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Peer reviewedLayne, Christopher – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
The research review revealed that neither deception nor gullibility affects individual differences in acceptance, that subjects accurately recognize the triviality and actual accuracy of Barnum feedback, and that bogus feedback may persuade subjects to alter their self-evaluations slightly. The acceptance phenomenon manifests subjects' rationality…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedHouston, B. Kent – Journal of Research in Personality, 1983
Reviews studies in which the psychophysiological responses of Type A and B subjects were studied in various contexts. It appears that Type A's manifest greater psychophysiological arousal in solitary as well as interpersonal situations in which there is a moderate external incentive to accomplish something and an intermediate probability of…
Descriptors: Adults, Arousal Patterns, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedHolmes, David S. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1983
Reviewed task-related differences in physiological arousal between Type A and Type B persons and found that differences are less consistent and of a smaller magnitude than what is usually assumed. Furthermore, the median difference in systolic blood pressure between Type A and Type B persons working on tasks was small. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Arousal Patterns, Heart Disorders, Individual Differences
Download full textGalbraith, Vicki; Gardner, R. C. – 1988
The bibliography contains 64 annotated references to journal articles and other sources of information about individual difference correlates of second language achievement. The journal articles appeared between 1984 and 1987. Where available, abstracts contained in the original articles are used; these are marked with asterisks. Entries are coded…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Research, Individual Differences, Language Aptitude
Loper, Rodney G. – 1980
Psychological studies on personality characteristics obtained from individuals prior to being diagnosed as alcoholics are reviewed. Retrospective studies suggesting an association between childhood anti-social behavior and the subsequent problem of alcoholism are presented, supported by studies of the personality inventories of college students…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Background, Child Development
Lettieri, Dan J., Ed.; Ludford, Jacqueline P., Ed. – 1980
This report reviews five studies dealing with drug abuse and adolescence and presents an overview of the social changes which have contributed to the increased use of marijuana and other illicit drugs. The importance of the longitudinal study as a research tool is emphasized in describing the research projects that deal with the epidemiology of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biomedicine, Cohort Analysis, Delinquent Behavior
Galbraith, Vicki; Gardner, R. C. – 1990
This annotated bibliography contains 33 references related to the topic of individual difference correlates of second-language achievement found in 26 journals available in the University of Western Ontario, and follows up a 1988 bibliography covering the years 1984-1987. Bibliographic information provided includes author, title, source, abstracts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries
