Results indicate that there is no simple relationship between type of observer present and children's aggressive responding following exposure to an aggressive model. (Authors)

A study to determine if the socioeconomic status of community leaders influences their ability to recognize poverty revealed that the average leader does not seek out controversial problems but rather is passive" and merely encourages people to work together. (JB)

Important and fulfilling experiences in one's education about, and appreciation of, life are discussed. (CK)

Two research efforts focusing on the leadership role of the American school principal are discussed. (CK)

The use of music to bring out constructive behavior in emotionally upset individuals is discussed. (CK)

Notes that much human activity is monotonous, arduous, or degrading and that most low-caste groups eventually revolt. Suggests that humans use chimpanzees as a permanent minority group that will serve simultaneously as laborers and scapegoats. (MB)

Notes that previous research has shown that ordinary citizens are generally incapable of acting on the basis of beliefs about policy. It is suggested that the linkage between beliefs and attitudes can only be understood by looking at the purposes pursued by political activity. If political activity is viewed as serving symbolic ends, it is argued…

The effects of a problem solving-oriented tutorial program on the problem solving behavior of student tutors is studied. Half of a sixth grade class were tutors; the other half a control group. Results on two tasks measuring problem solving skills showed significant difference between the two groups only on the skill of problem defining. (NH)

Examines the relationship between sentence meaning and paired-associate recall. (AG)

Within a racially discriminatory context, data were presented to support the proposition that a significant factor in determining agreement between overt and verbal behavior is the degree of correspondence between the situation depicted in the question, to which the subject verbally responds, and the situation in which the subject performs the…

Students with good school records also tend to have well-adjusted personal lives. (CK)