Maintains that the "basic skills" taught in the schools should be those required for functioning in current society. (SW)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, California, February, 1969, and supported by the U.S. Office of Education which demonstrates the potential value of instructing children to understand certain linguistic forms involved in the communication of relationships. (author)

Maternal directives to 10- and 18-month-old children were analyzed for verbal and nonverbal aspects. The findings emphasize the multimodal nature of mothers' messages and the way language occurs in an action context and not as isolated output. There was no indication that verbal output replaces nonverbal at this age, but the verbal and nonverbal…

Discusses the importance of nonverbal communication by counselors in expressing humanistic feeling. Notes that facial expression (i.e., smiling) provides immediate feedback to the observer; use of space (i.e., close proximity) communicates warmth and humaneness; and tone of voice can complement spoken words and give them more meaning. (WAS)

Examined effects and relative contribution of three counselor behaviors (nonverbal behavior, jargon, and attire) on perceived expertise and attractiveness. Results revealed that all three independent variables significantly affected the two rated dimensions. Nonverbal behavior accounted for most of the variance and differentially affected ratings…

Tested effects of client-counselor racial similarity on perceived counselor social influences and client satisfaction and effects of differing communication channels on perception of counselors of different races. Results indicated four communications channels produced differences in ratings of counselor behavior but the differences depended on…

Examined effects of client reinforcement on counselor behavior and on attitudinal judgments about the client. Counselor-trainees interviewed a standard client. Counselors in verbal and verbal plus nonverbal conditions showed increases in reflection of feeling statements. Differences in counselor attraction and clinical impression of the client…

Institutionalized male adolescents, rated on a psychopathic behavior scale, were videotaped in an interview situation. Nonverbal and paralinguistic behaviors were analyzed. Psychopathic subjects were more intrusive toward their interviewers than nonpsychopaths. A number of other observed differences in emotional expression between the two groups…

Factor-analyzed objective measures of interpersonal behavior presumed to be tapping assertiveness. Most of the behavioral measures loaded highly on a general factor of assertiveness. The fifth behavioral measure loaded highly on a separate factor, response latency. All behavioral measures with the exception of response latency evidenced…

Findings indicate that males and females report more similarities than differences in communicator style. The differences, however, are consistent and significant; males report being more precise while females report being more animated. (PD)

The effects of child deafness on mother-child interaction were investigated by observing mother-child dyads in free-play situations. Subjects were six deaf child/hearing mother pairs and six normal hearing pairs. All children were between 13.2 and 29.2 months of age. (Author/MP)

Authors discuss strategies for keeping classroom control. These include nonverbal communication, the importance of listening, and participation in youth groups. The section concludes with a report from a school that instituted leadership courses and boosted its DECA membership dramatically. (CT)

Abilities of physicians to express emotions through voice tone were assessed and related to physician personality and patient ratings. Aspects of expressive ability were correlated with personality traits, and expressive ability was related to patients' satisfaction with their physicians. (Author)

Interviews were held with 88 mentally retarded institutionalized adults (ages 18 to 30) in order to identify types of verbal and nonverbal behavior that are associated with making positive or negative impressions on others and that therefore might be priority targets for communication training efforts. (Author)