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Martinez-Diaz JA, Edelstein BA. Multivariate effects of demand characteristics on the analogue assessment of heterosocial competence. J Appl Behav Anal. 1979;12(4):679-89doi: 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-679.
Martinez-Diaz, J. A., & Edelstein, B. A. (1979). Multivariate effects of demand characteristics on the analogue assessment of heterosocial competence. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 12(4), 679-89. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1979.12-679
Martinez-Diaz, J A, and Edelstein, B A. "Multivariate effects of demand characteristics on the analogue assessment of heterosocial competence." Journal of applied behavior analysis vol. 12,4 (1979): 679-89. doi: https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1979.12-679
Martinez-Diaz JA, Edelstein BA. Multivariate effects of demand characteristics on the analogue assessment of heterosocial competence. J Appl Behav Anal. 1979;12(4):679-89. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-679. PMID: 16795621; PMCID: PMC1311488.
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J Appl Behav Anal. 1979;12(4):679-89. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-679.

Multivariate effects of demand characteristics on the analogue assessment of heterosocial competence.

Journal of applied behavior analysis

J A Martinez-Diaz, B A Edelstein

Affiliations

  1. West Virginia University.

PMID: 16795621 PMCID: PMC1311488 DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-679

Abstract

The present study assessed the effects of a contextual demand manipulation (pretreatment assessment versus experiment) and an instructional demand manipulation (high demand for competent behavior versus neutral demand) on the analogue assessment of heterosocial competence. Also assessed was the interaction between each demand manipulation and subject characteristics (high-frequency dating/low heterosocially anxious versus low-frequency dating/high heterosocially anxious college males). Students were assigned randomly to one of four groups receiving differential information and instructions. Students completed a battery of five standard paper-and-pencil questionnaires, responded out loud to 10 taped social situations, and conversed with a female confederate while being videotaped for five minutes. Multivariate analyses revealed highly significant differences between subject groups and between contextual manipulation groups. Univariate analyses revealed that only 3 of the 16 dependent measures, including 2 of the self-reports, were significantly affected by the contextual demand. Results are discussed in light of previous studies of phobic behavior and social skills. Various avenues for future research were presented.

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