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Effects of the non‐verbal behaviour of interviewers on candidates' impressions
Author(s) -
KEENAN A.,
WEDDERBURN A. A. I.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1975.tb00307.x
Subject(s) - interview , psychology , nonverbal communication , impression formation , social psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , interpersonal interaction , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , social perception , perception , computer science , law , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , political science
A role‐playing technique was used to investigate the hypothesis that candidates in a mock selection interview would make use of the non‐verbal behaviour of the interviewer to form impressions of him. When non‐verbal approval and disapproval were compared, the former created a more favourable impression in the candidates. However, non‐verbal approval had no effect on the verbal output of candidates, contrary to suggestions that such approval would reinforce verbal behaviour and so increase talking.