This report characterizes dzfferences among early and late volunteers, and non-volunteers for personal characteristics and situational determinants of volunteering in an experimental dental peer review study. Differences were found jor volunteers/nonvolunteers for some items representing subject interest, expectation of a favorable evaluation, sociability, and achievement motivation.
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