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Lancy, David F.; Grove, M. Annette – American Journal of Play, 2011
The authors review several case studies of children engaged in rule-governed play and conclude that the process of learning rules--and of breaking them and making new ones--promotes what they call gamesmanship. They link the development of gamesmanship to the theory of Machiavellian intelligence, which considers social interaction primary in the…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Interpersonal Relationship, Play, Social Development
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Sagiv, Lilach; Schwartz, Shalom H. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2004
We examine relations of values and intelligence to overt behavior in a field study of clients in career counseling (N = 365). Eleven counselors reported their clients' independence, activity and insightfulness behaviors. As predicted, both values and intelligence correlated substantially with particular behaviors. Activity and independence…
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Social Behavior, Intelligence, Career Counseling
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Vogrin, Daniel; Kassinove, Howard – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
Studies effects of behavior rehearsal and audiotaped vignettes added to an assertion training lecture series for third graders. While clear increases in assertion were found, no effect on neuroticism or trait anxiety was noted. It was recommended that school mental health programs include an assertiveness segment in their curriculum. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Audiotape Recordings, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education