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Download full textFriend, Margaret; Becker, Judith E. – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1986
The report examines research on differences in the interpretations of discrepant and nondiscrepant messages by normal and emotionally disturbed children and reports on a study in which tone of voice and verbal content were discrepant in their affective meaning. A review of the research on discrepant messages, their delivery, interpretation, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Body Language, Communication Problems, Comprehension
Miller, Patrick W. – 1988
Based on the premise that effective teaching depends on successful communication, this booklet discusses the nonverbal dimension of communication. The booklet contends that humans use nonverbal communications for the following reasons: (1) words have limitations; (2) nonverbal signals are powerful; (3) nonverbal messages are likely to be more…
Descriptors: Body Language, Classroom Communication, Communication Research, Communication Skills
