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Download full textPalma, Dominick R.; Schare, Mitchell L. – 1989
Mentally retarded adults (N=180) were asked 30 yes/no questions, to determine if their acquiescence is explained by indiscriminant yea-saying in response to the yes/no question format or due to subjects submitting to the influence of the interviewer. After selected questions, the interviewer either nodded his head "yes" or shook his head…
Descriptors: Adults, Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, Cues
Lineberger, Marilyn Hazzard; Beezley, Dana – 1980
Most definitions and training of assertive behavior fail to consider cultural diversity in social skills. Verbal, nonverbal and cognitive components of assertive behavior were investigated to determine cultural variations in assertiveness. Black (N=30) and white (N=30) male and female college students enacted 16 role-play scenes with 4 role…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences, Interpersonal Competence
