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Zussman, John U. – 1977
A group of 40 parents were brought into the laboratory with two of their children (one preschool-age, one toddler) and given a cognitive task which competed with child care for their attention. This competing cognitive activity had substantial effects on parental behavior compared to a control phase with no competing task. In general, positive…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Patterns, Child Responsibility, Cognitive Style
Highlen, Pamela S.; Voight, Nancy L. – 1977
The purpose of these companion studies was to assess immediate and delayed effects of social modeling, cognitive structuring, and two self-management strategies for increasing affective self-disclosure in undergraduate males. Subjects were randomly assigned to: (a) social modeling, (b) cognitive structuring, (c) attention-placebo, or (d)…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, College Students