284 Ss were administered an experimental scale which attempts to measure the anxiety-arousing properties of specific stimulus situations. Three concepts, preselected for assumed differences in stimulus properties, -were discriminated. It was concluded that the scale may be used to explore the prediction of avoidance behaviors in individuals.
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