The particle-hole model is used to calculate decay widths into different channels and angular distributions of outgoing particles for the C/sup 12/( gamma p) reaction. Partial decay widths for the 1/sup -/ and 2/sup +/ levels in C/sup 12/ are given. The angular distributions were calculated and it is shown that this method may provide a sensitive test to the wave functions of the highly excited states in atomic nuclei. (C.E.S.)