Hunter, 1991; Layman, 2001; Putnam & Campbell, 2010; Wuthnow, 1988), there remains a scarcity of research examining the consequences of religious communication in political campaigns. The current study fills this void through an empirical exploration of the effects of religious campaign appeals on prospective voters. Specifically, this interdisciplinary investigation develops a theoretical framework and subsequent expectations as to how religious appeals are likely to activate individual religiosity thereby influencing the formation of political attitudes. Hypothesized expectations are then tested through a series of controlled media experiments administered to college students and a representative cross-section of U.S. adults. Consistent with expectations, results demonstrate exposure to religious appeals activates, or primes, religiosity, which significantly influences individual political evaluations. Priming effects are shown to be most pronounced based on ones religious beliefs relative to level of religious commitment or denominational affiliation. Those individuals holding more orthodox religious beliefs become significantly more likely to evaluate a candidate favorably following exposure to an appeal incorporating religious cues. At the same time, analysis demonstrates religious priming effects are attenuated in more complex information environments. Individuals exposed to additional partisan and non-partisan political information in the context of viewing religious appeals become less reliant on religiosity in forming political attitudes. Nevertheless, study findings strongly suggest religious beliefs remain a consequential consideration in the minds of potential voters regardless of information environment complexity. Additionally, experimental results point to the ability of candidates to prime religiosity through both implicit and explicit appeals. In a novel experiment, study results illustrate that a candidate can effectively activate the religious beliefs of viewers without formally referencing religion vis-à-vis implicit pro-life appeals and endorsement of traditional family values. Formal analysis then explores the potential for candidates to face backlash effects for mounting religious campaigns. Findings, however, suggest candidates face little adverse effects from explicitly appealing to religion. Indeed, general social acceptance of religion in the U.S. suggests candidates may appeal to religion more explicitly without fear of voter repercussions. The study concludes with a discussion of study results and implications for political discourse as well as a call for further research into the growing and influential role of religion in modern American politics.