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| Central States Speech Journal | 4 |
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| Alderton, Steven M. | 1 |
| Bell, Mae Arnold | 1 |
| Flynn, James H., III | 1 |
| Frey, Lawrence R. | 1 |
| Geonetta, Sam C. | 1 |
| Gouran, Dennis S. | 1 |
| Williams, Dwight A., Jr. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
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Peer reviewedAlderton, Steven M.; Frey, Lawrence R. – Central States Speech Journal, 1983
Investigated how majority and minority arguments are positively or negatively responded to by group members and the effects of such responses on the polarization process. Demonstrated that reactions to minority arguments, not the forwarding of minority arguments per se, were significantly correlated with the degree of group polarization. (PD)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Decision Making, Group Discussion
Peer reviewedGeonetta, Sam C.; Gouran, Dennis S. – Central States Speech Journal, 1977
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Centralization, Decentralization, Decision Making
Peer reviewedFlynn, James H., III; Williams, Dwight A., Jr. – Central States Speech Journal, 1976
Discusses the advantages of using the unstructured group in teaching interpersonal communication and notes the learning processes which take place specifically in this type of group experience. (MH)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Peer reviewedBell, Mae Arnold – Central States Speech Journal, 1983
Used a lexical statistics program to analyze conflict and nonconflict discussions of two different groups of college students. Found preliminary evidence for a pattern of greater redundancy and less vocabulary diversity for the discussion groups in conflict. (PD)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Computational Linguistics, Computer Programs
