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ERIC Number: EJ200960
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Altruism in Children: The Significance of Nonverbal Behavior.
Ginsburg, Harvey J.
Journal of Communication, v27 n4 p82-86 Fall 1977
Presents a study demonstrating that aid-giving by children is predicated by nonverbal displays of submission emitted by the child under attack, and that although the children observing the episodes respond to the displays, the aggressor ignores them. (JMF)
Descriptors: Aggression, Altruism, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Interpersonal Relationship, Nonverbal Communication, Prosocial Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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