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Drabman, Ronald S.; Thomas, Margaret Hanratty – Journal of Communication, 1977
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Children
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Rosenfeld, Lawrence B.; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1976
Replicates an earlier study designed to determine specific meanings associated with various kinds of touch behavior in opposite-sex friends. (MH)
Descriptors: American Culture, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Interaction Process Analysis
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De Long, Alton J. – Journal of Communication, 1977
Outlines a two-year study of the kinesic behavior of four and five-year-olds and concludes that turn-taking in preschoolers' conversations is systematically signalled. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Body Language, Classroom Environment
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Shuter, Robert – Journal of Communication, 1976
Deals with a study conducted in Costa Rica, Panama, and Columbia to determine whether Latin Americans have similar distance and contact orientations regardless of sex and nationality. Concludes that the differences in behavior between the Central and South Americans are significant enough to warrant further research. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cultural Influences, Interaction Process Analysis
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Steier, Frederick; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1982
Compared the interaction of normal families and families with a drug-abusing member in order to describe the differences in their communication patterns. Concluded that addict families generally display more rigid communication patterns than do normal families. (PD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Conflict Resolution
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Shimanoff, Susan B. – Journal of Communication, 1985
Studied one aspect of communication competency: how people express emotions through verbal behavior. Found, among other conclusions, that references to unpleasant emotions outnumber references to pleasant emotions almost two to one. (PD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Communication Research