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An Examination of the Coherence of Group Discussions

CHARLES PAVITT

KELLY KLINE JOHNSON

The claim that a group's communication plays a significant role in the outcomes of its discussion presupposes that the members of the group were in actuality communicating with one another; in other words, they were conducting a coherent discussion. Past research attempting to relate discussion and outcomes has almost universally failed to test this presumption. The present study indicates that a sample of 62 groups met quantitative criteria on both the group and individual level for coherent discussion and thus can be presumed to be engaging in communication.

Communication Research, Vol. 26, No. 3, 303-321 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/009365099026003002
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