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Information Seeking in a Natural Stress Situation
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Vernon, David T. A. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 1971
Compares hospitalized tuberculosis patients with informative and uninformative physicians as to their use of library books. Finds that the two groups did not differ in general reading, but that those with uninformative physicians tended to seek out books about tuberculosis and its treatment more often. (MB)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
The Effect of Windowless Rooms and Unembellished Surroundings on Attitudes and Retention
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Tognoli, Jerome – Environment and Behavior, 1973
Studying short-term effects of three environmental variables in combination showed a three-way interaction, supporting the interpretation that environmental variables can often be better understood in terms of their complex arrangement with other variables. Need for study of behaviors occurring long after an individual leaves a particular…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, Controlled Environment
Effects of Expected Delay Time on the Subjective Value of Rewards and Punishments
Mischel, Walter; and others – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Elementary School Students
Internal-External Control and the Attribution of Blame Under Neutral and Distractive Conditions
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Phares, E. Jerry; And Others – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
Student Reaction to a University Disaster: Initial Analyses and Recommendations.
Ireland, John F.; And Others – 1979
The University of Evansville basketball team and others associated with it were killed in an airplane crash in December, 1977. The University had to decide how to respond to the tragedy. Advice received from other universities was based upon impression rather than systematic data collection. At Evansville, interviews were held with 87 students who…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research