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Depression, quantity of social interaction, reciprocal self-disclosure, and perspective-taking in the elderly
(1985)
The present research was designed to investigate the
relationships among; a) depression, b) the quantity of
social interaction and, c) the quality of social
interaction in the elderly. Twenty-three residents aged
72 ...
Operant conditioning of spitting behaviour in the archer fish (Toxotes jaculator)
(1989)
The archer fish, Toxotesjaculator, has the ability to knock
insects out of the air by spitting at them. Although many studies
have been done using the archer fish, it has never been
considered from the operant conditioning ...
Body image perception and self-esteem in eating disordered females : further validation of the silhouette body image test / by K. Jennifer Helm. --
(1987)
Previous research has shown that the available techniques for
assessing body image perception do not provide valid and
reliable measures. The present study was designed to further
validate the Silhouette Body Image Test ...
Role of cognitive appraisal in the recovery from stress
(1988)
The present study examined the effects of cognitive appraisal on
heart rate recovery from a psychological stressor. Forty
introductory psychology students were randomly assigned to
either a threat or challenge condition. ...
Stress and Lifestyle Management Group Therapy Program
(1986)
Excessive stress can be debilitating when it is not
under careful control. The development of a Stress
and Lifestyle Management Group Therapy Program was
designed to instruct people who have a low stress
tolerance, to ...
Use of musical reinforcement to improve practice behaviors of competitive swimmers
(1989)
The rationale for the study was to determine if music
could be used as an effective reinforcer for increasing
appropriate practice behaviors, and reduce problem behaviors
in the competitive swimming environment. The ...
Observation of behavioral principles in baseball performance
(1984)
Three studies were done to demonstrate that formalized
sports can be used to test or observe the operation of
psychological phenomena. Major league baseball was chosen
as the representative sport, in part because of ...
Variable interval schedule control of dispersion and density
(1984)
The effects of Variable Interval (VI)
schedules of reinforcement on the dispersion
patterns and aggregate densities of a small
population of rats was studied. Eight male rats
were permanently housed in an arena in which ...
Assessment of psychiatric attitudes
(1989)
The assessment of psychiatric attitudes has been inconsistent over the
years despite considerable evidence of the important role which they play
in the efficacy of intervention with psychiatric illness. The development
of ...
Re-examination of the relationship between the Type A behavior pattern and heart rate recovery from a psychosocial stressor
(1984)
A recent study by Hart and Jamieson (1983) reported
that Type A males recover from a psychosocial stressor
significantly slower than their Type B counterparts. It is
unclear, however, whether this result is a robust ...