A discussion of parent behavior antecedents, cognitive correlates, and the multidimensionality of locus of control in young children includes reports of several different experiments. Results indicated that development of internal control expectancies is correlated with cognitive-intellectual development. Maternal behaviors were studied through a…

This booklet outlines an efficient and profitable method of interviewing a candidate for a position in a business firm. The method outlined here depends upon two propositions: (1) Past behavior is the best guide to future performance; and (2) The interviewer is more likely to conduct a search effectively if he has clearly fixed in his mind what it…

Two concepts predominate in studies of spatial invasion: territoriality (personalization and defense of a fixed spatial area) and personal space (a portable area surrounding the individual, which is responsive to environmental change). Spatial invasions were carried out by occupying a marked seat (invade condition), and adjacent seat (adjacent…

This paper provides a descriptive overview of research on the consequences of overcrowding and the development of high population densities in animals, and speculates on the relevance of these studies for similar human phenomena. Three major foci are distinguished: (1) the effect of high population densities on animal behavior; (2) the nature of…

This paper examines the impact of the level of activity of an individual as a child on the activity level of that individual as an adult. The study is based on a stratified random sample of adult residents in 6 rural Iowa counties regarding 35 outdoor recreation activities. Five hypotheses were tested. The results indicate a direct effect of the…

A study was conducted to observe the behavior of preschool children (1) varying in age, sex and identified by teachers as thriving or not thriving; (2) in day care programs differing in mode of choice-making, i.e., teacher initiates or child initiates; (3) in the context of an analysis of physical setting and program structure; and (4) in terms of…

Communicative relations among children and adolescents are considered from the concept of reciprocity (or perspective of others ) and its development. Research reveals that from the ages of two through four, and often through five also, the child's speech is primarily lacking in communicative message. It is found that the major difference in…

This investigation used social psychological concepts in analysis of social processes among pupils engaged in a cooperative task. It explored several ways of increasing interdependence among participants and determined the effects of such conditions on pupil performance. The subjects were 228 randomly selected fourth and fifth grade students. The…

The vast majority of research on nonverbal behavior has used white college students as subjects. The present investigation examined both white and black subjects' non-verbal behavior and also independently varied the race of the person with whom the subject interacted. The experimental setting was an actual employment interview. Twenty black and…

A case record methodology for documenting the behavior of individual children in the Head Start Planned Variation program is reported. Planned Variation is an attempt to provide longitudinal, comparative information as to the effects of formulated models on children served by preschool education programs. The report documents the behavior of…

Results of evaluation are reported for a safety program devised by Head Start teachers and California Division of Forestry personnel to teach fire prevention education to Head Start children. Chapters describe the place of fire prevention in Head Start and causes of fire starting behavior in children. The Head Start Fire Prevention Kit is also…

An investigation of student proof behavior in a complex computer-assisted instruction (CAI) setting is presented. Using 125 logic derivation problems, the responses of 23 students, enrolled in the Stanford Logic-Instructional System, were evaluated to determine the amount of variation occurring in the structure of their proofs. By assigning the…

As part of a larger study, the nature of the teacher-child relationship was examined in a random sample of 50 day care centers in Los Angeles County. Data were obtained by observation of teacher-child interaction and supplemented by interviews with directors and teachers. The groups of variables examined were: teacher performance, structural…

The purpose of this research was to isolate and study 2 separate alienation dimensions in relation to other personality characteristics associated with psychopathology. Social alienation and self alienation are conceived as psychological constructs here and distinguished conceptually in the following manner: social alienation is taken here as an…

The study investigated academic, behavioral, and psychological test performance of children diagnosed as emotionally disturbed, minimally brain injured, of dull normal intelligence, or suffering from a specific learning disability, respectively. Participating were 132 children, whose mean age was 9 years, 7 months. Multidisciplinary evaluation was…