Advances in Language and Social Psychology: New Research Directions

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

A language and social psychology perspective (LSP) emphasizes the critical role that affect, cognitions, and an individual’s motivations play in communication behaviour. A LSP approach recognises that participants bring to each interaction their socio-historical context and associated biases and cultural beliefs and communication can be both interpersonal and intergroup. This symposium will showcase recent developments in the area both conceptually and methodologically and highlight a range of contexts in which a LSP approach can be applied. The topics will include current issues with respect to the USA Farm Bill and methods such as Discursis word visualization software for rating interactions. The symposium will conclude with a discussion of potential new directions for LSP research.

Sub Unit

• Sponsored Sessions

Chair

• Jake Harwood, U of Arizona

Individual Presentations

• Effects of Gender and Language Intensity on Persuasion in Farm Bill Messages: Language Expectancy Theory Revisited in Textual Discourse With Multiple Authors - Amber Kelly Worthington, Pennsylvania State U; Roxanne Parrott, Pennsylvania State U; Jon F. Nussbaum, Pennsylvania State U

• Language, Stereotype Content, and Imagined Intergroup Contact - Jake Harwood, U of Arizona; Nicholas Joyce, U of Arizona; Chien-Yu Chen, U of Arizona; Jun Xiang, U of Arizona; Stefania Paolini, U of Newcastle; Mark Rubin, U of Newcastle

• Looking at the Influence of Individual Differences and Media Use on Political Polarization During the 2012 Presidential Primary Season, and Considering the Language of Polarization - Mei-Chen Lin, Kent State U; Paul Haridakis, Kent State U; Gary Hanson, Kent State U; Bin Xing, Kent State U