A personalized learning strategy (PLS) was successfully employed in the small group discussion unit of a basic speech communication course. This document describes the rationale behind PLS and discusses ways to implement it. An outline of the small group discussion unit in which PLS was used matches the necessary learning experiences to the…

Mutual Group Hypnosis is discussed in terms of its similarity to group dynamics in general and in terms of its similarity to a social interaction program (Role Modeling) designed to foster the expression of warmth and acceptance among group members. Hypnosis also fosters a regression to prelogical thought processes in the service of the ego. Group…

First of three articles in a review, titled "Sensitivity Training: Can It Work for the Schools?

The problem of change in the character of the United States Supreme Court between 1969 and 1975 is examined, in this paper, in the context of group decision making and organizational communication. Based on information from "The Brethren," a behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court justices by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong, the…

Several studies of attrition from encounter and therapy groups have identified anxiety about self-disclosure as a common cause of early therapy termination. If such anxiety also contributes to attrition from interpersonal skills training groups, then time and funds invested in training mental health paraprofessionals may be lost. The relationship…

From a group of 288 college students that completed the Communicator Style Measure (CSM), 72 subjects were randomly assigned to triads in a study exploring the relationships between communicator style, effectiveness, and attractiveness. The 72 subjects were selected by their CSM scores and stratified into three groups (high, medium, and low). The…

Past research has suggested that reliance upon implicit theories may depend upon the ambiguity or salience of provided cues. Previously unexplored factors were investigated to further an understanding of implicit theories related to group processes, by: (1) utilizing a no feedback control group in addition to high and low feedback groups; (2)…

Systematic human relations training can enhance interpersonal effectiveness, but student reaction to this type of training is mixed. In a study of students enrolled in systematic human relations training, two videotapes dealing with classroom discipline were created. One tape portrayed a non-facilitative interaction, while the other depicted a…

This practicum describes a videotaped growth group/learning community experience designed and facilitated by a counselor as a practical application of Carl Rogers' theory on encounter groups. The goal was to increase students' interpersonal effectiveness. The purpose of the practicum was fourfold: (1) to form a learning community and videotape…

Promoting women into higher level organizational positions is vital as a social issue and a subject for organizational theory and research. Recently, Henning and Jardin have identified an internal factor that poses a problem to women and their job-related aspirations. The absence of long-term career commitment has been found to inhibit the…

The teacher program described here focuses on options for dealing positively with the day-to-day problems and occurrences in the classroom and reducing psychic and physical drain on the teacher. Emphasis is on positive management and relational skills, i.e., verbal skills, momentum building and nonconfrontation strategies, and decision-making…

Social categorization theory contains significant inferences for human communication research. The effect of common fate by subject inclusion in convergent or divergent experimental categories was ascertained by manipulation with Australian students who evaluated bogus Aboriginal art. Whereas previous research shows that social categorization…

Two studies of a total of 17 preadolescent emotionally disturbed children were undertaken to observe children's reflective and naturalistic social cognition, and to utilize a developmental sequence of levels of interpersonal understanding to evaluate the interpersonal problem solving skills of emotionally disturbed children. Individual interviews…