Variables and

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Variables and Hypotheses
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Source for hypothesis

• Jordan, J. M. (1998). Executive
• cognitive control in communication Extending
  plan-based theory. Human Communication Research.
  25, 5-38.

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Theory

• Planning Theory (Berger, 1995) is the base theory.

Jordan (1998) offers an extension on planning
theory by incorporating the notion of executive
control processes (i.e., editing and adjustments
of plans).
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Hypothesis
Jordan (1998)
H1 Cognitive efficiency will be positively
related to interaction involvement
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Independent Variable
Cognitive Efficiency
Conceptually Optimal selection of stimuli,
knowledge retrieval, and application of
processing strategies.
Operationally Measured by the Cognitive
Failures Questionnaire
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The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire
(Broadbent, Cooper, Fitzgerald, Parkes, 1982)
The Cog F has 25 closed-ended questions about
cognitive slips and lapses.
The reliability of the Cog F is ? .83
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Example Cog F item
1. Do you read something and find you havent
been thinking about it and must read it again?
Very Quite Very Often Often Occasionally Rarely
Never 4 3 2 1 0
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Dependent Variable
Interaction Involvement
Conceptually Attentiveness, responsiveness, and
perceptiveness focused on the interaction partner
and elaborate processing of the partners actions
Operationally Measured by the Interaction
Involvement Scale
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The Interaction Involvement Scale
(Cegala, Savage, Brunner, Conrad, 1982)
The IIS has 18 Likert-type items.
The reliability of the IIS is ? .89
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Example of Interaction Inv. item

• Often in conversations I am NOT sure how Im
  expected to respond.