This document contains practical suggestions for moral education which, although tentative, are based to a considerable extent on classroom experimentation. There are three main sections. The first suggests a series of mini-courses to be incorporated in the school curriculum. It deals with personal and social values in general, human relations,…

Fundamental assumptions regarding the nature of personality are discussed in relation to the various approaches or theories of personality assessment. These approaches are the Dispositional and the Specificity Theory. The Dispositional Approach is discussed as to assumptions and the empirical status of the assumptions. Some implications of…

This report studies the progress of a self-concept project developed in the Orange County Public Schools, Florida. Over a 3-year period the project was designed to improve the self-concept of the child within the school environment by providing him with opportunities for success. The first year of the project concerned first year students in four…

Personality dimensions in the Jesness Inventory among black male delinquents were identified. A principal components factor analysis with a varimax rotation identified three factors: (1) Self-Estrangement, (2) Social Isolation, and (3) Immaturity. The results suggest that the factors might be a part of a larger alienation construct in black…

Data are presented on the retest and split-half reliability of the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration (P-F) Study, Children's Form, for two groups of subjects (aged 10-11 and 12-13), each group tested twice at an interval of three months. Reliability by retest was consistently higher than by the split-half method. (Author/CTM)

An investigation into individual styles of decision making results in a model that identifies four general styles. Helping individuals identify their natural style and to use it appropriately has proven to be an effective application of the theory. (Author)

That anger engendered by means of insult or frustration is physiologically arousing has been demonstrated. This research was designed to investigate the availability of anger to misattribution, an attribution error, and, by this means, the effectiveness of misattribution in reducing aggressive behavior. (Author/RK)

Psychosynthesis as developed by Salvador Roquet presents a new method combining Freudian, Frommian, and transpersonal therapies. Its immediate result is to obtain results expected from long-term psychoanalysis in an abbreviated period of time. It also helps the individual take responsibility for his own development. (Author/RK)

Results of this study indicate that trait anxiety (personal disposition) significantly affects both state anxiety and motor performance, but no audience main effects or interaction effects were statistically significant. (JD)

The study investigated the association of school superintendents' Machiavellian orientation and self-perceptions of influence as well as school board members' and other administrators' perceptions of superintendent's influence. (Author/JC)

As measured by references in Buros' Mental Measurement Yearbooks, recent trends in test research are measured. The 24 tests with the greatest number of publications are identified, and growth trends of 5 major tests are shown. (Author/DEP)

Subjects rated each item in Rotter's I-E Scale for its social desirability value. Social desirability scale values (SDSV) of paired items were compared with one another. Results indicate that paired items are not similar in their SDSV, thus enabling subjects to respond on the basis of social desirability. (Author/DEP)

Builds on a 1983 pilot study of the sequence of feelings and behaviors in divorce, using 141 divorced persons. Model employed three process stages, three filing categories, and three variables. Results of phase two indicated modal frequency of responses at various stages. Recovery lag between actives and passives was not confirmed as in 1983…

Reports results of a study of a non-clinical sample of children (N=112) from families (N=86) after divorce filing using criteria to assess clinically significant levels of problems in children aged 7-12. Results suggest children may adapt better to divorce than some studies suggest. Children with behavior problems were less likely to have regular…