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Variable ratio schedule control of dispersion in a patchy environment
(1989)
Current ecological theory suggests that foraging animals are controlled by the distribution and abundance of food resources. Contemporary ecological research focuses on optimizing resources through the maximization of ...
Effects of the anger expression and hostility components of the type A personality behavior pattern : on physiological recovery from a psychosocial stressor / by Mary-Beth Minthorn-Biggs.
(1988)
The present study re-examined the relationship of the Type A
Behavior Pattern to heart rate and finger temperature recovery
from a psychosocial stressor. It also investigated the role of
anger expression, hostility and ...
Cross-cultural comparison of the development of self-concept in Indian and white children / by Ford R. Cranwell. --
(1985)
The present research was designed to investigate the
differences between Indian and white children on; (A) the
dimensions and attributes comprising self-concept; and (B)
the developmental changes in self-concept. in ...
Age differences in children's judgements of reciprocal and non reciprocal patterns of self-disclosure / by Luanne Mann. --
(1986)
Research conducted supports the conclusion
that adults have a well defined norm of reciprocity in
self-disclosure.
The purpose of the present research was to
determine whether and if so at what age the norm of
reciprocity ...
Type A personality and heart rate perception
(1985)
The present study sought to replicate previous findings
on the discrepancy between Type A's self-reporting of stress
and their physiological arousal. An attempt was also made
to clarify whether this discrepancy was due ...
Type A behavior pattern, frustration and aggression
(1984)
Experimental studies have shown Type A Behavior
Pattern individuals to be more aggressive than Type B's.
The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether
increased frustration in response to task failure offers ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...