Director Expectancy and Actor Effectiveness / Keith A. Miller and Clarence W. Bahs.

This study was designed to test the effect of a director's expectation of a good or bad performance by his actors on the judged effectiveness of their performances. Thirty-two actors were randomly chosen from volunteers in an introductory course in communication theory at the University of Wyoming....

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Main Authors: Miller, Keith A.
Bahs, Clarence W. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1974.
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Physical Description:23 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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