Nicholas Difonzo
Biographic Data
| ID | 2035481 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas Difonzo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Difonzo |
| SIGNATURE | DIFONZO N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Network Structure Moderates Intergroup Differentiation of Stereotyped Rumors
The role of network structure in intergroup differentiation—the bipolarization of stereotypes that are defensive (ingroup-positive/outgroup-negative) and non-defensive (outgroup-positive/ingroup-negative)—was investigated using a Dynamic Social Impact Theory (DSIT) framework. Three computer-mediated laboratory social network experiments were pooled to test the interaction of network clustering (cliquish structure) and segregation (personal networ…
Rumor clustering, consensus, and polarization: Dynamic social impact and self-organization of hearsay
Socialsense: Graphical user interface design considerations for social network experiment software
Rumor psychology: Social and organizational approaches.
It will also be of interest to social psychologists, organizational psychologists, and researchers in organizational communication, organizational behavior, human resource administration, and public relations personnel who regularly encounter rumors"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)
Rumor psychology: Social and Organizational Approaches
Each day, we struggle to distinguish rumor from fact. Did the U.S. government blow up levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina? Did American soldiers use night-vision goggles to spy on Iraqi women in Fallujah during the Iraqi War? These reports, taken from national and international media accounts, turned out to be false. In Rumor Psychology: Social and Organizational Approaches, expert rumor researchers Nicholas DiFonzo and Prashant Bordia…
Rumor, Gossip and Urban Legends
The terms 'gossip' and 'urban legend' are often used interchangeably with 'rumor' by both naïve laypersons and professional scholars. Consider our students as naïve laypersons: When asked to evaluate the terms 'rumor' and 'gossip' along certain dimensions, they rate them almost identically. When asked to 'think of a rumor', they frequently report a scandalous tidbit of gossip. Similarly, some of our colleagues - professional scholars of rumor, go…
Rumeurs, ragots et légendes urbaines: Contextes, fonctions et contenus
Problem Solving in Social Interactions on the Internet: Rumor As Social Cognition
Rumor discourse has been conceptualized as an attempt to reduce anxiety and uncertainty via a process of social sensemaking. Fourteen rumors transmitted on various Internet discussion groups were observed and content analyzed over the life of each rumor. With this (previously unavailable) more ecologically robust methodology, the intertwined threads of sensemaking and the gaining of interpretive control are clearly evident in the tapestry of rumo…
Rumor, Gossip and Urban Legends
The terms 'gossip' and 'urban legend' are often used interchangeably with 'rumor' by both naïve laypersons and professional scholars. Consider our students as naïve laypersons: When asked to evaluate the terms 'rumor' and 'gossip' along certain dimensions, they rate them almost identically. When asked to 'think of a rumor', they frequently report a scandalous tidbit of gossip. Similarly, some of our colleagues - professional scholars of rumor, go…
Rumor clustering, consensus, and polarization: Dynamic social impact and self-organization of hearsay
Problem Solving in Social Interactions on the Internet: Rumor As Social Cognition
Rumor discourse has been conceptualized as an attempt to reduce anxiety and uncertainty via a process of social sensemaking. Fourteen rumors transmitted on various Internet discussion groups were observed and content analyzed over the life of each rumor. With this (previously unavailable) more ecologically robust methodology, the intertwined threads of sensemaking and the gaining of interpretive control are clearly evident in the tapestry of rumo…
Network Structure Moderates Intergroup Differentiation of Stereotyped Rumors
The role of network structure in intergroup differentiation—the bipolarization of stereotypes that are defensive (ingroup-positive/outgroup-negative) and non-defensive (outgroup-positive/ingroup-negative)—was investigated using a Dynamic Social Impact Theory (DSIT) framework. Three computer-mediated laboratory social network experiments were pooled to test the interaction of network clustering (cliquish structure) and segregation (personal networ…
Socialsense: Graphical user interface design considerations for social network experiment software
Problem Solving in Social Interactions on the Internet: Rumor As Social Cognition
Rumor discourse has been conceptualized as an attempt to reduce anxiety and uncertainty via a process of social sensemaking. Fourteen rumors transmitted on various Internet discussion groups were observed and content analyzed over the life of each rumor. With this (previously unavailable) more ecologically robust methodology, the intertwined threads of sensemaking and the gaining of interpretive control are clearly evident in the tapestry of rumo…
Rumeurs, ragots et légendes urbaines: Contextes, fonctions et contenus
Rumor psychology: Social and organizational approaches.
It will also be of interest to social psychologists, organizational psychologists, and researchers in organizational communication, organizational behavior, human resource administration, and public relations personnel who regularly encounter rumors"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)
Rumor psychology: Social and Organizational Approaches
Each day, we struggle to distinguish rumor from fact. Did the U.S. government blow up levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina? Did American soldiers use night-vision goggles to spy on Iraqi women in Fallujah during the Iraqi War? These reports, taken from national and international media accounts, turned out to be false. In Rumor Psychology: Social and Organizational Approaches, expert rumor researchers Nicholas DiFonzo and Prashant Bordia…
Rumor, Gossip and Urban Legends
The terms 'gossip' and 'urban legend' are often used interchangeably with 'rumor' by both naïve laypersons and professional scholars. Consider our students as naïve laypersons: When asked to evaluate the terms 'rumor' and 'gossip' along certain dimensions, they rate them almost identically. When asked to 'think of a rumor', they frequently report a scandalous tidbit of gossip. Similarly, some of our colleagues - professional scholars of rumor, go…
Socialsense: Graphical user interface design considerations for social network experiment software
Rumor clustering, consensus, and polarization: Dynamic social impact and self-organization of hearsay
Network Structure Moderates Intergroup Differentiation of Stereotyped Rumors
The role of network structure in intergroup differentiation—the bipolarization of stereotypes that are defensive (ingroup-positive/outgroup-negative) and non-defensive (outgroup-positive/ingroup-negative)—was investigated using a Dynamic Social Impact Theory (DSIT) framework. Three computer-mediated laboratory social network experiments were pooled to test the interaction of network clustering (cliquish structure) and segregation (personal networ…
Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Rumor (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)