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Type A behavior pattern : relationship to personality and psychopathology
(1983)
Controversy exists around whether the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS),
a questionnaire measuring the Type A coronary-prone behavior pattern,
correlates with measures of pathology. The present study investigated
this ...
Effects of prenatal nicotine exposure on behaviorally conditioned immunosuppression in rats
(1993)
Pregnant rats were administered nicotine (0.6
mg/kg/day) during different stages of pregnancy.
Exposure occurred in either the first trimester (days
1-7), second trimester (days 8-14), third trimester
(days 15-21), ...
Test of the effectiveness of attributional feedback in reducing negative behavior in distressed couples
(1992)
A noted feature of distressed couples is that
their conflict discussions begin normally but soon
escalate into negative exchanges. They tend to
attribute their conflict to the negative personality
traits of their ...
Psychometric properties of an Icelandic translation of the Basic Personality Inventory
(1992)
This study investigated the psychometric properties of an Icelandic
translation of the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI), using a sample of
609 Icelandic teenagers. The translation procedure is described
thoroughly in ...
Validity of the K-Bit and a WISC-III short form with a sample of adolescent young offenders
(1995)
The present study investigated the concurrent validity and testretest
reliability of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT; Kaufman &
Kaufman, 1990) by comparing it to the full scale administration of the
Wechsler ...
EMG biofeedback application with behaviourally disturbed mentally retarded individuals
(1986)
Biofeedback is the use of instrumentation to provide feedback to a
client about his/her psychophysiological processes. One type of
biofeedback is Electromyographic (EMG) which measures muscular
contraction and relaxation. ...
Risk sensitive foraging by rats in the operant arena
(1988)
The operant arena was used as the framework in
which to study the theory of risk-sensitivity, A small
colony of hooded rats was exposed to increasing work
demands while given the choice between simultaneous
fixed ratio ...
Administration error in presenting the WAIS-R blocks : evaluation of an extreme departure
(1992)
This study examined block presentation on the Block Design subtest
of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. The standardized
procedure dictates that a variety of sides be shown and that the
red/white side be ...
Anger, hostility and aggression : the psychometric capabilities of a revised Buss-Durkee inventory
(1984)
It would appear that the emotion 'anger* together with
hostile attitudes and aggressive behaviors is receiving
more attention in the clinical literature. Within
clinics, themselves, more programs are being developed ...
Extraversion and external locus of control in a youthful offender population
A correlational study between extraversion as
measured by Eysenck’s Personality Inventory and external
locus of control as measured by Rotter’s Internal-External
Scale indicated no significant relationship in a sample
of ...