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An Analysis of the Reinforcing Function of Clinician Attention.
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Moore, James C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1979
The reinforcing effects of attention in speech-language remediation with communication problem children are examined. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Attention, Communication Problems, Group Behavior, Language Handicaps
A Comparative Analysis of Communication Patterns within Effective and Ineffective Decision-Making Groups.
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Hirokawa, Randy Y. – Communication Monographs, 1980
Analyzes and compares the communication process within effective and ineffective decision-making groups to identify specific behaviors and patterns of communicative behaviors which consistently discriminate between them. Results suggest that effective decision-making groups spend more time interacting and agreeing upon procedural matters than do…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Decision Making, Group Behavior
Risky and Cautious Decision Shifts in Small Groups.
Cline, Timothy R.; Cline, Rebecca J. – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1979
Identifies and compares the patterns of communication of groups making risky and cautious decision shifts. Risky- and cautious-shift group discussions displayed nonrandom and statistically different distributional and sequential structures. Findings are discussed in terms of two explanations of the risky- shift phenomenon. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Decision Making, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics