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Download full textGrove, J. Robert; And Others – 1983
To determine the influence of successful or unsuccessful competitive outcomes and small or large margins of victory/defeat on performance, pairs of female undergraduate students "competed" against each other in a dart tossing contest. False feedback about the outcomes and margin of victory/defeat led subjects to believe they were winning every…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Competition, Conditioning
Brehony, Kathleen A. – 1980
Agoraphobia is the most pervasive and serious phobic response seen by clinicians, accounting for approximately 50 to 60% of all phobic problems. The symptoms of agoraphobia, a condition in which an individual fears entering public areas, include fears of leaving home, fainting, entering open and closed spaces, shopping, entering social situations,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Conditioning
