The exploration of nonverbal forms of culture and communication has led to the development of visual anthropology courses within the anthropology department at Temple University. Visual anthropology is conceptualized as the study of human nonlinguistic forms of communication involving film making for data collecting and analysis. Several areas of…

As a part of the unit materials in the series produced by the Australian Science Education Project, this teacher edition is primarily composed of two sections: a core relating to nonverbal communication and a number of options. The core is concerned with body talk, signal meanings, facial expressions, and signal studies. Options are given under…

This study of the human power to make mental images in the mind, here called "imagery," is studied as a phenomena of empirical psychology. The findings have importance for the process of communication, especially in behavioral modification through psychotherapy. Current research in imagery is reviewed, along with possible applications to…

To establish instructional guidelines for enabling junior and senior high school students to develop an understanding of a technical concept, this study sought to determine whether a verbal instructional medium complementing a nonverbal instructional medium would result in the development of a higher level of abstract understanding of a…

It was the purpose of this study to establish whether or not supervisor verbal style was related to teacher perceptions of the quality of their interpersonal relationships with their supervisor. More specifically, the hypothesis was that indirect supervisor styles will result in higher quality interpersonal relationships with respect to the…

The program outlined in this guide provides course objectives, organized for three grade levels, under the following five major language arts strands: nonverbal communication, oral communication, literature, written communication, and language. Objectives are presented in a logical teaching sequence for each of the language arts strands, with…

One of the most important variables influencing student learning in the classroom setting is the quality of teacher-pupil interaction. This study investigated whether differences exist in elementary school children's perceptions of nonverbal behavior of teachers. The study specifically investigated effects of race, sex and age. (NG)

In one study, a teacher who looked attractive was rated as more competent and better able to stimulate and motivate students than when she looked unattractive. In the other, close behaviors by the teacher produced more positive ratings than distant behaviors. (Author/BP)

A study of three hearing, moderately handicapped children (seven and eight years old) was undertaken in order to examine the acquisition, generalization, and maintenance of sign language production with this population. (PHR)

Students (N=80) rated the interviewers on a counselor rating form. Only counselor role behavior significantly affected students' perceptions of interviewer attractiveness, while perceptions of expertness seemed to have been affected jointly by role and attire. The relative magnitude of expertness as compared to attractiveness ratings was…

Exercises in nonverbal communication are presented which were designed to be used for experiential learning in cross-cultural training programs. Each exercise is described by goal, number of people, time required, procedure, and discussion. Topics include "first impressions,""eye contact patterns," and "silence." (SW)

Focuses on a who-why-where-when-how-what-whom structural model of interpersonal "distancing." Parallels are drawn between concepts of "intimacy" disequilibrium and cognitive dissonance; the latter deals with attitude-behavior discrepancies and the former with attraction-approach discrepancies. Presented at the American Psychological Association,…

Discusses the prevalence of "black" nonverbal behavior patterns among black and white adolescents alike and suggests that educators must learn to understand those nonverbal patterns in order to distinguish cues of active hostility from other types of behavior. (JG)

Describes eight classroom activities which instruct college level sociology students about major concepts and principles of social psychology. Concepts include gestalt psychology, nonverbal communication, adaptation level, relative deprivation, selective exposure, labeling, sexism, and perceptual distortion. (Author/DB)

The author presents the theory, based on longitudinal audiovisual observations of infants, that language develops from an expanding and differentiating interactive communication system in which infants and adults, and often older children, are participants. (SBH)