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Costello, Francis J. – 1980
The relationship between pre-cognition and creativity was investigated in an effort to reaffirm previous findings (Costello 1977) of a correlation between these variables. A sample of 100 engineering freshmen was tested for creativity using the Torrance Test for Creative Thinking and was tested for pre-cognitive ability using the Dean-Mihalasky…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Correlation
Liska, Jo; And Others – 1980
Rating scales were developed and applied to evaluate deferential/nondeferential language users. Participants were 1,262 college students in small discussion groups containing two experimenter's confederates who used either deferential or nondeferential language. The characteristics of deferential language users were questioning/tentative behavior,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Communication Research, Communication Skills