NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Craig, Robert J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of competition on the level of schizophrenic thought disorder by having groups of schizophrenics perform a task under competitive and noncompetitive conditions. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Performance, Performance Factors
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Pagano, Don F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1973
R.S. Lazarus's theory of coping was used to investigate appraisal and reappraisal of threat in repressors and sensitizers. Two indexes of stress, self-report ratings of affect and palmar skin conductance, were measured prior to performance on a reaction time task, after one-third of the task was completed and after two-thirds of the task was…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Psychological Patterns
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Schwartz, Robert M.; Gottman, John M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
The present study analyzed the components of assertive behavior. Assertiveness problems were conceptualized in terms of a task analysis of the topography of competent responding. Subjects (N=101) who spanned the range of assertiveness responded to three sets of situations requiring refusal of an unreasonable request. (Author)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Personality Assessment