Analyzes media effects during the 1972 general election campaign and concludes that agenda-setting is indirectly effected by voters prior dispositions. (MH)

This study failed to support earlier findings that jargon as a behavioral cue and assigned prestige as an external cue can be manipulated to affect perceived helper expertness. Several interpretations are drawn from the lack of hypothesized effect in the present study. (Author)

In a study of the relative credibility of newspaper and television news, it was found that 76 percent of college students surveyed said they would believe television news, and 24 percent said they would believe newspaper news, in case of conflicting or different reports of the same news story. (GW)

The centrality of interpersonal trust for effective managerial problem solving was illustrated by inducing either a high-trust or a low-trust mental set in experimental groups. Subjects operating in a high-trust environment were significantly more effective in problem solving. (Author)

Contends that rhetoric of apologia constitutes a discrete genre and suggests that the needs that motivate apologetic speaking are inner-directed, social or personal and tend to shape the speech itself. (MH)

Contends that television is a pre-eminent source of persuasion in American today and examines the television news reporting strategies that have succeeded in contributing to televisions persuasive impact. (MH)

Describes a survey of news sources' judgments of three television stations' accuracy in reporting. (KS)

Results indicated that television is perceived to be a more credible, truthful, and important news source than the newspaper. (KS)

Supports research indicating that disclaimers have no effect on perceptions of source credibility. Reveals that frequency of disclaimer use was unrelated to subject-juror evaluations of witness credibility and testimony believability; females did not use more disclaimers than males during examination; and when females used disclaimers, they were…

To recruit students and raise money, some colleges are presenting increasingly distorted pictures of themselves. Misrepresentation in fund-raising includes using money for a purpose other than the one for which it was raised. (MLW)

Undergraduates in six programmed T-groups received feedback that was either behavioral, emotional, or combined behavioral-emotional. Negative behavioral feedback was more credible than negative emotional feedback. Participants in group psychotherapy and encounter groups who give each other behavioral feedback can enhance the credibility of the…

Concludes that syntax as an isolated factor carries no special effects on the two factors comprising ethos--authoritativeness and character. (FL)

Presents the views of two experts on McLuhan's effect on communications theory and research. Levinson maintains that McLuhan performed the Socratic job of identifying the important issues in the communications field, while Gordon argues that McLuhan was a pseudointellectual known more for his guts than his talent. (MER)

Explores various arguments for and against therapist self-disclosure and relates these to theoretical school and therapist style and personality. The therapist's selective dynamic use of his own perceptions, experiences, and values in a genuine fashion contributes positively to the therapeutic outcomes. Case studies are used and literature is…