Determination of the nonintellectual characteristics of migrant children that are involved in development of the child's readiness for academic material was the purpose of this study. (Author)

In this study, the situational nature of female sex roles and the degree of consensus among women concerning female sex roles is examined in social and work situations. (Author/WI)

Describes a study comparing regulator behaviors and patterns of middle- and working-class speakers. Findings support the general view that patterns of regulators in conversation are different for groups that seem to differ in verbal communication contents, contexts, and patterns. (JMF)

Examines brainstorming as an aid to creative group problem solving. Presents a history of its practice, a survey of empirical studies, and theoretical explanations for the superiority of individual over group brainstorming. (PD)

Discusses the construct validity of television viewing derived from four alternative conceptualizations of what it is in television which, when viewed, interacts with human behavior and attitudes. (JMF)

Employs cognitive mapping and behavioral mapping strategies in conjunction, using behavioral data to help verify the cognitive mapping findings. Indicates that both observed and reported environmental behavior patterns are directly related to those spatial areas emphasized or excluded in the cognitive maps and to subjective distortions in mapping.…

Investigates a chimpanzee's capacity to recognize representations of problems and solutions, as well as its ability to perceive the relationship between each type of problem and its appropriate solutions using televised programs and photographic solutions. (HM)

The research findings of most studies on student behavior problems have shown that these behaviors can be reduced to four major clusters of interrelated characteristics--conduct disorder, personality disorder, inadequacy-immaturity and socialized delinquency. Discusses these behaviors and some research on behavior change. (Author/RK)

Reviewing much of the existing literature on the history of educational psychology, this essay sheds light on questions about what educational psychology is, who educational psychologists are, who trained them, what constituted their training, and what the topics and problems of their field are. Special consideration is given to the influential…

Investigates the short-term consequences of discrepant information between the commercial message and the parent's evaluation of the product advertised and concludes that all forms of counter-influence fail when a product is made to appear highly attractive. (MH)

Reexamines the conceptualization, measurement, and relationships among trust, disclosure and interpersonal solidarity. (MH)

Eventually, as the research on any one topic advances in technical sophistication, it may well become more and more trivial until finally it fades away, while researchers once again wait for the appearance of a nova. (Author)

Eye contact with a stranger was relatively rare in center-city Philadelphia, more common in a suburb, and very common in a small rural town. Speaking occurred only with eye contact. These results suggest that social interaction in the city is an adaptation to overload of interpersonal contacts. (Author/MA)

Focuses on demands by women for greater resources and choices in intercollegiate athletics as a response to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. Concludes that, although some positive changes have resulted from poltical intervention and social change, full equality in intercollegiate athletics is unlikley in the near future.…

Looks at a group of politically knowledgeable college students and assesses changes in perceptions to the messages of Ford and Carter during the course of the 1976 Presidential pre-election debates. Notes statistically significant differences between pre-debate, post-debate, and delayed post-debate ratings on sets of semantic differential-like…