Walther, J. B., Van Der Heide, B., Hamel, L. M., & Shulman, H. C. (2009). Self-generated versus other-generated statements and impressions in computer-mediated communication: A test of warranting theory using Facebook. Communication Research, 36, 229-253. DOI:10.1177/0093650208330251

1. Does warranting theory have accuracy? How do you know?
2. Does warranting theory have practicality? How do you know?
3. Does warranting theory have acuity? How do you know?

Floyd, K., & Morman, M. T. (2005). Fathers’ and sons’ reports of fathers’ affectionate communication: Implications of a naïve theory of affection. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 22, 99-109. DOI: 10.1177/0265407505049323

1. Which level of observation does the naïve theory of affection come from?
2. Does communication have to be intentional or not according to the naïve theory of affection?
3. Does the message have to be successfully received (i.e. normative judgment) according to naïve theory of affection?

Uribe, R., & Gunter, B. (2007). Are ‘sensational’ news stories more likely to trigger viewers’ emotions than non-sensational news stories?: A content analysis of British TV news. European Journal of Communication, 22, 207-228. DOI: 10.1177/0267323107076770

1. What type of research method is being used, and what specific type is used within this method?
2. Why do you think this method was used? Could another method be used in place?
3. Does this research follow the humanistic approach or the social science approach?

Sallot, L. M. (2002). What the public thinks about public relations: An impression management experiment. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 27, 150-171. DOI: 10.1177/107769900207900111

1. What type of research method is being used, and what specific type is used within this method?
2. Why do you think this method was used? Could another method be used in place?
3. Does this research follow the humanistic approach or the social science approach?

Morr, M. C., & Mongeau, P. A. (2004). First-date expectations: The impact of sex of initiator, alcohol consumption, and relationship type. Communication Research, 31, 3-35. DOI: 10.1177/0093650203260202

1. How are expectancies developed for first dates? Be sure to use relationship, culture, and context.
2. What other concepts from EVT are examined in this study?
3. Does this study support EVT?

Knobloch, L. K. (2008). The content of relational uncertainty within marriage. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 25, 467-495. DOI: 10.1177/026540750890869

1. URT originally focused on stranger interactions. How is this study expanding the applications of URT?
2. Is this study focused on behavioral uncertainty, cognitive uncertainty, or both?
3. What would be the next step to examine if we were to continue to use URT to understanding marital communication?

Whitford, T., & Moss, S. A. (2009). Transformational leadership in distributed work groups: The moderating role of follower regulatory focus and goal orientation. Communication Research, 36, 810-837. DOI: 10.1177/0093650209346800

1. What facets of transformational leadership are included in this study?
2. What are dispersed work groups and how are they related to transformational leadership?
3. How could emotional intelligence be used to interpret the findings in this study?

Monti, J. D., Rudolph, K. D., & Abaied, J. L. (2014). Contributions of maternal emotional functioning to socialization of coping. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 31, 247-269. DOI: 10.1177/0265407513492304

1. Compare and contrast emotional intelligence and emotional awareness.
2. The text connects emotional intelligence with transformational leadership. How does parenting fit into this connection?
3. How does emotional intelligence help others and the individual with the emotional intelligence?

McBride, M. C., & Bergen, K. M. (2014). Voices of women in commuter marriages: A site of discursive struggle. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1-19. DOI: 10.1177/0265407514522890

1. How are the assumptions of the theory addressed in this study?
2. What dialectical tensions are at the focus of this study?
3. What new dialectical tensions were introduced in this study?

Jenkins, M., & Dragojevic, M. (2011). Explaining the process of resistance to persuasion: A politeness theory-based approach. Communication Research, 40, 559-590. DOI: 10.1177/0093650211420136

1. Politeness theory is included in the interpersonal chapter of the text. How is this study using this theory in another context? Is this effective?
2. Explain how forceful language is being introduced here and tested alongside of the theory.
3. What components of politeness theory are being tested in this study? What components are not being tested? Why do you think this is the case?

Cranmer, G. A., & Myers, S. A. (2014). Sports teams as organizations: A leader-member exchange perspective of player communication with coaches and teammates. Communication & Sport, 1-19. DOI: 10.1177/2167479513520487

1. LMX is considered an organizational theory. How did this study examine sports teams as organizations?
2. Why are teammates examined as part of this theory which traditionally has to do with superiors and subordinates?
3. Was LMX supported in this study?

Oetzel, J. G., & Ting-Toomey, S. (2003). Face concerns in interpersonal conflict: A cross-cultural empirical test of the face negotiation theory. Communication Research, 30, 599-624. DOI: 10.1177/0093650203257841.

1. How are Hofstede’s cultural dimensions examined in conjunction with face negotiation theory in this study?
2. How were face concerns measured in this study?
3. What practical implications are offered for this theory in the study?

Ledford, C. J. W. (2009). Content analysis of internet marketing strategies: How pharmaceutical companies communicate about contraceptives with consumers online. Social Marketing Quarterly, 15, 55-71. DOI: 10/1080/15245000902038308

1. How is the theory relevant to the context of communication presented in this study?
2. How is elaboration examined in this study?
3. Was ELM supported by this study?

Wang, X., & McClung, S. R. (2011). Toward a detailed understanding of illegal digital downloading intentions: An extended theory of planned behavior approach. New Media & Society, 13(4), 663-677. DOI: 10.1177/1461444810378225

1. Explain the three factors that influence intentions to download illegally, according to this study.
2. The study claims to expand the theory of planned behavior. How does it do so?
3. Was the theory of planned behavior supported by this study?

Auer-Rizzi, W., & Berry, M. (2000). Business vs. cultural frames of reference in group decision making: Interactions among Austrian, Finnish, and Swedish business students. Journal of Business Communication, 37, 264-288. DOI: 10.1177/002194360003700304

1. How does this study combine groupthink with cultural communication?
2. Does culture influence groupthink according to this study?
3. What exacerbates groupthink according to this study?

Rains, S. A. (2007). The impact of anonymity on perceptions of source credibility and influence in computer-mediated group communication: A test of two competing hypotheses. Communication Research, 34, 100-125. DOI: 10.1177/0083650206296084

1. In this study, how does anonymity relate to adaptive structuration theory?
2. How was the theory tested in the method section?
3. In this study, how does source credibility relate to adaptive structuration theory?

Lee, M., & Barnett, G. A. (1997). A symbols-and-meaning approach to the organizational cultures of banks in the United States, Japan, and Taiwan. Communication Research, 24, 394-412. DOI: 10.1177/009365097024004004

1. What is the focus of this study, the four organizational cultures, the levels of organizational culture, or both? How do you know?
2. How is organizational culture also being examined cross-culturally in this study?
3. Was the theory supported in this study?

Flanagin, A. J., & Waldeck, J. H. (2004). Technology use and organizational newcomer socialization. Journal of Business Communication, 41, 137-165. DOI: 10.1177/0021943604263290

1. What are the main components of assimilation theory examined in this study?
2. In what ways does the study integrate technology usage with assimilation theory?
3. Was the theory supported in this study?

Furno-Lamude, D., & Anderson, J. (1992). The uses and gratifications of rerun viewing. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 69, 362-372. DOI: 10.1177/107769909206900210

1. How is this study linking re-run programming to the uses and gratifications theory?
2. How are the motivations for watching re-runs related to the four gratifications listed in Table 10.2?
3. Was the theory supported in this study?

Hughey, M. W., & Daniels, J. (2013). Racist comments at online news sites: A methodological dilemma for discourse analysis. Media, Culture, & Society, 35, 332-347. DOI: 10.1177/0163443712472089

1. What methodological challenges were reported in determining the level of analysis in this study?
2. Identify the different properties of network links identified in the study. How is race related to these properties?
3. What conclusions about race in social media does the study provide?

Wu, H. D., & Coleman, R. (2009). Advancing agenda-setting theory: The comparative strength and new contingent conditions of the two levels of agenda-setting effects. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 86, 775-789. DOI: 10.1177/107769900908600404

1. What is the difference between agenda-setting and second-level agenda setting?
2. How are politics and the presidential race framed according to this theory?
3. Was the theory supported in this study?

Potter, W. J. (1990). Adolescents’ perceptions of the primary values of television programming. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 67, 843-851. DOI: 10.1177/107769909006700439

1. What are the “lessons” or “themes” that are discussed in this study? How do they relate to cultivation theory?
2. What is the other related variable that influences how much cultivation occurs? Stated another way, what else, according to this study, influences how much tv people consume?
3. Was the theory supported in this study?

Lee, B. K., & Chen, L. (2000). Cultural communication competence and psychological adjustment: A study of Chinese immigrant children’s cross-cultural adaptation in Canada. Communication Research, 27, 764-792. DOI: 10.1177/009365000027006004

1. The study has a focus on communication competence. What theories that include concepts of individual qualities be useful to interpret these results?
2. This study has a focus on communication competence. What theories that include concepts of face and self vs. other orientation be useful to interpret these results?
3. This study has a focus on communication competence. What theories that include concepts of expectations be useful to interpret these results?

Steele, G. A., & Plenty, D. (2014). Supervisor-subordinate communication competence and job and communication satisfaction. International Journal of Business Communication, 1-25. DOI: 10.1177/2329488414525450

1. This study focuses on communication competence. What theories that include concepts of power and control be useful to interpret these results?
2. This study focuses on communication competence. What theories that include concepts of cohesion, connection, and in-groups be useful to interpret these results?
3. This study focuses on communication competence. What theories that include concepts of expectation be useful to interpret these results?