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Group Processes in Helping Groups: Toward a Developmental Perspective.
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Lakin, Martin; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1984
Analyzed 10 interaction dimensions of group behavior and three emotional atmosphere categories among old and young participants in 12 "support-discussion" groups. Results showed significant differences with respect to frequencies of boundary, self-disclosure, and support behaviors. In addition, the young showed signs of boredom more frequently.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, College Students, Group Behavior
Interpersonal Behaviors That Damage the Productivity of Creative Problem Solving Groups.
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Smith, Bruce L. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1993
This study examined the effects of discounting behavior ("put downs") on the quantity and quality of ideas produced by a group and on the group climate. Subjects were 52 college students divided into 8 groups. Groups in which discounting occurred produced significantly fewer ideas, and the emotional response to the group process was…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Brainstorming, College Students
Environmental Cognitive Sets: A Longitudinal Study.
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Leff, Herbert L.; Gordon, Lawrence R. – Environment and Behavior, 1979
Reports the results of a longitudinal study investigating environmental cognitive sets (ways of thinking or perceiving about one's surroundings). The cognitive sets were designed to promote awareness of environmental problems and possibilities and to induce aesthetic experience, environmental understanding, and a playful and creative orientation…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Educational Research
The Natural History of Some Intercultural Communication.
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Liberman, Kenneth – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1995
Studies intercultural communication in a Buddhist monastic university in India. Oral communication involves an ensemble of speakers and hearers; an interpersonal relationship that underlies the motivation and effort among speakers and hearers is required for true dialog. Understanding meanings is sometimes subordinate to interactional…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Buddhism, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Expressing Emotions in Words: Verbal Patterns of Interaction.
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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
Learned Helplessness in the Classroom: Some Good News and Some Bad.
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Dickens, Wenda J.; Perry, Raymond P. – 1981
The effects of amount of exposure to response/outcome independence and teacher expressiveness on student ratings of the instructor, achievement test performance, and attribution items were studied. University students completed an aptitude test that provided contingent or noncontingent feedback and varied in length (short, medium, or long). All…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Affective Behavior, Classroom Observation Techniques
Communication and the Foreign Language Teacher. The Challenge of Communication. ACTFL Review of Foreign Language Education, Vol. 6.
Brown, Charles T. – 1974
This analysis considers the deep purposes of communication, communication and relationship, relationship and nonverbal communication, projective and introjective perception, emotions and learning, the theory of dramaturgy applied to teaching, and some implications for the foreign language teacher. Communication is a special combination of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)