Uses standardized and nonstandardized interview situations to examine several areas for two speech rate measures. Results show that the interviewer's speech rate influences that of the subject. Tables, graphs, and bibliography. (RW)

The cognitive processes involved in a man's choice of words are discussed. (CK)

The omission of the learning concept has resulted from a methodological approach which emphasizes what people have learned and not how they learned. A specific research strategy based upon operant learning theory principles as applied to the acquisition of verbal behavior is suggested. (Author)