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Plumbing the Depths of the Bogus Pipeline: A Reprise.
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Arkin, Robert M.; Lake, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1983
Reviews the utility of the "bogus pipeline" attitude measurement technique. The present conceptual replication failed entirely to produce the Cherry (1976) finding, showing a tendency for responsiveness to demand characteristics only among subjects responding via "paper and pencil." This finding is consistent with the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Differences
Some Cautionary Notes regarding the Use of Aggregated Scores as a Measure of Behavioral Stability.
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Day, H.D.; And Others – Journal of Research in Personality, 1983
Examined the utility of the aggregation method as a measure of behavioral consistency in 26 studies involving computer-generated, repeated-measurement data. Concluded that aggregation produces spuriously high estimates of behavioral consistency. The Spearman-Brown prophecy formula and coefficient alpha accurately predict the results of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Personality Theories
Self-Consciousness and Reactance.
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Carver, Charles S.; Scheier, Michael F. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1981
Two studies examined the effects of dispositional self-consciousness on reactance. Men who were high in private self-consciousness displayed greater reactance responses to a coercive communication attempt. Women high in private self-consciousness exhibited greater reactance responses to a self-imposed threat to their freedom of choice. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Individual Differences, Motivation, Personality
Social Motives among Anglo American and Mexican American Children: Experimental and Projective Measures.
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Kagan, Spencer; Knight, George P. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1981
Tested Anglo American and Mexican American children for how competitiveness is related to achievement, cooperativeness is related to affiliation, and the cultural differences in cooperation-competition are related to those in affiliation and achievement. Results indicate that large cultural differences in cooperation-competition are not explained…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Affiliation Need, Anglo Americans, Children
Encoding and Decoding of Nonverbal Behavior through Facial Expressions.
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Gallagher, David; Shuntich, Richard J. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1981
Examined various kinds of sending-receiving relationships. Males (N=10) and females (N=10) served as both senders and receivers of nonverbal expressions. Females were found to be significantly better receivers but not significantly better senders than males. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis