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Raynor, Joel O. – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research
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Karabenick, Stuart A. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Achievement, Affiliation Need, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Meyer, William J. – 1970
Discussion centered on three sets of factors that may influence the variability observed in "concept identification" (concept formation and discrimination learning) studies: stimulus characteristics, incentives employed, and subject characteristics. Stimulus characteristics are described in terms of the number of dimensions…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Correlation
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Amorose, Anthony J.; Hollembeak, Jill – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
Despite the conceptual importance of impression motivation in predicting social anxiety (Leary & Kowalski, 1995; Schlenker & Leary, 1982), no research has tested the link between impression motivation specifically regarding one's physical appearance (appearance impression motivation, or AIM) and social physique anxiety (SPA). The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Motivation, Anxiety, Physical Fitness, Measurement Techniques
Hakel, Milton D.; And Others – 1975
The report is a study of the utility of social reinforcement for improving Air Force training. It was conducted through a field evaluation of social incentive instructional systems which would serve to improve student motivation, classroom performance, and attitudes. The participants included a total of 300 trainees from two Air Force bases; 25…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Analysis