ene eee eee eee eee -22- of source credibility and communication channels. Source and channels are likely to be critical elements in determining the effectiveness of the total communication process. To assess the effectiveness of the process, investigators will field test it with a small group of Marshallese informants. Messages, appropriate channels, will be reviewed by the informants. and modes of communication The informants will assess the appropriateness of the communication process for use in various Marshallese communities, identify anticipated outcomes, and recommend changes in cases where ambiguities and inconSistencies exist. It will be important to determine the extent to which the process minimizes misunderstandings and misperceptions. Hence, the field test will assist in: {(1) identifying the range of behavior and responses likely to emerge from the process; (2) substantiating the effectiveness of the process; and (3) providing investigators with information that would assist in revising the process, if necessary. Behavior and responses produced by the field test will be tabulated. Results will be reviewed with DOE representatives to assess relationships between outcomes expected by DOE and those produced by the communication process. Uncovering Variations between outcomes expected by DOE and those anticpated by the informants will be vital for determining the effectiveness of the communication process. It will be important to avoid repeating the events that occurred in Bikini Island when Bikinians ate food that DOE representatives had told them was toxic.