Toward the end of their academic careers, most students are required to demonstrate their
ability to integrate theory and research methodology in their field of study by completing a …

Similarities and differences between inner speech and imagined interactions (IIs) are
discussed. Selected studies in both areas are reviewed. Inner speech originally was …

I t is very common in everyday living to anticipate meetings with people that we know we are
going to interact with. For example, you may imagine some of the questions that a job …

Conflict is one of the most studied aspects of family relationships, with the dominant concern
being relational quality (ie, satisfaction, stability, adaptability, nurturance). While …

Imagined interaction (II) theory has been productive for communication and social cognition
scholarship. There is, however, a yet untested assumption within II theory that the 8 …

Serial arguments are conflict interactions that recur about the same topic, within the same
relationship, and without achieving resolution. A consequential form of interpersonal …

Although scholars invoke the goal construct to understand interpersonal communication,
comprehensive and consistent conceptualizations of the construct are difficult to find in the …

Interactions are characterized by opposite motives according to game theory. The purpose
of this study was to explore how people judge the probability and advisability of conflict …

Social scientists have been studying imagined interactions since the mid-1980s and have
measured numerous physiological correlates (Honeycutt, 2010). In this commentary I assess …

Research on intractable conflict indicates that difficult conflicts often are associated with a
sense of hopelessness about the potential for resolution. We argue that hopelessness arises …