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Tang, Thomas Li-Ping – Journal of Leisure Research, 1986
Three groups of subjects (Type A, intermediate, and Type B) were presented an identical problem-solving task labeled as work-related or as leisure-oriented and then given free choice of other activities. The subjects' task preference in the free-choice time was examined as a function of Type A personality and task labels. (MT)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Higher Education, Leisure Time
Williams, Stacey L.; Frieze, Irene Hanson – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2005
This study assessed college men's (n=85) and women's (n=215) courtship persistence behaviors (approach, surveillance, intimidation, mild aggression), which have been linked to stalking, and examined their relations to initial courtship interest, relationship development, and future violence and persistence, while also exploring the role of gender…
Descriptors: Persistence, Dating (Social), College Students, Behavioral Science Research
Hoffman, Curt; Mischel, Walter – 1980
The effects of observational purpose are thought to impact on such diverse processes as categorization, behavior perception, trait ascription, and memory. The role of observational purpose in the categorization of behavior was explored to determine whether differences between trait and goal concepts affect certain information-processing…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Classification, Cognitive Processes

Granberg, Donald; Brown, Thad A. – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1995
Examines people's behavior in the Monty Hall Dilemma (MHD), in which a person must make two decisions to win a prize. In a series of five studies, found that people misapprehend probabilities in the MHD. Discusses the MHD's relation to illusion of control, belief perseverance, and the status quo bias. (RJM)
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes
Tieger, Todd – 1979
Although many studies have concluded that males are more aggressive than females in a variety of situations, significant variation exists among individuals in their willingness to respond to provocation with aggressive behavior. The pervasiveness of the sex role stereotyping of aggressiveness as a masculine trait and passivity as a feminine trait…
Descriptors: Aggression, Androgyny, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research

Higgs, Susanne L. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1972
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Competitive Selection, Females

Card, Alison L.; And Others – Sex Roles, 1986
Examines the relationship between gender role and person-perception accuracy in face-to-face interactions between young adults and a young adult and a child. Females' perceptions were more astute in general, while androgynous subjects of both sexes were more accurate in predicting childrens' perceptions of them. (SA)
Descriptors: Androgyny, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Interaction Process Analysis

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