Separate and interactive effects for 198 subjects or eye contact, vocal fluency and vocal loudness on peers' judgments of a same-sex (male) person's assertiveness, aggressiveness, submissiveness, competence and friendliness are evaluated. Implications for assertiveness training are discussed.
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