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@article{citeulike:214, abstract = {The increased diffusion of the Internet has made computer-mediated communication (CMC) very popular. However, a difficult question arises for psychologists and communication researchers: "What are the communicative characteristics of CMC?" According to the "cues-filtered-out" approach, CMC lacks the specifically relational features (social cues), which enable the interlocutors to identify correctly the kind of interpersonal situations they find themselves in. This paper counters this vision by integrating in its theoretical frame the different psycho-social approaches available in current literature. In particular, the paper describes the characteristics of the socio-cognitive processes-emotional expression, context definition, and identity creation-used by the interlocutors to make order and create relationships out of the miscommunication processes typical of CMC. Moreover, it presents the emerging forms of CMC-instant messaging, shared hypermedia, weblogs, and graphical chats-and their possible social and communicative effects.}, address = {Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Centre for Studies and Research in Communication Psychology, Universit\`{a} Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. auxo.psylab@auxologico.it}, author = {Riva, G.}, citeulike-article-id = {214}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12556121}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12556121}, issn = {1094-9313}, journal = {Cyberpsychol Behav}, keywords = {environments, mediated}, month = {December}, number = {6}, pages = {581--598}, posted-at = {2008-07-17 04:52:35}, priority = {2}, title = {The sociocognitive psychology of computer-mediated communication: the present and future of technology-based interactions.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12556121}, volume = {5}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:214 L3 - citeulike-article-id:214 N2 - The increased diffusion of the Internet has made computer-mediated communication (CMC) very popular. However, a difficult question arises for psychologists and communication researchers: "What are the communicative characteristics of CMC?" According to the "cues-filtered-out" approach, CMC lacks the specifically relational features (social cues), which enable the interlocutors to identify correctly the kind of interpersonal situations they find themselves in. This paper counters this vision by integrating in its theoretical frame the different psycho-social approaches available in current literature. In particular, the paper describes the characteristics of the socio-cognitive processes-emotional expression, context definition, and identity creation-used by the interlocutors to make order and create relationships out of the miscommunication processes typical of CMC. Moreover, it presents the emerging forms of CMC-instant messaging, shared hypermedia, weblogs, and graphical chats-and their possible social and communicative effects. IS - 6 JF - Cyberpsychol Behav SN - 1094-9313 AD - Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Centre for Studies and Research in Communication Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. auxo.psylab@auxologico.it EP - 598 TI - The sociocognitive psychology of computer-mediated communication: the present and future of technology-based interactions. VL - 5 SP - 581 KW - environments KW - mediated AU - Riva, G PY - 2002/12// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12556121 ER -