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Abstract
Two experiments are reported which question the value of training students in nonverbal microskills. The first compared the reactions of trained and untrained students to responsive and unresponsive interviewing behavior. Contrary to predictions, trained students were found to place a lower value on both responsiveness and unresponsiveness than untrained students did. The second experiment replicated this finding and also found that: (a) the reactions of untrained students are more accurate than those of trained students in predicting clients' reactions, and (b) nonverbal behaviors of responsive interviewers are not valued more highly by clients than behaviors of nonresponsive interviewers.