Effects of a New Type of Psychological Treatment on Smokers' Resistance to Warnings about Health Hazards.

Reed, Harvey D., Jr.; Janis, Irving L.

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ERIC Number: EJ108799

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1974

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Effects of a New Type of Psychological Treatment on Smokers' Resistance to Warnings about Health Hazards

Reed, Harvey D., Jr.; Janis, Irving L.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 5, 748, Oct 74

Results from the study indicate that the awareness-of-rationalizations procedure is more effective in convincing discontented smokers of the personal relevance of the health hazards of smoking than the control procedure, which presents the same specific information to refute typical rationalizations. (Author/PC)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Counseling, Individual Characteristics, Research Projects, Smoking, Therapy

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