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Contradicts the arguments against the potential leakage paths in Experiment One of the SAIC remote viewing program identified by the authors in 1998. Assertion that the proposed sensory leakage paths could not have accounted for the observed difference between performance in the static target and dynamic target conditions; Efficacy or existence of potential leakage paths in Experiment One.

Discusses why people lie and how liars may be detected. Distinction between different types of lies; Mechanical and non-mechanical means of detecting lies; Possibility of improving people's lie detection ability. INSET: AN ANALYSIS OF LYING IN THE REAL WORLD..

Presents an analysis of mass-media extrasensory perception studies. Retrieval of studies; Definition of a mass-media recruitment study; Quality, significance and effect sizes of studies in the database; Discussion.

Presents information on a parapsychological study of the experimenter effects of staring based on different interpretations of skeptics and psi proponents. Methodology of the study; Primary and secondary analysis of the study; Discussion on several interpretations of findings in the study.

Reviews previous research on luck and pound-force per square inch (psi) and presents a study on luckiness, competition and performance on a psi task from an ongoing research project into the psychology and parapsychology of luck and luckiness. Methods used in the study; Explanation on luckiness, competition and psi performances; Predicted psi performance and actual psi performance; Discussion of the study.

Assesses the possibility of sender-to-experimenter acoustic leakage in the Psychophysical Research Laboratories' (PRL) autoganzfeld experiments. Information on the autoganzfeld studies which were designed and run by Charles Honorton and his colleagues at PRL; Examination of the nature of any noises that could had been produced by some senders; Measures taken to acoustically isolate the experimenter from such sounds.

Focuses on the book `Seven Experiments That Could Change the World,' by Rupert Sheldrake, which looks at tests carried out to find out whether animals can detect when their owners are returning home. Reference to the Austrian television company and Pam Smart, an owner in north England who carried out such a test; Explanation of what the tests outlines; Findings of the tests.

Describes two experiments which investigate how believers in the paranormal and disbelievers recall different aspects of pseudo-psychic demonstrations. Strength of memorial trace; Recommendations for improved methodology.

Focuses on the metatheory that can be used for the study of intercultural communication. Three metaphysical assumptions for human behavior; Advantages of cultural rules; Privileges of a metatheory in the process of communication.

The arena of international debate would greatly benefit from an examination from both cultural and argumentation perspectives. Current research does not clearly indicate the presence of a relationship between argument choice and nationality, although a good deal of theoretical and qualitative analysis has found an effect. Some empirical studies have found that no relationship exists. This study examined international debates from a Toulmin perspective and found that there were differences between nationalities in terms of warrant and data selection. The relationship between nationality and warrant, however, only approached significance. In addition, the topic of discussion had an effect on the type of data used. Surprisingly, there was a significant interaction between the type of data and type of warrant used. These results suggest that a continued examination of cultural and argumentation variables in international debates is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study on the cognitive differences between intercultural communicators as one way of investigating the influence of individual-difference variables. It probes the ways the world is interpreted and categorized and the differences in the ways in which the world influence on intercultural effectiveness (ICE) are organized and interpreted. It cites constructivism as another cognitive approach advocated for the study of intercultural communication which examines the interpretation of actions and events via the development and application of cognitive schemes. It suggests that cognitively complex persons create more accurate perceptions of the other, empathize better with another person and adapt better their communication to the listener.

This paper develops a sequential model that specifies the interrelationships among six major variables which determine a sojourner's attitudinal satisfaction with living in another culture. Attitude theory and previous findings on sojourner's adjustment provided the theoretical foundation for the model. The paper argues that a sojourner's general cross-cultural attitude can be separated into its three components: (I) the affective component--the perspective the sojourner uses to evaluate intercultural interactions; (2) the cognitive component--the stereotypes the sojourner has of host nationals; and (3) the conative component--the behavioral tendencies that the sojourner has toward interacting with host nationals. It is theorized that these three components interact together to influence the amount and type of interaction that the sojourner has with host nationals. Further, the nature of this interaction influences the sojourner's attitudinal satisfaction with her or his stay in the host culture. Finally, the paper suggests, this process can be positively affected by participation in cross-cultural training. Six hypotheses were generated. The hypotheses and the adequacy of the model were empirically tested utilizing path analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines the influence of intercultural communication on the interaction between disabled and nondisabled persons in the U.S. Major problem for millions of disabled Americans ages 16–24; Usage of a three-tier model of intercultural communication developed by P. E. Rohrlich in 1983 in analyzing their communication from an intercultural perspective; Normative forces effecting the communication between them in a helping situation; Identification of the problems of disconfirmation for disabled persons and a heightened sense of the relational power exerted by nondisabled persons.

This study hypothesized that intraethnic judgments of veracity would be more accurate than interethnic judgments of veracity. First, six Euro- Americans, six Latino-Americans, and six Asian-Americans responded truthfully and deceptively in videotaped interactions. Second, 200 Euro- Americans, Latino-Americans, and Asian-Americans rated their perceptions of the interviewed participants' veracity. Analysis revealed that individuals can generally detect the deception of members from ethnic groups other than their own better than they can detect the deception of members from their own ethnic group. Also, Latino-American participants were found to be more accurate in their judgments of veracity than were Euro-American and Asian-American subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Asserts that an inductively-derived taxonomy is a more valid and reliable classification scheme of compliance-gaining strategies. Approaches toward the development of taxonomies of compliance-gaining strategies; Examples of an inductive approach to strategies; Properties that could distinguish several types of compliance-gaining strategies in subjects' message constructions.

Research has indicated that disabled and nondisabled persons experience communication strained by high levels of uncertainty for both communicators. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of being disabled on the academic progress of disabled college students. It was felt that academic success will be contingent upon positive communication with faculty, fellow students, and university personnel. A questionnaire assessing the campus' social climate, the quality of its programs and instruction, and the students' academic and career expectations was administered to 100 disabled students. Analyses of the data revealed that the disabled students' motivation was significantly related to their level of social alienation, while the students' perceived competence was most related to their level of social adjustment. The theoretical implications of these findings and avenues for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tests the notion that Bill Delmore cheated on the extrasensory perception (ESP) experiments conducted on him by using a mirror attached to his foot. Reconstruction of the test conditions and protocol.