Three surveys representative of students in a large metropolitan university taken in February, 1971, November, 1971, and in October, 1972 show that the proportion of students who have tried or use marijuana has stabilized at .77, but the proportion of daily users continues to rise significantly. (Author)

The study presented was conducted to examine potential relationships between attitudes regarding the dying process, including acceptance of euthanasia, and other attitudinal or demographic attributes. The data of the survey was comprised of responses given by 331 respondents to a door-to-door interview. Results are discussed in terms of preferred…

Four topics are likely to constitute the foci of any planning for a Chinese-English dictionary: the need for a dictionary, the possible desirability of establishing a dictionary project center, the specifics of the ideal dictionary and the methodology for compilation, and cost estimates. (Author/RM)

Prior to beginning therapy, 88 children (ages 6-12) participated in either a therapy preparation interview or a social history interview that was irrelevant to therapy. It was found that prepared clients were less likely to terminate therapy prematurely. (Author)

The results of this investigation support Watson's (1971) hypothesis that his Schizophrenia-Organicity scales might be valid discriminators of braindamaged and schizophrenic patients equated for degree of intellectual deficit. (Author)

Investigates the casual explanations employed by naive observers for suicidal behavior. Results indicate there are reliable differences in the way females and males are viewed when engaging in suicidal behavior. (Author)

Fifty-nine married women with exactly two children were questioned about their intentions to have a third child. Findings were contrasted with previous disappointing results in studies of the psychological correlates of fertility, and practical implications of the findings for fertility change programs were discussed. (Author)

Canonical analysis is used in this study to identify the number and nature of orthogonal components shared by the WISC and the ITPA and to assess the degree to which the subtests of the two instruments are redundant. (Author)

A discussion of an experimental project in Nicaragua using limited resources--the radio, a worksheet, a teachers' guide, and some simple materials--to teach mathematics effectively. (Author/HB)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether marihuana users differ from non-users in their orientation toward past, present and future. Results suggest a significant relationship exists between marihuana use and past orientation. (Author)

Results of this study clearly indicate a relationship between guilt and experience, attitudes, and knowledge regarding drugs. They support Mosher's conceptualization that guilt as a personality predisposition results in the inhibition of behaviors that are culturally prohibited. (Author)

The study was designed to assess the relationships between certain expressions of anxiety and preferences for defense mechanisms. (Author)