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Beatty, Michael J.; Behnke, Ralph R. – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1978
Reports a study designed to determine whether instruction via compressed speech produces anxiety in listeners and concludes that anxiety increases as presentation rate increases. (MH)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBeatty, Michael J.; Payne, Steven K. – Communication Monographs, 1984
Tested, in two separate studies, the assumption that listening comprehension is dependent, in part, upon an individual's level of cognitive complexity. Found that high-complex individuals comprehend more listening material than do their cognitively simpler counterparts. Lends support to an information processing conceptualization of listening. (PD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Students, Communication Research, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBeatty, Michael J.; And Others – Western Journal of Speech Communication, 1980
Investigates the validity of the receiver apprehension test, determining the degree to which it (1) correlates with a different measure of trait listening anxiety, (2) predicts specific state anxiety responses to listening tasks, and (3) is stable over time. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Apprehension, Listening, Listening Skills
Peer reviewedBeatty, Michael J. – Western Journal of Speech Communication, 1981
Hypothesized that a significant positive correlation exists between cognitive backlog, or unassimilated material, and receiver apprehension. Results confirmed the hypothesis. (PD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer)
