INTERPERSONAL TOUCHING AND ORALITY

Sixty-five undergraduates were assigned to guide a blindfolded confederate through a floor maze. The frequency of touching the confederate's skin and the length of time required to complete the trip through the maze were recorded. Each subject was also given a self-administered Rorschach test; an independent count was made of the number of oral responses given. Orality was positively related to touching behavior (r=. 39, p-. 001) and with speed of guiding the confederate through the maze (r=, 3I,p =. 01). © 1979, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.