Relationship of intelligence and social power to the interpersonal behavior of children.

Training women to be more assertive in mixed-sex task-oriented discussions

“…In contrast, women have been found more likely to produce short incomplete sentences and to defend their ideas with a simple "uh-huh." This sex difference has been found with adults (Nemeth, Endicott, & Wachtler, 1976;Strodtbeck, James, & Hawkins, 1958;Strodtbeck & Mann, 1956; Aries, Note 1; Cooperstein, Note 2; Hall, Note 3), with adolescents (Lockheed,Note 4), and with elementary school children (Zander & Van Egmond, 1958). Moreover, it has been found even with men and women who are known to have equal levels of professional development and relevant background knowledge (Hall,Note 3).…”

Chapter VI: Research Tools: Observing and Recording Behavior

“…Zander and Van Egmond (1958) examined the relationship of intelligence and social power (ability to get others to do things) of 418 children in grade 2 and grade 5 classrooms. It also seems clear that the peer-group values of children influence their openness to learning content, attitudes, and skills.…”

Social interaction in middle childhood within dyadic groups

“…and1951b;Zander & Van Egmond, 1958) was not evident in the particular interaction situation used for the current study.…”

“…Second-grade children (n=230) and fifth-grade children (n=l88), representing all socioeconomic levels in a medium-sized city, served as subjects for the investigation. Zander and Van Egmond (1958) found that social power is not highly correlated with intelligence, but that both boys and girls who were attributed high social power by classmates were more attractive to peers regardless of intelligence.…”

“…As a part of a study on the relationship of intelligence and social power to the interpersonal behavior of children (Zander & Van Egmond, 1958), social interaction was observed in small groups of children who had been assigned a problemsolving task. Second-grade children (n=230) and fifth-grade children (n=l88), representing all socioeconomic levels in a medium-sized city, served as subjects for the investigation.…”