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Download full textENDSLEY, RICHARD C.; KESSEL, LESLEY D.
TWO EXPERIMENTS WERE PERFORMED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF RELATIVE NOVELTY ON CHOICE BEHAVIOR. IN THE FIRST, 48 CHILDREN OF MEAN AGE 4.4 YEARS WERE PREEXPOSED TO 1 OF 2 SETS OF TOYS FOR 0, 1, 3, OR 5 MINUTES. EACH WAS THEN GIVEN 10 OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY WITH 1 SET FOR 30 SECONDS. THE MEAN NUMBER OF CHOICES OF THE NOVEL SET INCREASED WITH THE…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Curiosity, Kindergarten Children, Patterned Responses
Peer reviewedGlover, Elbert D. – Journal of Drug Education, 1979
Determines whether subliminal perception can be used as a means for altering cigarette smoking behavior. Smoking behavior was not altered through subliminal perception as carried out in this study. There was evidence that smoking behavior was altered, but it was an unpredicted change. Some subjects decreased smoking patterns. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Habit Formation
Peer reviewedLick, John R.; Unger, Thomas E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
One snake-phobic woman and one spider-phobic woman, after having received systematic desensitization, were exposed to a live snake or spider in a caged or an uncaged condition. The implications of these findings for the external validity of the behavioral approach test are discussed. (EJT)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Desensitization
