AbstractThe purposeof this article is to provide a major summary and synthesis of experimental studies dealing with communication feedback. Two types of studies have been selected for review. First, all available studies which focus on communication receiver response and its effect on the communication source have been included, Second, the reviewer chose relevant studies from the areas of verbal conditioning, small group interaction, psychology of success and failure, and task performance. The article is divided into four major sections: (a) the resiilts of the feedback studies, (b) a brief methodological evaluation of the studies, (c) suggestions concerning future research, and (d) conclusions.