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Peer reviewedZarinsky, Irma – Adolescence, 1975
Article considered the psychological problems faced by adolescents in accepting a donor kidney as a means of extending their own lives. (RK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Data Analysis, Physical Health, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedWitkowski, Tomasz – Journal of Social Psychology, 1997
Tests the egotism hypothesis for poor performance following insoluble problems, and investigates the contribution of egotistic mechanisms to performance in perceived group affiliation and helpless threat conditions. Reports that participants in the failure and group-affiliation conditions performed better than others. Observes that this supports…
Descriptors: Egocentrism, Foreign Countries, Group Membership, Helplessness
Peer reviewedWalsh, James P.; Charalambides, Leonidas C. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Presents findings of a study involving 34 undergraduates, examining how exposure to different belief structures might change an individual's belief structure. Suggests that, when the individual is high in public self-conscious, their belief structures will change after encountering different belief structures. Implies that public posturing can…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Structures, Decision Making, Higher Education
Peer reviewedClements, Douglas H.; Nastasi, Bonnie K. – Computers in the Schools, 1985
Reviews research on the effects of the educational application of computers on student social-emotional development and details a study which examined the effects of two computer environments--computer assisted instruction and Logo--on six specific components of social-emotional competence (initiation and participation, social problem-solving,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Richards, Garry E. – 1976
Australian Outward Bound participants almost universally report their experience in the course as being significant in their lives. The relevance of Outward Bound to the normal progress of life enables it to make significant contributions to society and man's future. An Outward Bound course is designed to encourage students to take responsibility…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Adventure Education, Affective Behavior
