Learning disabled and nondisabled children were given instructions to either ingratiate or to act naturally with an adult interviewer while discussing their television preferences. The children's behaviors during their three-minute, individually administered interviews were videotaped. A variety of the children's nonverbal behaviors were subsequently analyzed. Differences in the nonverbal behaviors of learning disabled and nondisabled youngsters were found.
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