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Harris, Ben; Harvey, John H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Analyzes and critiques an attempted application of cognitive dissonance and reactance concepts to a therapy analogue. An experiment by R. M. Gordon is discussed. Key prerequisites for dissonance arousal and for reactance induction were not present. Self-selection of volunteers for treatment is an unreported factor. Gordon replies to this critique.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Clinical Psychology, Induction, Relaxation Training
Cook, Thomas D.; And Others – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1970
Provides evidence that subjects who have experienced deception in experiments exhibit altered behavior and/or attitudes in subsequent experiments. Bibliography, tables, and graph. (RW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Cues
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Lick, 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
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Vitulli, William F. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis, Evaluation, Logical Thinking
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Crowther, Betty; Pantleo, Paul – Psychological Reports, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Group Behavior, Interaction Process Analysis
Cook, Desmond L. – 1967
Project objectives included (1) establishing a body of knowledge concerning the role of the Hawthorne effect in experimental designs in educational research, (2) assessing the influence of the Hawthorne effect on educational experiments conducted under varying conditions of control, (3) identifying the major components comprising the effect, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Educational Experiments, Educational Research, Field Studies