The purpose of this study was to test Siegel's utility model of
choice behavior under conditions of verbal reinforcement, in a nursery
school population of both sexes. Two major hypotheses were
tested: The ordinal hypothesis stated that under conditions of increased
value of the payoff subjects' stable-state strategies will
occur...
This study examines variables that may be involved in coping with
life change. A volunteer sample of undergraduate psychology students (N
= 57) completed a battery of self reports and participated in an
individual structured interview covering the areas of life change,
coping processes, and social milieu.
A Coping Index...
College is recognized by many researchers to be an exceptionally stressful period of development. Despite considerable theoretical and empirical attention, many questions still remain regarding the experience of stress among college students. There is a dearth of multivariate investigations in this area and, to date, no clear consensus exists among...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the memory factors
associated with preschoolers' performance in a two-choice, uncertain
outcome decision situation. Choice behavior was examined under
two conditions: one, (NMA), in which the child was required to
rely on his memory to establish an appropriate prediction of the
occurrence...
The problem of this study was to determine the relationship
between selected autobiographical data and the personality characteristics
of high school basketball players.
The Athletic Motivation Inventory (AMI) measured the personality
traits of 150 high school basketball players. The Individual Data
Questionnaire was used to identify background characteristics for
comparison...
The purpose of this investigation was to identify sources of
influence on one major growth trend for college students: the development
of autonomy. Specifically, the study focused on whether
change in autonomy in college freshmen was related to the background
of the students, their associations with peers, their contacts with...
This study compared two groups of home sewers in relation to
their sewing practices, perceived sewing competence, sex-role
concept, and selected demographic factors. A review of literature
indicated an increase in home sewing that began in the 1960's with
the greater availability of fabrics in a wider range of fibers,...
This study deals with intergenerational differences in the
industrial environment. Rapid changes in our social and technological
society suggest the characteristics of dogmatism and trust as possible
indicators of differences between practicing professionals and upper
division university students.
Each subject's reaction to change was measured through administration
of Rokeach's Dogmatism...