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Witteman, Hal; Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne – Communication Monographs, 1986
Compares the compliance-gaining interactions of selected marital types determined by the Relational Dimensions Instrument. Concludes that the various marital types used are associated with different compliance-gaining communication patterns. (MS)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Individual Power, Interaction

Rubin, Rebecca Boring – Communication Monographs, 1977
Investigates the amount and type of information sought during impression formation and concludes that information seeking is integral to uncertainty reduction in interpersonal interaction. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Information Needs, Information Seeking, Interaction Process Analysis

Delia, Jesse G. – Communication Monographs, 1976
Discusses a study based on the assumption that change of meaning is, under certain circumstances, of fundamental importance to the information integration process. (MH)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Credibility

O'Donnell-Trujillo, Nick – Communication Monographs, 1981
Written transcripts of spouses' discussions were coded using two different systems. Findings indicate that the results obtained from one coding system cannot easily be compared with results obtained from the other system. Author calls for resolution of differences in coding procedures if relational communication research is to be usefully…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship

Ayres, Joe – Communication Monographs, 1989
Examines the impact of communication apprehension (CA) and interaction structure on participants' perceptions and behavior during initial interactions. Finds that high and low CA males perceived their female interaction partners differently, while females reported less satisfying interactions in the structured versus unstructured condition. (SR)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Research, Higher Education, Interaction

Baxter, Leslie A.; Wilmot, William W. – Communication Monographs, 1983
Relationships--categorized as no growth, low growth, or high growth--were monitored over a two-week period with structured diaries kept by one party to the relationship. Overall differences were found between males and females, primarily on the four variables of satisfaction, importance, effectiveness, and personalness. (PD)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Diaries, Females

Pearce, W. Barnett; Conklin, Forrest – Communication Monographs, 1979
Presents a model of meanings in coherent conversation taking the form of a hierarchy of levels of cognitive interpolations between the stream of behavior and archetypal patterns in conversations. A study of indirect responses in conversation is reported which supports the hierarchical structure of the model. (JMF)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Theory, Interaction Process Analysis

Ellis, Donald G. – Communication Monographs, 1979
Examines and explains relational control interaction patterns in two decision-making groups and two women's consciousness-raising groups. Analyzes the interaction data using a Markov model and tracking the control dimension of relationships over time. (JMF)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Group Dynamics

And Others; Brad, James J. – Communication Monographs, 1978
Examines the personality attributions made of a second speaker when (1) he reciprocated or failed to reciprocate the intimacy level of a disclosure made by an initial speaker and when (2) he matched or failed to match the initial speaker's level of language intensity. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Communication Research, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis

Applegate, James L. – Communication Monographs, 1982
Found that increases in cognitive complexity and construct system abstractness significantly related to the use of (1) a greater number of persuasive strategies; (2) more listener-adaptive persuasive strategies; and (3) formation of more complex and abstract impressions of interaction partners. (PD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, College Students