Major finding from this survey is that both anxiety and locus of control do not seem to bear consistent relationships to social class. (Authors)

Data from the present study do suggest the existence of some relationships between associative commonality responses and measures of associational fluency and neuroticism. (Author)

Findings indicate that early retention may increase achievement, but is indicative of lack of readiness on part of child for learning. Suggests transitional or ungraded classes to assist them, and to avoid social stigma of being held back. (CJ)

The author argues that disjunction of culture from social structure is not peculiar to affluent capitalism but inherent in the modernization cycle. He suggests a theory of psychocultural modernization. (JB)

Discusses the influences on children of the stereotyped portrayals of animals and people found in children's books. References. (VJ)

Discussed are the effects of methods of role assignment on consensus of expectations and establishment of social location. (Author)

Presented at Workshop on Drug Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1970. (Author)

Considers the influence of the experiences, lifestyle, and behavior and psychological patterns of Blacks which may influence the effectiveness of traditional psychotherapy. Suggests therapies which incorporate the immediate environment, raise class consciousness, focus on group solidarity, deal with racism, and promote active change. (JAC)

Discusses alcohol abuse among Hispanic males of Mexican and Puerto Rican origin and the cultural and familial factors which both enable alocholism and serve as tools in overcoming it. The positive ideals of machismo may be enlisted in family therapy through supportive rather than reconstructive therapies. (Author/JAC)

The perceptual responses of individuals at different levels of physical fitness to absolute exercise intensities were compared. Perceived exertion, as measured by the Rating of Perceived Exertion scale, did not discriminate between subjects who were physically fit and those who were not, despite differences in physiological strain. (Author/PP)

The phenomenon of a "secondary world"--the world of imagination created by writers of fiction in which writers and readers mentally participate--is described. Theories on the subject are discussed, and a three-dimensional model of the psychological structure of this world is presented. (PP)