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| Cohen, Sheldon | 1 |
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| O'Neal, Edgar | 1 |
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Ekman, Paul; Friesen, Wallace V. – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1976
The Facial Action Code (FAC) was derived from an analysis of the anatomical basis of facial movement. The development of the method is explained, contrasting it to other methods of measuring facial behavior. An example of how facial behavior is measured is provided, and ideas about research applications are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Interaction Process Analysis, Nonverbal Communication, Observation
Cohen, Sheldon; Spacapan, Shirlynn – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1978
Two studies were conducted in order to test the hypothesis that the afereffects of stress on both performance and social behavior are attributable to a depletion of attentional capacity. This depletion, or "cognitive fatigue," was predicted to increase with both the attentional load and duration of an activity. Results were positive. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Fatigue (Biology), Psychological Patterns
Patterson, Arthur H. – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1978
Observations were made of the visible territorial markers of elderly homeowners. Attitudinal measures of their fear of crime indicated that high-territorial elderly were less fearful of being victimized than were low-territorial elderly. Strong sex differences in the amount of fear were also found. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Crime, Environmental Influences
Ginsburg, Harvey J.; And Others – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1977
Behavior of children was monitored during unstructured playground activity in areas of differing size. Frequency of fighting increased significantly in the smaller area, although aggressive episodes were of briefer duration. Style of aggression differed significantly between the two conditions. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
O'Neal, Edgar; And Others – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1977
Black first-and second-grade students (N=40) were given instructions intended to induce possessiveness for both a designated toy and a play area. Each subject then surreptitiously observed an experimental confederate dressed in a clown costume play with either the designated toy or another toy. Results are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
Woolfolk, Robert L.; And Others – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1977
The effects of systematically varied verbal and nonverbal components of teachers' evaluative behavior upon children's perceptions and attitudes were studied within an experimental classroom. Subjects were 126 sixth-grade students. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Baum, Andrew; And Others – Environmental Psychology and Nonverbal Behavior, 1978
Describes effects of architecturally determined residential group size on development of social groups and norms of social control over shared interior spaces. Long-corridor residents expressed lower feelings of control over themselves in shared interior spaces and reported they exerted less group-derived social control over hallway space than…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, College Students, Community Control
