Contingent reinforcement effects on movement responses of prison inmates to the Holtzman Inkblot Technique.

Full Abstract

Prison inmates were administered the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT) under conditions of either verbal or nonverbal reinforcement of movement responses. Overall, there were no differences among the verbal, nonverbal, and control groups. Inmates charged with violent crimes were found to give the fewest movement responses. With crime category controlled, more movement responses were given under nonverbal conditions. There were no sex differences for movement responses but testing time increased significantly when administered by the female examiner.

Author information

Author/s: Guarnaccia, V (V); Curry, K (K);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11550.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of personality assessment (J Pers Assess), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1990-; vol 55 (issue 1-2) : pp 263-9

Dates: Created 1990/12/05; Completed 1990/12/05; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 2231246, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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