Small group process: Comparison of memory ratings with observational scoring. Family Therapy May 2021 View Journal Publication Full Citation Witmer, N. T., Pond, S. B., & Love, C. T. (1984). Small group process: Comparison of memory ratings with observational scoring. Group & Organization Studies, 9(2), 221-240. Abstract Measurement methods derived from SYMLOG (System for the Multiple Level Observation of Groups) were used by 4 graduate students to score or rate the videotaped behavior of participants in marital-counseling sessions in a correctional environment. Each of 4 groups consisted of an incarcerated husband, his wife, and a psychiatrist; ages of participants were 33-48 yrs. Product-moment correlations and perceptual mapping were used as indicators of convergence between scored and rated behavior. Some convergence was indicated by correlations, which ranged from .62 to .86. This convergence varied within different groups and different aggregations of data. Explanations for differences between the scoring and the rating methods are offered. It is argued that perceptual mapping can be a useful method of making comparisons among data. (35 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)