Effects of Instructionally Mediated Demand on the Behavioral Assessment of Assertiveness.

Nietzel, Michael T.; Bernstein, Douglas A.

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Effects of Instructionally Mediated Demand on the Behavioral Assessment of Assertiveness

Nietzel, Michael T.; Bernstein, Douglas A.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 3, 500, Jun 76

The effects of demand characteristics on assertive behavior of unassertive undergraduates was investigated and found to increase the amount of assertiveness. It was proposed that high and low role-playing situations be used to diagnose inadequate learning of assertion skills, as opposed to factors inhibiting assertive performance. (NG)

Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Diagnostic Tests, Expectation, Individual Characteristics, Instruction, Personality, Research Projects, Role Playing

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