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The Relationship between Violations of Expectations and the Induction of Resistance to Persuasion.
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Miller, Michael D.; Burgoon, Michael – Human Communication Research, 1979
Presents evidence supporting the prediction that violations of induced receiver expectations and the intensity of a persuasive message are mediators of resistance to persuasion. Positive and negative violations of expectations are examined in terms of counterarguing. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Expectation, Models
Influences on Member Assimilation in Work Groups in High-Reliability Organizations: A Multilevel Analysis
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Myers, Karen Kroman; McPhee, Robert D. – Human Communication Research, 2006
This multilevel investigation examined the effect of group interaction and its influence on individual-level membership variables and group assimilation. The study is based on a model of group socialization developed by Moreland and Levine (1982) and was modified in this study to investigate the development and maintenance of highly interdependent…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Peer Influence, Socialization, Credibility
An Empirical Test of a Model of Resistance to Persuasion.
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And Others; Burgoon, Michael – Human Communication Research, 1978
Tests a model of resistance to persuasion based upon variables not considered by earlier congruity and inoculation models. Supports the prediction that the kind of critical response set induced and the target of the criticism are mediators of resistance to persuasion. (JMF)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Agents, Communication Research, Credibility