A Comparison of Three Measures of Nonverbal Decoding Ability

Sixty male and female undergraduates and mental health professionals were tested to examine the relationship between three measures of the ability to decode nonverbal communications: the Profile of Nonverbal Sensitivity (PONS), Beier's Test, and the Affective Sensitivity Scale (AFSS). Results showed no significant relationship between the three tests, implying that these different measures of nonverbal decoding ability may actually be measuring different, unrelated skills. Differences between the three measures are described as contributing to the lack of significant correlations.