ISSN:
1468-2885
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Media Resources and Communication Sciences, Journalism
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Psychology
Notes:
The increased knowledge of cognitive processes that has developed in the past 3 decades has made it possible to explain the design and production of messages at a level of specificity that was heretofore impossible. This article suggests 6 areas where future research could lead to a better understanding of the cognitive processes underlying message production. These areas include how speakers acquire the knowledge that allows them to adapt a message to situational features, how speakers adapt messages to the qualities of a specific hearer, how behaviors activated to address contextual features are incorporated into a preliminary message plan, the level of specificity at which speakers cognitively represent communication goals, individual differences in the accessibility of secondary goals, and the effects of capacity demands on message production.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.2000.tb00187.x
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