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Layne, Christopher – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Concludes that depression consists of low reward motivation and high punisher motivation. Depressed people exhibit their most severe motivational deficits in ambiguous social situations. Depressed people engage in few instrumental and operant behaviors, and in many escape and avoidance behaviors. (Author)
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Behavior Patterns, Depression (Psychology), Expectation
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Pihl, R. O.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1980
Results show teacher ratings and achievement score changes for all groups with the modulation group superior only in teacher ratings of Personal-Social behavior. Usefulness of this form of intervention in meeting the child's needs and in treating the concomitants of school failure are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Children, Elementary Education
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Fair, Thomas C.; Lawlis, G. Frank – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Affirmed that verbal behaviors (time speaking, initiated assertions, referrals received and first-person statements) were related to self-traits as measured by personality measures and a subjective self-report. The results are indicative of a proactive-reactive dimension of social interaction from both self and behavioral perspectives. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics