Zillmann, D., & Cantor, J.R. (1972). Directionality of transitory dominance as a communication variable affecting humor appreciation. JournalofPersonalityand Social Psychology, 24, 191-198.

Cantor, J.R., & Zillmann, D. (1973). Resentment toward victimized protagonists and severity of misfortunes they suffer as factors in humor appreciation. Journal of ExperimentalResearchinPersonality, 6 321-329.

Zillmann, D., & Cantor, J.R. (1973). Induction of curiosity via rhetorical questions and its effect on the learning of factual materials. BritishJournalofEducational Psychology, 43, 172-180.

Cantor, J.R., & Zillmann, D. (1973). The effect of affective state and emotional arousal on music appreciation. Journal of GeneralPsychology, 89, 97-108.

Cantor, J.R., Mody, B., & Zillmann, D. (1974). Residual emotional arousal as a distractor in persuasion. Journal of SocialPsychology, 92, 231-244.

Zillmann, D., Bryant, J., & Cantor, J.R. (1974). Brutality of assault in political cartoons affecting humor appreciation. Journal ofResearchinPersonality, 7, 334-345.

Zillmann, D., & Cantor, J.R. (1974). Rhetorical elicitation of concession in persuasion. Journalof Social Psychology, 94, 223-236.

Cantor, J.R., Bryant, J., & Zillmann, D. (1974). Enhancement of humor appreciation by transferred excitation. Journal ofPersonalityandSocialPsychology, 30, 812-821.

Zillmann, D., Mody, B., & Cantor, J.R. (1974). Empathetic perception of emotional displays in films as a function of hedonic and excitatory state prior to exposure. Journal of Researchin Personality, 8, 335-349.

Cantor, J.R., Zillmann, D., & Bryant, J. (1975). Enhancement of experienced sexual arousal in response to erotic stimuli through misattribution of unrelated residual excitation. Journalof Personality andSocialPsychology, 32, 69-75.

Zillmann, D., Bryant, J., Cantor, J.R., & Day, K. D. (1975). Irrelevance of mitigating circumstances in retaliatory behavior at high levels of excitation. JournalofResearchinPersonality, 9, 282-293.

Zillmann, D., & Cantor, J.R. (1976). Effect of timing of information about mitigating circumstances on emotional responses to provocation and retaliatory behavior. Journal ofExperimental SocialPsychology, 12, 38-55.

Cantor, J.R. (1976). What is funny to whom? The role of gender. JournalofCommunication, 26, 164-172.

Cantor, J.R., Alfonso, H., & Zillmann, D. (1976). The persuasive effectiveness of the peer appeal and a communicator's first-hand experience. CommunicationResearch, 3, 293-310.

Cantor, J.R. (1976). Humor on television: A content analysis. JournalofBroadcasting, 20, 501-510.

Zillmann, D., & Cantor, J.R. (1977). Affective responses to the emotions of a protagonist. Journal of ExperimentalSocialPsychology, 13, 155-165.

Cantor, J.R., Zillmann, D., & Day, K. D. (1978). Relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and physiological responses to films. PerceptualandMotorSkills, 46, 1123-1130.

Cantor, J.R., Zillmann, D., & Einsiedel, E. F. (1978). Female responses to provocation after exposure to aggressive and erotic films. CommunicationResearch, 5, 395-412.

Cantor, J.R. (1979). Grammatical variations in persuasion: Effectiveness of four forms of request in door-to-door solicitations for funds. CommunicationMonographs, 46, 296-305.

Cantor, J.R., & Venus, P. (1980). The effect of humor on recall of a radio advertisement. Journal of Broadcasting, 24, 13-22.

Cantor, J.R. (1981). Modifying children's eating habits through television ads: Effects of humorous appeals in a field setting. Journal ofBroadcasting, 25, 37-47.

Cantor, J.R., & Reilly, S. (1982). Adolescents' fright reactions to television and films. Journal ofCommunication, 32, 87-99.

Mattes, J., & Cantor, J. (1982). Enhancing responses to television advertisements via the transfer of residual arousal from prior programming. JournalofBroadcasting, 26, 553-566.

Cantor, J., Ziemke, D., & Sparks, G. (1984). The effect of forewarning on emotional responses to a horror film. Journal of Broadcasting, 28, 21-31.

Cantor, J., & Sparks, G. G. (1984). Children's fear responses to mass media: Testing some Piagetian predictions. Journal ofCommunication, 34, 90-103.

Cantor, J., & Wilson, B.J. (1984). Modifying fear responses to mass media in preschool and elementary school children. Journal ofBroadcasting, 28, 431-443.

Wilson, B.J., & Cantor, J. (1985). Developmental differences in empathy with a television protagonist's fear. Journal ofExperimentalChildPsychology, 39, 284-299.

Hoffner, C., & Cantor, J. (1985). Developmental differences in responses to a television character's appearance and behavior. DevelopmentalPsychology, 21, 1065-1074.

Sparks, G. G., & Cantor, J. (1986). Developmental differences in fright responses to a television program depicting a character transformation. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 30, 309-323.

Cantor, J., Wilson, B.J., & Hoffner, C. (1986). Emotional responses to a televised nuclear holocaust film. Communication Research, 13, 257-277.

Wilson, B.J., Cantor, J., Gordon, L., & Zillmann, D. (1986). Affective responses of normal and retarded children to the emotions of a protagonist. Child Study Journal, 16, 77-93.

Wilson, B.J., & Cantor, J. (1987). Reducing children's fear reactions to mass media: Effects of visual exposure and verbal explanation. Communication Yearbook 10 (pp. 553-573). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Wilson, B.J., Hoffner C., & Cantor, J. (1987). Children's perceptions of the effectiveness of techniques to reduce fear from mass media. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 8, 39-52.

Bretl, D., & Cantor, J. (1988). The portrayal of men and women in U.S. television commercials: A recent content analysis and trends over fifteen years. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 18, 595-609.

Cantor, J., Sparks, G. G., & Hoffner, C. (1988). Calming children's television fears: Mr. Rogers vs. The Incredible Hulk. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 32, 271-288.

Hoffner, C., Cantor, J., & Thorson, E. (1988). Children's understanding of a televised narrative: Developmental differences in processing of video and audio content. Communication Research, 15, 227-245.

Hoffner, C., Cantor, J., & Thorson, E. (1989). Children's responses to conflicting auditory and visual features of a televised narrative. Human Communication Research, 16, 256-278.

Badzinski, D. M., Cantor, J., & Hoffner, C. (1989). Children's understanding of quantifiers. Child Study Journal, 19, 241-258.

Hoffner, C., & Cantor, J. (1990). Forewarning of threat and its successful outcome: Effects on children's emotional responses to a film sequence. Human Communication Research, 16, 323-354.

Hoffner, C., Cantor, J., & Badzinski, D. M. (1990). Children's understanding of adverbs denoting degree of likelihood. Journal of Child Language, 17, 217-231.

Cantor, J., & Hoffner, C. (1990). Children's fear reactions to a televised film as a function of perceived immediacy of depicted threat. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 34, 421-442.

Hoffner, C. & Cantor, J. (1991). Factors influencing children's enjoyment of suspense. Communication Monographs, 58, 41-62.

Cantor, J., & Omdahl, B. (1991). Effects of fictional media depictions of realistic threats on children's emotional responses, expectations, worries, and liking for related activities. Communication Monographs, 58, 384-401.

Mares, M. L., & Cantor, J. (1992). Elderly viewers' responses to televised portrayals of old age: Empathy and mood management vs. social comparison. Communication Research, 19, 459-478.

Cantor, J., & Nathanson, A. I. (1996). Children's fright reactions to television news. Journal of Communication, 46(4), 139-152. (Also presented at ICA Convention, May, 1995).

Cantor, J., & Nathanson, A. (1997). Predictors of children's interest in violent television programming. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 41, 155-167. (Presented at ICA convention, May, 1996.)

Harrison, K. S., & Cantor, J. (1997). The relationship between media consumption and eating disorders. Journal of Communication, 47 (1), 40-67. (Presented at ICA, May 1995).

Krcmar, M., & Cantor, J. (1997). The role of television advisories and ratings in parent-child discussion of television viewing choices. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 41, 393-411.

Mares, M. L., Cantor, J., & Steinbach, J. B. (1999). Using television to foster children's interest in science. Science Communication, 20 (3), 283-298.

Harrison, K. S., & Cantor, J. (1999). Tales from the screen: Enduring fright reactions to scary media. Media Psychology, 1 (2), 97-116.

Cantor, J., & Omdahl, B. (1999). Children's acceptance of safety guidelines after exposure to televised dramas depicting accidents. Western Journal of Communication, 63 (1), 1-15.

Nathanson, A., & Cantor, J. (2000). Reducing the aggression-promoting effect of violent cartoons by increasing children's fictional involvement with the victim. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 44, 125-142.

Valkenburg, P. M., Cantor, J., & Peeters, A. L. (2000). Fright reactions to television: A child survey. Communication Research, 27, 82-99.

Cantor, J., Mares, M. L., & Hyde, Janet, S. (2003). Autobiographical memories of exposure to sexual media content. Media Psychology, 5, 1-31.