One hundred and two subjects were given three verbal concept acquisition tasks. Repression, High defensiveness, and low psychoastenia were found to be significantly associated with high acquisition scores. (Author/KM)

A simple simulation illustrates the problem of communicating through several levels in an organization. (Editor)

Portions of this paper were read as part of a symposium on The Meaning of Smiling and Vocalizing in Infancy'' at the 1970 meeting of the American Psychological Association, Miami Beach, Florida, September, 1970. (Editor)

Conclusion of an article begun in Linguistik und Didaktik,'' v3 n12. (RS)

Study sought (1) to manipulate communication quality in problem-solving groups, (2) to determine whether groups actually experienced communication of varying quality, and (3) to determine whether groups experiencing high quality communication produced a high quality product.'' (Author)

Message sidedness had no significant effect on perceived source credibility; inclusion of evidence significantly increased perceived source credibility'' in the study described. (Author)

The verbal activity of justification in mathematics courses was investigated, a set of criteria for the identification of justification ventures was developed, and the ventures classified according to types of teaching strategies. (Author/CP)

Contradictions between American ideal and practice are examined in so far as they are reflected in our rhetoric, especially the polarization factor in radical rhetorical terms like racist" and other moralizing usages. (AF)

Therapist-led, leaderless, and alternating sequence sessions were compared. Leaderless sessions exhibited more socially oriented behavior than the therapist-led, while the therapist-led meetings were considered more speculative and confrontive, more concerned with group relationships, and more pertinent and task-oriented than the leaderless…

Two implications for communication research are evidenced by the results of this study. 1) Junior Kindergarten children are capable of decoding information communicated in terms of descriptions rather than object names; 2) the young listener's performance is a function of the degree of abstractness of the referent. (WY)

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…