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Psychological Health Among Volunteers, Non-volunteers
Conroy, George I.
Conroy, George I.
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Abstract
Throughout the nineteen-sixties psychological research was conducted in
hundreds of American universities. The subjects of those projects were almost
always described as "college student volunteers." I posited that further research
might determine whether qualitative (and quantifiable) differences may exist
between volunteers and non-volunteers. If that were to be the case much of the
aforementioned research is questionable. Measuring non-volunteers presents the
problem, i.e. if they won't volunteer to be tested how can they be tested?
Every member of the freshman class was required to take two semesters of
English during their first year. To obtain a volunteer group I enlisted the
assistance of the Southwestern At Memphis English Department and published a
random list of freshman students with a notice inviting them to participate in a
"study of attitudes and values among college students." Some volunteered, others
did not. The battery of tests was administered to the volunteers one afternoon in
Hardy Auditorium. Some of the volunteers didn't show up at the appointed time.
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George I. Conroy granted permission for the digitization of his paper. It was submitted by CD.