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Personal history data as a predictor of success in service station management.
An evaluation of two approaches to discipline in industry.
Comparison of three morale measures: a survey, pooled group judgments, and self-evaluations.
Interpersonal perceptions of open-hearth foremen and steel production.
Validity of extrapolating nonresponse bias from mail questionnaire follow-ups.
A biographical inventory for students: II. Validation of the instrument.
Development of a structured disguised personality test.
Influence of scale administrator on employee attitude responses.
Comprehension by reading versus hearing.
This study was concerned with the question of whether information can be obtained more effectively by reading or by hearing. Under the conditions of the experiment the results show that: (1) A single read-through of the material and hearing the material read once resulted in equally effective comprehension, (2) Studying(reading) the material for a period of time equal to the length of time required for verbally presenting the material resulted in significantly greater comprehension when compared with a single read-through or auditory presentation, (3) Reading and hearing simultaneously the material was more effective than either reading the material through once or hearing the material, but not significantly different from the resuls of studying the material. (Author)