32 applicants to the Drug Dependence Unit of the Connecticut Mental Health Center were administered Level of Aspiration Board Tasks. The results indicated that, relative to applicants (12 males, 4 females) who actually entered treatment programs, applicants (14 males, 2 females) who failed to enter were significantly less realistic and less cautious in terms of their achievement aspiration.
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