Biology of Communication A Communibiological Perspective

Name: Biology of Communication A Communibiological Perspective
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ISBN: 9781572733473

ISBN-10: 1572733470

ISBN-13: 9781572733473

Edition: 2001

Authors: Michael J. Beatty, James C. McCroskey

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This volume focuses on communibiology, which provides a theoretical framework for developing and testing biologically-oriented communication theory.

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List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Hampton Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/31/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Biology of Communication: Toward the Development of Scientific Theories of Communication	p. 1
Necessary and Desirable Characteristics of Scientific Theory in Communication	p. 13
Rationale for a New Paradigm: Limitations of Existing Models of Communication	p. 27
Revisiting Discarded Models of Communication: Methodological and Conceptual Oversights Underlying the Rejection of Trait Models	p. 43
Contributions of Contemporary Temperament Theorists and Psychobiologists: A Brief Overview	p. 57
Communication as Temperamental Expression: Communibiology	p. 67
Dimensions of Communicative Functioning: Super Traits	p. 83
Neurobiological Bases of Communicative Functioning	p. 93
Strategies for Communibiological Research	p. 107
Implications for Theory and Research: What Needs Doing and What It All Means	p. 115
Implications of Communibiology for Applied Contexts: How Does It Change Our Approach in the "Real World?"	p. 127
Epilogue	p. 135
References	p. 139
Author Index	p. 151
Subject Index	p. 155
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