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PSYC 414: Goal Setting & Behavioral Change: Group 5

Group 5 Article & Questions

Coleman, J. C., & McCalley, J. E. (January 01, 1948). Nail-biting among college students. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 43(4), 517-25.

Respond to the Following Questions

Read the abstract of your article, and skim through the introduction and methods and respond to the following questions: 

  1. Relevance can be conceptualized as usefulness and relatedness. With this in mind, how useful is this article to our sample behavior modification project? How related is the topic? 

  2. Does this article provide a rationale for our research? Why or why not?

  3. Does this article provide an applicable intervention for our behavior modification project? Why or why not?

  4. Write down the next steps you would take to find other relevant and applicable research on this topic. 
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