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Leathers, Dale G. – Speech Monographs, 1971
The variables of abstraction and facetiousness possess stimulus properties which allow accurate prediction of their respective effects on small group communication processes. Relationships between specific levels of abstraction and facetiousness and feedback in problem-solving discussions are determinant interactions. Design and methodology of…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Group Discussion, Group Structure, Interaction Process Analysis

Bradley, Patricia Hayes; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1976
Reviews a study indicating that articulate deviates expressing themselves within the context of informal group discussions are capable of exerting considerable influence on the opinions of others. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Dissent, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics

Wood, Julia T. – Communication Monographs, 1977
Extends the work with distributional structures to the analysis of leaders' oral behaviors. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Discourse Analysis, Group Discussion
Johnson, Mary Canice – 1979
Dynamics of discussion in the classroom are analyzed based on data from 64 classrooms in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Among the discourse problems considered are the separation of answers from questions, the relationship between the presupposition of an utterance and the speaker/hearer assumptions, and the relationship between utterance form and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion
State Univ. of New York, Buffalo.
This document presents six observation schedules designed to assist the teacher in discovering patterns in observed behaviors. Schedules provide a carefully defined focus through which patterned relationships are seen between behaviors performed by certain actors in various settings and contexts. Completion of these observation schedules should…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Behavior

Bell, 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
Dabbs, James M., Jr.; And Others – 1983
Traditionally, group research has focused on outcome rather than process. In order to provide an efficient means of data collection and analysis in group process, the Automatic Vocal Transaction Analyzer (AVTA) system was developed to generate an objective chronography of conversation vocalizations, pauses, turntaking, switching, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics, Group Experience

Baker, Deborah C. – Communication Quarterly, 1990
Examines the relationship between verbal style and the early elimination of leaders in small groups. Finds that participants evaluated the authoritativeness and trustworthiness of other group members and that these evaluations depended upon the interaction of verbal style and content. (SR)
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics