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Dies, Robert R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1970
As predicted, approval dependent" persons were more likely to rationalize or excuse the failure" by blaming various experimental factors and/or their partners, but this was always done within the limits of a generalized tendency to seek social acceptance by expressing attitudes complimentary to other persons or situations. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
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Allegrante, John P.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1977
This study determined if interaction effects of selected psychosocial variables could be utilized as indicators of subsequent smoking behavior among youth having never smoked. Results support the hypothesis. Presented at the 49th annual convention of the American School Health Association, Denver, Colorado, 1975. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Psychological Characteristics
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Cowgell, Virginia G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Investigates in a controlled setting effects of a suicide threat. Produced greater self-rated anxiety and tension, greater physiological arousal, and an increase in the likelihood that the subject would talk to the stimulus person about suicide, death, or dying. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Females
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Cash, 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
Zanni, Guido R. – 1976
The convergent validity between the following measures was investigated: use of accomplices, imaginary accomplices, feltboard, disguised questionnaire, and undisguised questionnaire. The first four measures yielded corresponding results. Subjects' awareness proved to be an important methodological consideration. Results were not affected by the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Distance, Interaction