Since the Renaissance scientific experimentation has been plagued by the experimenter's effect upon the observation, collection, and reporting of data. Only recently, however, has this variable been recognized as one that ...

Purpose of this study. The purpose of this study is the comparison of responses to frustration and stress-producing situations of "prompt" patients who seek immediate medical care upon the onset of cancer symptoms and ...

The recent change in the behavioral sciences from a professional attitude of ethical neutrality to one of moral responsibility is viewed as an instance of the renegotiation of the social contract with society. The phenomenon ...

Two experiments were conducted to test the following hypotheses: a) there is no systematic increase in speed of simple reaction time (RT) over trials if no positive verbal reinforcement is given; b) the reinforcer "good" ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the significance of separation anxiety as an etiological factor in the school refusal syndrome. The thematic protocols of 50 preadolescent school refusal (SR) children and 30 ...

This study was undertaken to determine the effects of preweaning signalled and unsignalled shock on adult behavior and susceptibility to stress-induced gastric ulcers in albino rats. Fifty-four animals were separated into ...

The relationship between apparency of physical disability and the reaction of disabled Ss to social contact was investigated by the performances of Ss on a binocular rivalry task. The stimuli of the binocular rivalry test ...