Undergraduates indicated whether or not they possessed 66 personality traits. Three weeks later, shown their trait list, another subject's trait list, a computerized personality profile derived from their traits, or another's profile, they rated how well their personality was described. The spurious personality descriptions (traits and profiles)…

Evaluation Research Society members (n=160) assessed the attributes of research that produce credibility. The study focused on the acceptability of no-difference findings. Randomization, statistical power, number of measures reported, and equivalent groups were tested to determine their influence on acceptability of both no-difference and…

Describes measurement of the concept of media credibility in previous research and reports results of a national survey that treated credibility as a multidimensional concept. Concludes from factor analysis that credibility scores for newspapers and television news were correlated. (FL)

Counseling relationships were assessed through the social influence framework. Results indicate that counselor trustworthiness and client motivation contribute to counseling outcome. (Author)

The Communication Technology & Policy Division of the proceedings contains the following 7 papers: "Current Status of the Direct Broadcast Satellite Industry: Is DBS a True Alternative to Cable?" (Ju-Yong Ha); "An Analysis of the Characteristics of Early Internet Adopters" (Tien-tsung Lee, Linda Li-Shuan Wang and Paul…

Studied the influence of client-counselor group membership similarity, counselor reputation cues, and attending behavior on disabled subject's perceptions. Physically disabled adults (N=40) viewed a series of vignettes and rated counselor expertness and attractiveness. Results do not support the belief that client-counselor group membership…

Examined interpersonal influence process within counseling including relationship between perceived counselor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness and client satisfaction; between client expectations on perceived counselor expertness, attractiveness, trustworthiness, and client satisfaction; and effects of actual counselor experience…

Students, professional educators, and business personnel rated simulated evaluation reports. Evaluator's sex and professional level of the audience influenced agreement with report recommendations; use of report data did not. (CP)

School counselors in British Columbia are urged to show evidence of their credibility and the positive results of counseling programs. There is a need for research to document success of preventative and career programs in particular if counselors are to maintain separate identity from teaching professions. (JAC)

Results of an experiment manipulating violations of distancing expectations and physical attractiveness indicate that both may be sources of distraction. Offers modest support for the prediction that attractive individuals engaging in violations of expectations will serve as positive sources of distraction, leading to greater susceptibility to…

The credibility of social science research suffers, it is suggested, when a preliminary report in need of scholarly review and clarification is rushed prematurely to the public in the midst of an intensely political debate about public support for private schools. The Coleman II report is cited as an example. (MLW)

Discusses communication gulfs hindering the social studies profession and suggests a national commission to deal with the priority issues of scope and sequence and values education. Condensed from "The Social Studies: Eightieth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part II," Chapter 12, pp244-69. (Editor/SJL)

Explores the concepts of freedom and responsibility in the context of First Amendment theory through an examination of the interrelationships between defamation law, access to media, and media credibility. Calls for a reassessment of the importance of defamation law in First Amendment theory. (JMF)

The developmental model utilized by a counselor acting as consultant is suggested as the most appropriate role for the elementary school counselor. The consultant role is discussed in some detail. (EJT)