Three different analyses have shown that the more information available in a nonverbal decoding task, the less efficiently younger subjects utilize the information relative to older ones. This differential effectiveness in the utilization of available information was discussed in terms of processing capacity, effort, and strategies for sampling a…

Twenty primary abilities were measured using the Comprehensive Ability Battery. Factor analysis produced six oblique second-stratum factors. Four were identified as capacities in Cattell's triadic theory of ability structure. Correlations among factors yielded three oblique third-stratum factors. Implications for a hierarchical conceptualization…

Suggests that close-minded individuals are more likely to experience a positive change in nonverbal perceptiveness when they are involved in peer microteaching with public feedback. (RL)

There is value in learning how to learn from the expressive dimension of one's contacts with others--not in order to contrive an expressive tactic to mislead others, but to understand what it means to be oneself. (MJB)

Teacher needs to analyze the components of his style, discover excessive activity, experiment with motions and perfect his skill if he is to use body language as an effective communication medium. (RB)

In addition to ethnic origin, the subjects were further grouped by social class, middle and lower only. Social Class was a more important factor than ethnic origin in WISC differences; and, nonverbal ability differences (Cohen factors) were found to relate only to S's membership in a particular social class." (DB)

The relationship between nonverbal intelligence and English language ability was examined in 25 deaf children between the ages of 6 and 10. Subtests which require visual memory consistently entered the multiple regression equations as the best predictors of language performance. (Author)

Reports a study of the relationship between nonverbal analytical perception and performance on a standardized science achievement test among premedical and predental students. Hypothesized that students with above-average scores on the Embedded Figures Test would attain higher than average achievement scores, as compared with students with…

Undergraduates (n=441) rated how frequently or well they believed hypothetical women and men performed each of 20 nonverbal behaviors or skills. Perceived gender differences correlated positively with differences reported in observational studies, supporting the general accuracy of beliefs about nonverbal gender differences. (SLD)

Twenty individuals (ages 8-18) with mental retardation and 20 controls matched for nonverbal mental age were assessed on receptive language level and nonverbal cognitive functioning. Results indicate that the nondisabled group placed less emphasis on the formal, sequential properties of language and more on semantic, conceptual properties.…

This article presents an overview of literature relating to a nonverbal learning disabilities subtype. The article addresses the relationship between nonverbal learning disabilities and socioemotional functioning, generalizability of research outcomes, individual differences, and treatment validity. (Author/JDD)

Examined infant verbal and nonverbal cognitive development for 1,937 pairs of same-sex 2-year-old twins. Found that verbal and nonverbal development correlated .42. Genetic factors were responsible for less than half of this phenotypic correlation. The genetic correlation between verbal and nonverbal abilities was only .30, suggesting that genetic…

Investigated whether sustained forms of nonverbal coordinated action facilitates toddlers' generation of verbal discourse with one another. Twenty-four 2-year-olds interacted with an adult, in 2 nonverbal interactive contexts: an imitation game and parallel play. Found that involvement in nonverbal imitation games facilitated toddlers responding…

Specific language impairment is sometimes thought to be associated with concurrent difficulties in the area of social and behavioral development (N. Bolting & G. Conti-Ramsden, 2000; D. P. Cantwell & L. Baker, 1987; M. Fujiki, B. Brinton, & C. Todd, 1996; S. Redmond & M. Rice, 1998). The present study follows a group of 242…