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Download full textBrown, Bert R.; And Others – 1971
A 2x2 factorial experiment was conducted to determine the effects of 2 interventions designed to reduce face-saving in a situation which normally produces such behavior. Face-saving, defined as sacrificing tangible (monetary) rewards to avoid public embarrassment, was measured by the length of time subjects publicly performed an embarrassing task.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Experimental Psychology, Psychological Studies
George Washington Univ., Alexandria, VA. Human Resources Research Office. – 1967
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY, WHICH SUPERSEDES EARLIER HUMRRO BIBLIOGRAPHIES, IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS. PART I IS A SEPARATE LISTING OF FY 1967 PUBLICATIONS, ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY UNDER CODE NAME, OR TYPE OF RESEARCH OTHER THAN WORK UNIT, OR UNDER A GENERAL SECTION. PAPERS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN FY 1967 AS PROFESSIONAL PAPERS ARE…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavioral Science Research, Human Factors Engineering, Leadership Training
Damm, John T.; Bloxom, Anne – 1971
The effects of two social contexts on the risk -taking behavior of elementary boys on a shuffleboard task were investigated. It was predicted that Atkinson's motive-probability-incentive (M-P-I) model would be supported in the peer-competitive context, in that the success-oriented subjects would choose more goals with median Ps values than the…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
