Argues that a more integrative understanding of the relationship between rhetoric and logic in scientists' discursive practices is required to show that science and rhetoric are robustly compatible. (KEH)

Identifies turning points, reported commitment level, and patterns characteristic of post-divorce relationships. Identifies 11 turning points, assesses mean change in commitment level, and finds five patterns of post-divorce relationships: gradual relational progress; disrupted progress; sustained adjustment; disjointed erratic cycle; and eventual…

Relates rhetoric to power and offers a view of power as communication. Calls for an inventional theory for the power medium, arguing that rhetoric must not be completely unconcerned with making truth effective. (MS)

Examined whether beliefs about competence differ among conceptions of prototypic communicators of different levels of competence and among communicators in different competence-relevant situations. Results indicated that large differences in beliefs about competence only exist when evaluating behaviors of the average communicatively competent…

Examines managing floor time and topical focus as manifestations of interpersonal dominance in conversations. Finds that the longer a conversational partner talks, and the less related are his or her remarks, the more that partner is perceived to be in control. (SR)

Finds that persons (college students) thwarted in their attempts to provide geographic directions to others reiterated directions with little change in structure but with significant increases in vocal intensity and decreases in speech rate. Confirms the hierarchy hypothesis that individuals modify their message plans to make alterations first…

Explores the range of responses undergraduate students have to hurtful messages, and identifies underlying dimensions reflecting the responses. Examines the association between people's reactions to hurt and the quality of their relationship with the person who hurt them. Investigates the influence of particular types of relationships (those…

Reports on a research program investigating a model of mediator communicative competence in a divorce mediation context. Presents coding schemes for categorizing mediator interventions and disputants' negotiation tactics. Displays and interprets data by focusing on the pragmatic value of the model for practicing divorce mediators. (MM)

Discusses three studies that generated six replications of the subjective message construct theory indicating that between 25 percent and 50 percent of the variance in belief change can be explained by the theory. Indicates that subjective probabilities can be used to construct valid operational measures of importance and novelty. (NKA)

Approaches the issue of whether rhetoric and science are incompatible through a historical narrative of the speech tradition. Draws morals and applies them to the ever-emerging communication discipline. (RS)

Explores the impact that the discovery of deception has upon emotional intensity, negativity of emotional reaction, and relational stability for individuals involved in relationships. Finds that the importance of the information that was lied about emerged as the strongest predictor of relational termination. (MG)

Examines relative effects of cognitive expectation and actual communication behavior of undergraduate students on communication outcomes. Manipulates expectations (pleasant versus unpleasant communication) and communication (high or low involvement). Examines individual and combined influence on affective outcomes, evaluations, and interaction…

Presents a set of experiments for contrasting Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories relevant to egocentric speech. Formalizes existing verbal theories of egocentric speech and tests two major theories of child communication patterns. (MH)

Extends previous applications of expectancy-value theory to gratifications research in a study of student exposure to television news. Findings suggest that expectancy-value and gratification-seeking orientations are highly related but distinctly different judgments. Discusses issues in research on emotion-cognition and problems in attitude…

Investigates what differences, if any, exist between the communicative behaviors exhibited by male and female supervisors in organizations. Indicates several dimensions of communicative behavior where differences exist and suggests that female managers supervise more effectively than male managers. (JMF)