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Motivation of the Disadvantaged
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Barry, John R. – Rehabilitation Research and Practice Review, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Standards, Disadvantaged
Some Restrictive Conditions for the Occurrence of Psychological Reactance
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Grabitz-Gniech, Gisla – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Attempts to relate psychological reactance and conformity and concludes that the social situation and personality factors necessarily play a part in specifications of the psychological reactance concept. (MB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conformity, Individual Characteristics, Individual Differences
Attitude Change Effects of Timing and Amount of Payment for Counterattitudinal Behavior
Rossomando, Nina P.; Weiss, Walter – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories
Some Comments on the Psychology of the Psychologist
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Weisskopf-Joelson, Edith – Journal of Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Bias
Liking for Persons as a Function of Incentive and Drive During Acquisition
Lott, Albert J.; And Others – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1970
Reports two studies regarding the role of drive and incentive in the acquisition of attitudes toward persons present when rewards were made. (MB)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
Behavioral Correlates of the EEG in Delinquents
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Beshai, James A. – Journal of Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Delinquency, Inhibition
On the Relationship Between Personality and Birth Order
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Karabenick, Stuart A. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Achievement, Affiliation Need, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Help Seeking, Self Esteem, and Achievement Motivation: An Attributional Analysis
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Tessler, Richard C.; Schwartz, Shalom H. – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Influences, Helping Relationship
Individual Differences in Tapping Performance as a Function of Time on the Task
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And Others; Wilson, Glenn D. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Individual Differences
Internal-External Control as a Determinant of Academic Achievement
Hjelle, Larry A. – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students
Attempted Leadership in the Leaderless Group Discussion as a Function of Motivation and Ego Involvement
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Vertreace, Walter; Simmons, Carolyn H. – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making, Group Dynamics
Personality Traits and Motor Ability Associated With Observed Competitiveness in Women Physical Education Majors
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Higgs, Susanne L. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1972
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Competitive Selection, Females
An Evaluation of Motivational Similarity in Work Groups.
Bowen, Donald D. – 1971
For some time, cultural anthropologists have attempted to explain regularities of behavior in large groups (nations, tribes, etc.) through a series of studies generally known as "national character" or "modal personality" studies. The investigation reported here attempts to adapt the "modal personality" approach to…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Group Behavior, Group Norms
AN ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. RESEARCH SERIES, NUMBER 1.
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MILLER, ROBERT W.; ZELLER, FREDRICK A. – 1967
AN ASSESSMENT IS MADE OF VARIABLES THAT ENCOURAGE OR DISCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. ONE VARIABLE IS THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF FELT NEEDS, WHICH ARE DETERMINED PARTLY BY PERSONALITY BUT FAR MORE--ESPECIALLY AMONG THE POOR--BY ENVIRONMENT. ANOTHER IS THE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT ONE CAN IDENTIFY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOR MARKET…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Disadvantaged, Employment, Lower Class
Attributional Style and Task Selection: A Dynamic Perspective on Personality x Situation Interactions.
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Fyans, Leslie J., Jr.; Maehr, Martin L. – 1977
This study deals with attributional theory, a factor of special concern in achievement theory, which focuses on specific behavior as caused by the subject's attributions to the perceived causes of such behavior. This study investigated whether an individual's attributional biases were predictive of task selections he or she made. Furthermore, it…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement, Attribution Theory, Behavior