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Peer reviewedBurleson, Brant R.; And Others – Communication Quarterly, 1987
Responds critically to Beatty and Payne's data allegedly demonstrating that assessments of cognitive complexity are severely confounded by "loquacity." Argues that those researchers employed a flawed measure of loquacity and inappropriate data analytic procedures. Reports on two empirical studies in which alternative measures of…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Perspective Taking
Peer reviewedBurleson, Brant R.; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1988
Argues that selection procedures (subjects rate a list of preformulated message strategies) are much less sensitive than construction procedures (subjects construct their own message strategies) in compliance-gaining research, due to a type of social desirability bias known as the item desirability effect. (JAD)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Compliance (Psychology), Predictor Variables, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedBurleson, Brant R.; Wilson, Steven R. – Human Communication Research, 1988
Counters David R. Seibold, John E. Hunter, Franklin J. Boster's criticisms (same issue) of Burleson's et al. original article in "Human Communication Research" (v14, n4), "Item Desirability Effects in Compliance-Gaining Research: Seven Studies Documenting Artifacts." (MS)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Research Design
