In situations in which an indiscretion can be revealed to another party, a person has the ability to either divulge the information first or wait until he or she is confronted. Divulging the negative information first – i.e., stealing thunder - has been supported as a way to minimize the impact of the negative information. The following study coupled stealing thunder with attribution theory in an attempt to determine how stealing thunder affects perceptions of causality. Stealing thunder was associated with increased credibility ratings but did not result in greater external attribution or lower probability of guilt ratings. Credibility was positively correlated with external attribution, regardless of thunder condition. / A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Communication in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. / Summer Semester, 2004. / June 14, 2004. / Persuasion, Interpersonal communication, Cheating, Infidelity, Stealing thunder, Attribution theory / Includes bibliographical references. / Laura Arpan, Professor Directing Thesis; Davis Houck, Committee Member; Arthur Raney, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_176098 |
| Contributors | John, Heather Michelle St. (authoraut), Arpan, Laura (professor directing thesis), Houck, Davis (committee member), Raney, Arthur (committee member), School of Communication (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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