Considers the definition of learning as usefully applied to lower animals in instances of trained food-aversion behavior as a viable instance of associative learning. (SL)

This research was designed to demonstrate that one function of aggression is the restoration of power. Also investigates the effects of timing of aggression on the intensity of aggression. (Editor/RK)

Discusses a study of two hundred and ten fifth-grade students, noting indications that children of varying backgrounds differ in their levels of general and area-specific self-esteem across both racial and socioeconomic lines but not significantly by sex. For availability see CS 704 480. (MH)

Analyzes the use of behavioral self-modification projects in college classes. Such projects are attempts by students to apply the principles of behavioral psychology to their own behavior. Discussed are impact of projects on student learning, extent of student behavior change, and adequacy of research design. (Author/AV)

A study explored the relationship between personality characteristics and interest in writing an autobiography. Fifty-three undergraduates in a university course in the psychology of personality participated in the study. Results indicate that extraverted students chose not to engage in self-exploration by writing an autobiography, but that…

The contingency hypothesis suggests that spouses who marry down the social class scale while striving to move up will be relatively unhappy with their luck in the marriage market. This hypothesis is examined in this article. (Author)

Single-subject experimental methodology was used to evaluate the relationship between distinct patterns of deviant sexual arousal and heterosexual arousal. The theoretical and clinical implications of a functional independence among various patterns of sexual arousal are discussed. (Author)

Discusses results of a field study indicating that an individual's sex and course grade accounted for a significant portion of the variance of final self concept scores. (MH)

More attention should focus on sample sizes and the concept of statistical power in research in the field of health, physical education, and recreation. (JD)

The author examines contributions that nonverbal communications research has made to the understanding of humankind in the cosmic environment and suggests ways in which such research can help the classroom teacher. (MJB)

Reports on the verbal output of 20 pairs of high-school boys who communicated through four modes: voice, handwriting, typewriting, and face-to-face with an option to use other modes. (KS)

Details an investigation designed to test the validity and endurance of message discrepancy-attitude change relationships in a field setting. (MH)

Demonstrates the value of the concept of social cost in analyzing the cognitive processes underlying the encoding of convergent speech acts. (MH)