Mackenzie Madewell, Amy Critchfield, Gwyneth Lacey, Savannah Rufino
Professor Cynthia King, Ph.D. Courtesy of the California State University, Fullerton Communications Department
The communication professor we interviewed was Dr. Cynthia King. She studied communications and earned her PHD from the University of Alabama, studying under the renowned Dr. Zillman and Dr. Bryant. We held a Zoom meeting with her to gain insight on her experiment, “Effects of Humorous Heroes and Villains in Violent Action Films.” We chose this particular experiment because Dr. King looked at media effects in this study, and our research project aligns with the same goals we are doing within our own research for Comm 410. In this interview, Dr. King explained how she designed the experiment, the different variables she looked at when conducting her research, and how this affects the audience’s view of media.
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