[Air-L] Methods question

[Han N. Lee]

Derek,

You may want to check out the following piece:

Hancock, J.T., & Dunham, P.J. (2001a). Impression Formation in
Computer-Mediated Communication Revisited: An Analysis of the Breadth
and Intensity of Impressions. Communication Research, 28, 325-347.

The authors compare how participants in F2F and CMC environments
perceive their partners differently. In the study, the participants
were randomly assigned to groups of pairs--F2F pairs and CMC
pairs--and they were asked to engage in task-oriented social
interaction. After the task, the participants were asked to complete
the NEO-Five Factor Inventory, a sort of adult personality test, at
separate rooms. The authors discuss how the participants' responses
differ.

Cheers,

Han

On Feb 15, 2008 9:32 PM, Derek Hansen <shakmatt at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a methods question that I'm hoping someone can provide some
> pointers and insights into. I am going to use a method that seems like
> it would have been used before, but I've had trouble hunting down
> examples, likely because they would be buried in literature from many
> different disciplines. Here is the scenario...
>
> I am going to perform a study of an IM interaction. I will have
> approximately 100 pairs that will communicate with each other via IM.
> People on one side of the interaction will ask a question and people
> on the other side will answer the question. After the interaction,
> each participant will fill out a brief questionnaire about the
> interaction. I am interested in comparing the different perceptions of
> the same interaction (e.g., the timeliness and quality of the
> interaction).
>
> Have any of you performed a similar study where people are paired up
> for some experience and then individually asked what their perceptions
> of the experience were? If so, do you have any pointers to papers or
> methods texts that I could review to get ideas on the specific
> analysis techniques or questions that I may want to consider? Any
> suggestions would be well appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Derek Hansen
> Assistant Professor
> College of Information Studies
> University of Maryland
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