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Desmond, Roger Jon; Bezzini, John – 1980
A study investigated how the attribution of a problem solution to an individual or group affects the consumer's perception of the solution's quality. Based on the tendency to support group decision-making (Hydra phenomenon) it was predicted that decisions attributed to groups would be perceived as higher in quality than those made by individuals,…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Decision Making
Millar, Dan Pyle – 1986
To bring educational research into focus with tested classroom practice, this booklet provides an introduction to small group discussion. The theory and research section discusses the importance of small group discussion, characteristics of small group discussions, group attraction based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs, group decision…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Research, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics
Savage, Grant T. – 1985
Intended for researchers and teachers of the small group process, decision making, and negotiation, this paper offers a review and critique of J. Habermas's theory of universal pragmatics. The first section of this paper retraces Habermas's theory, which seeks to free social action from false consciousness (that is, political ideologies) that…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Rohland, Grace J. – 1985
A three-phase study spanned five areas of interest: (1) the school as organization and social system, (2) roles and role behavior in organizations, (3) communication structure in organizations, (4) network analysis concepts, and (5) Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B). In phase one of the study, staff members listed…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Group Dynamics, Intermediate Grades
Grubbs, Jim – 1994
A study investigated how a contemporary, popular media program such as "The Real World" (on MTV) can be used most effectively in the classroom to illustrate the basic concepts of interpersonal, group, and family communication. The 21 individual 22-minute episodes of the second season of "The Real World" (a combination of…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Conflict, Content Analysis