The reliability of the Children's Handicaps, Behavior and Skills structured interview schedule, intended to elicit information concerning mentally retarded or psychotic children, was investigated. (Author/SBH)

Reviews evidence which indicates that the sheer size of an urban center has important social and psychological consequences. Available literature suggests that size combined with structural differentiation is related to psychological and behavioral variables such as anomymity, deindividuation, deviance, personality development, and…

The generation of Israel kibbutz born members gained prestige and influence from their fighting the 1973 War. A trend toward rearing children in their parents' house rather than in the children's houses, begun by kibbutz-reared parents, was greatly accelerated by enhanced generational prestige and founders' disengagement from the issue. (Author)

This study identifies specific nondrug alternatives most used to achieve a specific mood or state of consciousness alteration. Analysis showed social, physical, and risk-taking activities were used most frequently to achieve positive states and distracting activity, discussion with friend, and personal contemplation were used most frequently to…

The 26,316 patients who entered drug therapy programs participating in the DARP from June, 1971, to March, 1973, and who had used drugs for at least two years were grouped into three drug use categories. Differences were observed among these three groups regarding the first drug used daily and the age at first drug use. (Author)

Utilizing the terminology of the Managerial Grid (a two-dimensional model clarifying the behavioral dynamics of a manager's concern for both people and productivity), the team builder is advocated as the most effective leadership style. Presents a rebuttal to the counter belief that leadership styles should change with the situation. (EM)

Develops an analysis which speaks to the future, a stimulation toward our own self determination as a people who can first recognize the problem, move to identify and categorize the causative factors, move further to eliminate those causes, and then take the steps necessary to institute for ourselves a value system, a way of life, which is…

This paper develops a theory of sex-role stereotyping and power use in terms of how people interact in daily life situations. It is demonstrated that women have less access, in reality and in expectations, to concrete resources and competence leaving them with helpless modes of influence. (Author/AM)

This paper presents a typology of direct and vicarious achievement orientations relevant to adult problems. Direct and vicarious achievement patterns are related to sex role socialization and sex-linked occupational choice. Recommendations are developed for reevaluating and redesigning adult occupational and interpersonal roles which would take…

Behavior of children was monitored during unstructured playground activity in areas of differing size. Frequency of fighting increased significantly in the smaller area, although aggressive episodes were of briefer duration. Style of aggression differed significantly between the two conditions. (Author)

Retention of verbal helping skills by human service worker trainees who had completed the Danish and Hauer (1973) training program earlier was explored. Trainees (N = 26) engaged in three helping interviews--before training, immediately following training, and seven months later. High skill levels at posttraining were generally not maintained at…

Describes an experiment in student self-grading in an introductory American politics course. Findings indicate that self-grading motivates some students to work harder and other students to work less hard, and leads to grade inflation. However, it does not cause student learning to decline across the board, as has been hypothesized in some…

Possible bases for student influence over teachers are examined. Since teachers cannot avoid being influenced by students, it is important for them to consciously select the kinds of influence efforts to which they will respond. (MJB)

This paper examines sex differences in the exclusiveness of children's dyadic friendships by comparing differences in the choice or nonchoice by dyad members of a third person at a given point in time as well as change in these triadic choices over time. (Author)

A study compared 398 children's racial preferences in an imaginary setting with their responses in a more reality-oriented situation. Discrepant responses to the two measurements indicate that racial/ethnic preferences in imagination are neither indicative nor predictive of prejudicial behavior. (Author)