Conference Presentations (Peer-Reviewed)
Wang, Z., Lang, A, & Busemeyer, J.R. (2008). Motivational Processing and Choice Behavior during Television Viewing: An Integrative Dynamic Approach. To be presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2008, Montreal, Canada. Top Paper Award.
Kurita, S., Lee, S., Wang, Z., & Lang, A. (2008). How Much is Too Much? Media Structure, Content, Cognitive Load, and Overload. To be presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2008, Montreal, Canada.
Yegiyan, N., Wilson, B., Gao, Y., Mayell, S., Wang, Z., & Lang, A. (2008). Approach? Avoid? Or Both? Processing Coactive Motivational Media Messages. To be presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2008, Montreal, Canada.
Wang, Z., & Busemeyer, J.R.(2007). Motivation, Emotion, and Attention: A Dynamic Approach. Paper presented to the Psychonomic Society 48th Annual Meeting, November 2007, Long Beach, CA.
Busemeyer, J.R., Wang, Z., & Matthew, M.R. (2007). A Quantum Information Processing Explanation of Disjunction Effects. Paper presented to the Psychonomic Society 48th Annual Meeting, November 2007, Long Beach, CA.
Wang, Z. (2007). Method is Message: Dynamic Signal Detection Theory and Its Application to Media Memory Research. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2007, San Francisco, CA.
Gantz, W., & Wang, Z. (2007). Health Content in Local Television News: A Current Appraisal. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2007, San Francisco, CA.
Busemeyer, J. R., & Wang, Z. (2007). Quantum Information Processing Explanation for Interactions between Inferences and Decisions. Paper presented to the Quantum Interaction Symposium of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, March, Stanford University, 2007.
Wang, Z. (2006). The Effects of Emotional Television Programming on Advertising Processing. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, June 2006, Dresden, Germany.
Wang, Z. (2006).The Effects of Message Arousal and Valence on Implicit and Explicit Memory. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, June 2006, Dresden, Germany.
Wang, Z., Fox, J., & Bradley, S.D (2006). Emotional Context and Typicality in Encoding and Reality Assessment of Television Scenarios. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, June 2006, Dresden, Germany.
Wang, Z., Busemeyer, J.R., & Lang, A. (2006). A Dynamic Model of Decision Making and Channel Changing Behavior during Television Viewing. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, June 2006, Dresden, Germany.
Wang, Z., & Lang, A. (2006). Ad Placement Matters: A Psychophysiological Examination of Program Context Effects on Advertising Processing. Paper to be presented to Society for Psychophysiological Research annual conference, October 2006, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Potter, R.F., Wang, Z., Angelini, J.R., Sanders-Jackson, A., Kurita, S., Koruth, J., & Lang, A. (2006). The Effect of Structural Complexity and Information Density on Cognitive Effort and Arousal during Audio Message Processing. Paper to be presented to Society for Psychophysiological Research annual conference, October 2006, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Potter, R., Wang, Z., Lee, S.K., Koruth, K.J., Banerjee, M., & Kobach, M.(2006). Sounds Like a Winner: Examining Structural Features and Basic Content in Five Years of Award-Winning Radio Ads. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, June 2006, Dresden, Germany.
Busemeyer, J. R., & Wang, Z. (2006). Application of Quantum Computing to Psychology. Paper presented to the Society for Mathematical Psychology Annual Meeting, July 2006, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Wang, Z., Busemeyer, J.R., & Lang, A. (2006). Grazing or Staying Tuned: A Dynamic Stochastic Model of Channel Changing Behavior. Paper presented to Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Busemeyer, J.R., Matthew, M.R., & Wang, Z. (2006). A Quantum Information Processing Explanation of Disjunction Effects. Paper presented to Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Gantz, W., & Wang, Z. (2006). Local Television News Coverage of Health. Paper presented to American Academy on Communication in Healthcare Research and Teaching Forum, October 2006, Atlanta, GA.
Gantz, W., & Wang, Z. (2006). Cancer Information in Local Television News:From an Information Seeking Perspective. Paper to be presented to American Association for Cancer Research International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, November 2006, Boston, MA.
Wang, Z. (2005). Ad Placement Matters: A Psychophysiological Re-examination of Program Context Effects on Ad Processing. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2005, New York City, NY.
Bradley, S. D., & Wang, Z. (2005). Euclidean Distance as a Theory of Perceived Reality. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2005, New York City, NY.
Potter, R.F., Wang, Z., Kurita, S., Sanders-Jackson, A., Koruth, J., Tao, C., & Lang, A. (2005).
I2 Audio: Does Examining Information Introduced by Auditory Structural Features Help Clarify Perplexing Research Findings? Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2005, New York City, NY.
Gantz, W., Wang, Z., Potter, R., & Paul, B.(2005). Sports vs. All Comers: Comparing TV Sport Fans with Fans of Other Programming Genres. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2005, New York City, NY.
Wang, Z., Bradley, S.D., & Lang, A. (2004). Measuring Individual Variation and Motivational Activation: MAM, mini-MAM, YO-MAM. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2004, New Orleans, LA.
Angelini, J.R., Wang, Z., Bradley, S.D., & Lang, A. (2004). Measuring Motivation Activation in Children: A Look at Sensation Seeking, Motivation, and Substance Use. Paper presented to the Information Systems Division of the International Communication Association, May 2004, New Orleans, LA.
Lang, A., Sparks, J., Bradley, S.D., Lee, S.K., & Wang, Z. (2004). Processing Arousing Information: Psychophysiological Predictors of Motivated Attention. Paper presented to Society for Psychophysiological Research annual conference, October, 2004, Santa Fe, NM.
Wang, Z., & Gantz, W. (2004). Health Content in Local Television News. Paper presented to the Communication Theory and Methodology Division of the Association for Education and Mass Communication annual conference, August 2004, Toronto, Canada.
Bradley, S.D., Angelini, J.R., Wang, Z., & Lang, A. (2003). Processing AIDS/HIV Prevention Messages: Arousing Content, Production Pacing, and Sexual Experience. Paper presented to the Communication Theory and Methodology Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, July-August 2003, Kansas City, MO.
Bradley, S.D., Shin, M., Wang, Z., Lee, S.J., & Lang, A. (2003). Processing the Nightly News: How Shot and Story Length Affect Effort, Arousal, and Encoding. Paper presented to Society for Psychophysiological Research annual conference, October, 2003, Chicago, IL.
Fox, J.R., Chung, Y., Lee, S.W., Schwartz, N., Haverhals, L., Wang, Z., Lang, A., & Potter, D. (2003). Effects of Graphics on Processing Television News. Paper presented to Society for Psychophysiological Research annual conference, October, 2003, Chicago, IL.
Shin, M., Bradley, S.D., Lee, S.J., Wang, Z., & Lang, A. (2003). Why People Change: Does Physiology Predict Channel Changing Behavior? Paper presented to Society for Psychophysiological Research annual conference, October, 2003, Chicago, IL.
Gantz, W., Bradley, S. D., & Wang, Z. (2003). Televised NFL Games and Domestic Violence: A 12 City Study. Paper presented to the Mass Communication Division of the International Communication Association, May 2003, San Diego, CA.
Wang, Z., Yang, X.Y., & Liu, Y.Y. (2002). Print Advertisement Features, Imagery, and Memory. Presented to the Indiana University Research Conference, November 2002, Indianapolis, IN.
Fox, J.R., Lang, A., Chung, Y., Lee, S.W., Schwartz, N., Haverhals, L., Wang, Z., Bradley, S. D., & Potter, D.(2002). Effects of Text and Animated Graphics in Television News Stories on Viewer Attention, Arousal, and Memory. Paper presented to Society for Psychophysiological Research annual conference, October, 2003, Chicago, IL.