A child's history of reinforcement is regarded as setting a standard that determines what current rates of reinforcement will be deprivational or satiational for him. (Author)

The purpose of this investigation was to explore the effects of three E (Experimenter as an independent variable) variables in a standard verbal conditioning situation. These variables were the experimenter's sex, philosophy of human nature, and expectation of the outcome of the experiment. (SE)

The author presented some historical facts regarding sensitivity training, discussed concerns of some key professionals in the field, and described some facets of sensitivity training programs. (Author)

Recorded interview results were rated using the Hill Interaction Matrix. The findings indicated that while A and B counselors generated the same type of verbal interview content, B clients produced interviews containing more speculative, confrontive, challenging, and personally thought provoking statements than A clients. These results support the…

Interactions between mothers and their own and other 2 1/2 year olds were explored to identify maternal behaviors which were consistent across children and those which were tied to individual children. Article based on paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Santa Monica, California, March, 1969.…

This is Part I of a three-part report. (RD)

This report is based on a PhD dissertation, University of Minnesota, 1967. Reprints: B.N. Danet, William Alanson White Institute, 20 W. 74th St., N. Y., N. Y. 10023.

Reports work on text from extended event of talking among professionals. Discusses problematic communication and implications of nonsuccess in social interaction. Believes failure in explanation or in resolving competing claims implies need for more adequate cognitive and cultural models of participants' knowledge and practices; theoretical…