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Hample, Dale – Communication Monographs, 1977
Suggests and tests a model of value argument which is intended to determine the degree of audience adherence to particular value claims. Discusses the process for advance selection of the most effective evidence to support value claims. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Conceptual Schemes, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education

Bantz, Charles R.; Smith, David H. – Communication Monographs, 1977
Summarizes Karl Weick's Model of Organizing including its advantages and limitations and tests one of the claims fundamental to Weick's argument. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis

Poole, Marshall Scott; And Others – Communication Monographs, 1982
Supports the hypothesis that interaction processes connected with the Valence Distribution Model mediated the effect of decision schemes on group decisions. Substantiates the assumptions that interaction is a crucial factor in group decision making. Although input conditions may also have an impact on decision outcomes, they are mediated by…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Communication Research, Decision Making