Independent groups of seven-year-old subjects listened to humor on headphones, either with a nonlistening companion (audience) or with a companion who also listened (coactor). In coaction sessions, children sitting closer engaged in more eye contact, laughter, and smiling. (Author)

In the first of two studies, male undergraduates were either angered or not angered by a confederate. In the second study, subjects in the angry condition displayed more aggression, and thwarting increased subsequent aggressivity. (Author)

The effects of several factors on willingness to take a counterattitudinal position in a forthcoming debate were investigated. Subjects were presented with the dilemma of either compromising their own position and thereby not forfeiting a competitive advantage in the debate or forfeiting a competitive advantage by not compromising their own…

Two self-report measures of openness and two behavioral measures of openness were administered to 50 subjects prior to and immediately following one of four treatment procedures. Contrary to prediction, none of the measures indicated an increase in openness for those subjects who had undergone openness-promoting treatments. (Author)

Two studies of 6-7 year old children (one 12 subjects, one 36 subjects) were conducted to describe and relate the function of behaviors. Significant findings include a negative correlation between solo activities and teacher assessed ranking and a positive correlation between associative behavior and educational attainment. (SL)

Notes that the lesbian creates her social identity in a matrix of secrecy and disclosure. The lesbian must take into account the factors of stigma and the risks attendant to the revelation of her gay identity in most social settings apart from the community of her own. (Author/AM)

Leader behavior of males and females in three-person experimental groups was investigated in varying contexts. Deviating from stereotypical expectations, females reacted to "achieved" leader role by relatively intense leadership efforts, a response predicted for males but not females. Also, both sexes addressed more directive behavior toward own…

The argument here is that the passivity inherent in Chicano culture as reflected in disclaimed activity in dreams is general enough to be found even in relatively acculturated and educationally advanced Chicanos like the subjects in this study. (Author)

The first author presents her reviews on death based on her experiences as a nurse and a wife whose husband had a terminal illness. The second author presents a poem expressing his views on death while he was dying of a terminal illness. (HLM)

The author outlines some special considerations and counseling emphases that counselors of the dying and their survivors should take into account. (Author)

Disruptive behaviors were examined in regard to time-of-the-day and day-of-the-week occurance with 67 adult male profoundly mentally retarded special school residents. (Author/IM)

This study compared the MMPI profiles of law offenders (N=362) at different ages to examine personality changes associated with aging and to assess certain clinically derived impressions about patterns of personality disturbance in older vs. younger offenders. The greater the age difference between groups, the larger were the personality…

College recruiters (N=66) evaluated the qualifications and employability of either a male or a female applicant for a supervisory position. Contrary to the hypotheses, the moderately aggressive female was rated as favorably as the moderately aggressive male and the passive male was rated as negatively as the passive female. (Author)

Rural male (N=99) classified in an earlier study as low or high identification males were surveyed five years after graduation. Results indicate statistical differences between groups on occupational status and achievement, educational achievement, and optimism about the future. (Author)