48 schizophrenic patients participated in a two-person game-playing situation in order to test the hypothesis that the acquiescent response tendency (ART) is related to interpersonal submission. Factor-derived ART measures, purified of social desirability components, and more conventional response set scales were unrelated to the behavioral criteria of submission and role flexibility. Results were interpreted as supporting McGee's position that ART is not predictive of independent behavioral criterion.
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