This study investigated the relationship between informal interaction with students and faculty members' perceptions of students. The findings suggest that increased informal interaction is associated not only with more positive expectations of students' intellectual interests and openness but also with the degree of congruence with students' self…

To examine the effects of the contextual variables of relationship intimacy and time on communication satisfaction, a study was undertaken involving 252 college freshmen. The subjects participated in one of two treatments. In the first, they were randomly paired and participated in social conversation for 15 minutes. Following the conversation,…

This research showed high assertive and low assertive resident assistants could be differentiated on the basis of their effectiveness as judged by dormitory residents. Results show high assertive assistants are significantly more open and honest, communicate better, handle discipline better, and are generally more effective than their low…

Analyses in this study revealed trends that bear some similarity to other coorientation research on the variables of agreement, accuracy, and congruency between individual members and their group, but the small amount of variance accounted for by time spent communicating suggests a need for measurement revisions in further research. (PD)

Reports the results of a longitudinal study investigating environmental cognitive sets (ways of thinking or perceiving about one's surroundings). The cognitive sets were designed to promote awareness of environmental problems and possibilities and to induce aesthetic experience, environmental understanding, and a playful and creative orientation…

Three related studies clarify and extend the meaning of interaction involvement: (1) examines the factor structure of the Interaction Involvement Scale; (2) reports a correlation of analysis of newly interpreted involvement factors, including neuroticism, extraversion, communication competence, etc.; and (3) reports initial findings of the…

This study compares the main sources of student perceptions of a counselor's role, among community college students and university students for the most part, these sources were consistent across college environments and sexes. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cognitive abstractness levels, interpersonal perception abilities, and task type (factual or social problem solving) on group performance as measured by time consumed and adequacy of solutions. Eighteen college classes from Kearney State College participated in testing of perceptual…

This study investigated whether students of physiotherapy experienced the concepts "health,""movement,""function," and "interaction" differently during formal education and after some professional experience. Data were gathered by interviewing two groups of physiotherapy students at Linkoping University…