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Peer reviewedCash, Thomas F.; Janda, Louis H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
The present study evaluated the likelihood that volunteers for behavior therapy research are self-selected on variables known to moderate therapeutic outcomes. Compared with nonvolunteers, volunteers reported greater anxiety and externality. Among speech-anxious subjects, however, no volunteer bias was observed. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Bias
