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Galbraith, Gary G.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Examines the relation between social desirability judgements (social de sirability scale values) of males and females in the area of sexual behavior. The findings raise some questions about the use of obvious-direct items with pathological import in sex behavior questionnaires. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Interpersonal Competence
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Levenstein, Joseph; And Others – Small Group Behavior, 1977
Tests the hypothesis that a response to a given feedback statement will be its reciprocal. In Phase 1, a pool of feedback statements was written and scaled along dimensions of power (dominance-submission) and affect (affection-hostility). In Phase 2, these statements were used as the basis for giving feedback and replying to it. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Feedback, Interaction Process Analysis
Siegel, Jan; Powers, Richard B. – 1975
This paper investigated whether children can learn to cooperate under minimal social conditions. The research also compares the effectiveness of verbal instructions and a training task for teaching subjects the "win-stay/lose-change" rule. This rule has been used to explain the development of cooperation in the minimal social situation. Subjects…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Group Activities
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Chelune, Gordon J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Reactions of observers, classified as either high or low in self-disclosure flexibility, to high and low behavioral samples of self-disclosure to a stranger were examined. Results suggest self-disclosure flexibility reflects perceptual awareness of social-situational norms governing the appropriateness of self-disclosing behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
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Genther, Robert W.; Falkenberg, Virginia – Small Group Behavior, 1977
Investigates whether interpersonal skills training raises the level of facilitativeness of the trainers. Results are positive. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Graduate Students, Individual Development, Interpersonal Competence
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Krain, Mark – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1975
Systematic observation methods were used to investigate the nature of communication in a cross-sectional study of 80 dating and engaged couples that were grouped into dating stages of various degrees of commitment. Results indicate more communication of the critical kind was in evidence at later stages of dating. (Author/EJT)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Dating (Social), Human Relations
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Wenger, Ralph D. – 1976
This paper reports a quasi-experimental study which was designed and conducted to learn more about the impact of selected consultant interactional behaviors on consultee satisfaction with consultation. Specifically, the study focused on the effects of consultant effort to foster a collaborative consultative relationship. Consultant efforts were…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Consultants, Consultation Programs, Elementary Education
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Baruch, Grace K. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1976
Self-perceptions of competence of white, middle-class fifth- and tenth-grade girls were examined in relation to (a) maternal variables and (b) self-esteem and anticipated role pattern (career aspirations and desired family size). Subjects were 79 fifth-graders and 51 of their mothers, and 49 tenth-graders and 38 of their mothers. Results are…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Career Choice, Females, Interpersonal Competence
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
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Barnett, David W.; Zucker, Karl B. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
Explores the predictability of friendly, cooperative behavior of school children over a 5-week period. The basis for the predictions was the children's others-concept, as measured by the Paired Hands Test. In three tasks out of five the high others-concept children showed a higher frequency and greater proportion of task-related and friendly…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Elementary Education