Experimenter modeled affectionate physical contact in group of preschool children who imitated the behavior. This induced significant increase of affectionate behavior during free-play period. A group which imitated "neutral" physical contact and another that had imitated "warm" verbal contact did not show significant increase in affectionate…

Examines fourteen representative nonverbal behavior studies and identifies three significant conceptual problems. Proposes a new framework for nonverbal behavior theory development. (MH)

This article examines the role of nonverbal activity in mathematics instruction. Use of manipulative materials and visual aids is discussed, and the effects of teacher gestures and facial expressions are analyzed. (SD)

Investigates certain subtle extraverbal cues and whether these relate to accord or discord between newlywed couples. (MH)

Predictors of success in learning manual expressive communication were examined for 15 nonverbal profoundly retarded males (14-30 years old). (Author/CL)

Argues that the generation gap is the collision of two distinct cultures--a youth culture and an adult culture. Each culture is expressed through verbal and nonverbal norms that enhance a feeling of group kinship but hamper communication with members of the other culture. (JG)

Suggests that close-minded individuals are more likely to experience a positive change in nonverbal perceptiveness when they are involved in peer microteaching with public feedback. (RL)

The author explores the idea that nonverbal communication can be disordered, describes several types of nonverbal disorders (such as impaired eye movement, inappropriate body movements, idiosyncratic mannerisms, and voice disorders), explains sources of nonverbal disorders, and suggests therapeutic procedures. (IM)

Increasingly, the importance of non-verbal behavior in the classroom is being acknowledged. A qualitative description of studies examining the relationship between non-verbal behavior and right-left brain functioning is provided. (CP)

There is value in learning how to learn from the expressive dimension of one's contacts with others--not in order to contrive an expressive tactic to mislead others, but to understand what it means to be oneself. (MJB)

Studied couples' resolution of existing marital issues. Videotapes of distressed and nondistressed couples were coded by two groups. Hypothesis which were studied involve the function of metacommunication, the expression of feelings, summarizing self versus other, feeling probes, nonverbal behavior during message delivery, context differences, and…

Social-communicative transactions between five young, preverbal children with Down Syndrome and their mothers were compared with those of five developmentally matched nonretarded child-mother dyads. Although overall similarities were found, Down Syndrome children initiated less communication even though their mothers responded more to their…

This review presents evidence that student nonverbal behavior may be an important component in the formation of teachers' impressions, attitudes, beliefs, and reciprocal behavioral expressions. Results of the studies are considered within the research on impression formation, communication theory, and classroom activity and participation…

The principles of transmitting appropriate impressions in peer interactions by using facial expressions are different among kindergarten children than among adults. Although the children demonstrate knowledge and understanding of some facial expressions found in the adult repertoire, they tend to be more aggressive and less tactful in their use of…

Two investigations provide evidence that nonverbal cues (hand gestures) play a role as contextual cues in the retrieval of verbal messages in conversations. (PD)