Sidney J Arenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 7115818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sidney J Arenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sidney J |
| FAMILY NAME | Arenson |
| SIGNATURE | ARENSON S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Physical Attractiveness Stereotype in Causal Attributions for Socially Undesirable Behavior
Causal attributions for socially undesirable behavior performed by physically attractive and unattractive stimulus persons were investigated among 144 men and women respondents. An attributional bias was predicted such that upon learning that a person has engaged in socially undesirable behavior in the context of a pattern of low consensus, low distinctiveness, and high consistency information, respondents would make more internal attributions fo…
Rankings of Intimacy of Social Behaviors by Italians and Americans
Differences in intimacy were indicated by ranks assigned a series of “behaviors” (e.g., kiss, to go to movies with, to protect, to work with) by 63 Italian students and 39 Americans. There were no sex differences. Four behaviors seen as more intimate by Triandis' Greek students than by Americans were not ranked differently by the present groups of Italians and Americans
A Test of Two Theories in the Initial Process Stage of Coalition Formation
Males and females participated in a coalition formation procedure by interacting with a computer program that simulated a pachisi game situation. All players occupied position A in the triad, where A > B > C and A < (B + C). The female partner preference data supported a weighted probability model of coalition formation over a bargaining theory. The male partner preference data did not support either theory. Females tended to prefer player B and …
Age and Dress of Experimenter in Verbal Conditioning
60 males and 60 females performed in a verbal conditioning procedure for 3 male experimenters who were of different ages and either “formally” or “casually” dressed. To control for extraneous effects of experimenter's attributes, the subject and experimenter were in different rooms and communicated by intercom. Only subjects classified as “aware” on the basis of a post-experimental questionnaire increased their emission of the reinforced response…
Age and Sex Differences in the Probability Preferences of Children
57 boys and 55 girls, age 5 to 13 years, played a game in which they made 80 choices to insert a stylus in one of three boards, which had 2, 4, or 8 holes. The choices had equal expected value, but the probabilities of payoff were 1⁄2, 1⁄4, or 1⁄8. Each child began with 15 pennies and paid a penny for each play. Analyses of choices of each probability for the last 30 trials yielded no age or sex differences. The cultural stereotype that boys take…
Reactions to Invasions of Marked Seats at a Racetrack
The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of defensive behavior by neighbors and returning occupants against the invasion of marked seats at a racetrack. On 39 occasions, four female undergraduates took empty seats that were marked with a newspaper, handkerchief, clothing, etc., in the unreserved sections of the grandstand. In the 32 cases in which there was a neighbor present, 20 of them defended the marked seat. There were no sex or…
Effect of Model's Method of Solution on Observer's Solution of Anagrams
Female college subjects ( n = 80) observed a female confederate solve 15 five-letter anagrams which permitted either an order (32145) or a category solution (nature). Subjects were then tested on 10 anagrams which permitted only one of the solutions. Combinations of observed solutions and tests formed four conditions: Order—Order, Nature—Order, Nature—Nature, and Order—Nature. Subjects in the Order—Order condition solved the test anagrams signifi…
Enhancement of Dominant Risk Tendencies in Group Discussion
Much recent research indicates that discussion predictably affects responses to choice-dilemma items. In the present experiment, 12 choice-dilemma items were discussed to consensus by 40 female groups of varying size (2, 3, 5, or 7 members). Group size did not significantly affect shift scores. Over all groups, the mean of initial risk taking on an item was an excellent predictor of the mean amount of shift that item elicited ( r = –.89), a findi…
Einstellung by Observation
In 2 experiments female Ss observed a confederate solve 6 “water-jar” problems. Each problem permitted 2 modes of solution. In Exp. I the 3 conditions were observation of direct solutions, indirect solutions, or a mixture of both. In subsequent performances on similar problems, observers adopted the solution methods that had been observed even when inefficient. In Exp. II the order of the jar capacities was varied to test for the acquisition by o…
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Einstellung by Observation
In 2 experiments female Ss observed a confederate solve 6 “water-jar” problems. Each problem permitted 2 modes of solution. In Exp. I the 3 conditions were observation of direct solutions, indirect solutions, or a mixture of both. In subsequent performances on similar problems, observers adopted the solution methods that had been observed even when inefficient. In Exp. II the order of the jar capacities was varied to test for the acquisition by o…
Enhancement of Dominant Risk Tendencies in Group Discussion
Much recent research indicates that discussion predictably affects responses to choice-dilemma items. In the present experiment, 12 choice-dilemma items were discussed to consensus by 40 female groups of varying size (2, 3, 5, or 7 members). Group size did not significantly affect shift scores. Over all groups, the mean of initial risk taking on an item was an excellent predictor of the mean amount of shift that item elicited ( r = –.89), a findi…
Effect of Model's Method of Solution on Observer's Solution of Anagrams
Female college subjects ( n = 80) observed a female confederate solve 15 five-letter anagrams which permitted either an order (32145) or a category solution (nature). Subjects were then tested on 10 anagrams which permitted only one of the solutions. Combinations of observed solutions and tests formed four conditions: Order—Order, Nature—Order, Nature—Nature, and Order—Nature. Subjects in the Order—Order condition solved the test anagrams signifi…
Reactions to Invasions of Marked Seats at a Racetrack
The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of defensive behavior by neighbors and returning occupants against the invasion of marked seats at a racetrack. On 39 occasions, four female undergraduates took empty seats that were marked with a newspaper, handkerchief, clothing, etc., in the unreserved sections of the grandstand. In the 32 cases in which there was a neighbor present, 20 of them defended the marked seat. There were no sex or…
A Test of Two Theories in the Initial Process Stage of Coalition Formation
Males and females participated in a coalition formation procedure by interacting with a computer program that simulated a pachisi game situation. All players occupied position A in the triad, where A > B > C and A < (B + C). The female partner preference data supported a weighted probability model of coalition formation over a bargaining theory. The male partner preference data did not support either theory. Females tended to prefer player B and …
Age and Dress of Experimenter in Verbal Conditioning
60 males and 60 females performed in a verbal conditioning procedure for 3 male experimenters who were of different ages and either “formally” or “casually” dressed. To control for extraneous effects of experimenter's attributes, the subject and experimenter were in different rooms and communicated by intercom. Only subjects classified as “aware” on the basis of a post-experimental questionnaire increased their emission of the reinforced response…
Age and Sex Differences in the Probability Preferences of Children
57 boys and 55 girls, age 5 to 13 years, played a game in which they made 80 choices to insert a stylus in one of three boards, which had 2, 4, or 8 holes. The choices had equal expected value, but the probabilities of payoff were 1⁄2, 1⁄4, or 1⁄8. Each child began with 15 pennies and paid a penny for each play. Analyses of choices of each probability for the last 30 trials yielded no age or sex differences. The cultural stereotype that boys take…
Rankings of Intimacy of Social Behaviors by Italians and Americans
Differences in intimacy were indicated by ranks assigned a series of “behaviors” (e.g., kiss, to go to movies with, to protect, to work with) by 63 Italian students and 39 Americans. There were no sex differences. Four behaviors seen as more intimate by Triandis' Greek students than by Americans were not ranked differently by the present groups of Italians and Americans
Physical Attractiveness Stereotype in Causal Attributions for Socially Undesirable Behavior
Causal attributions for socially undesirable behavior performed by physically attractive and unattractive stimulus persons were investigated among 144 men and women respondents. An attributional bias was predicted such that upon learning that a person has engaged in socially undesirable behavior in the context of a pattern of low consensus, low distinctiveness, and high consistency information, respondents would make more internal attributions fo…
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