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Bourque, Linda B.; Back, Kurt W. – Journal of Gerontology, 1977
Investigates changes in personal satisfaction over the whole life course by means of life graphs and their determinants, administered within a four-year interval to 371 individuals (age 45-70). Events play a different role at different stages of life and seem to be measured against an implicit schedule, traumatic or acceptable. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Individual Development, Life Style
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Tittler, Bennett I.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
Two self-report measures of openness and two behavioral measures of openness were administered to 50 subjects prior to and immediately following one of four treatment procedures. Contrary to prediction, none of the measures indicated an increase in openness for those subjects who had undergone openness-promoting treatments. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Dogmatism
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Krus, David J.; And Others – 1974
This paper describes a test which attempts to measure a group of personality traits by analyzing the actual behavior of the participant in a computer-simulated game. ECHO evolved from an extension and computerization of Horstein and Deutsch's allocation game. The computerized version of ECHO requires subjects to make decisions about the allocation…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making