This study investigated comparative perceptions of counselor behavior. There was greater agreement between clients and observers than between clients and counselors and counselors and observers on four dimensions. The data suggested the existence of a common factor of perceived counselor behavior. (Author)

Statements representing specific communication skills were derived from a review of the literature. Instruments were completed by 111 married couples. Scores on the Marital Adjustment Test were used to identify criterion groups as most satisfied and least satisfied. Findings suggest skills identified may be effective for marriage counselors.…

WISC-R was administered to 76 subjects from rural school districts referred to a consulting school psychologist for learning problems. Each subject's results on old and new color formats of Coding B subtest were compared. Results suggest possibility of a color enhancement effect, at least with students having learning problems. (Author)

The Visual Aural Digit Span and Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test were studied with regard to ability to discriminate low from average achievers in reading and arithmetic skills, as identified by the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. A sample of 78 normal children aged six through nine were administered tests. (Author)

The relative effects of positive reinforcement, response cost, and the two contingencies combined when used as contingencies for correct academic responses were compared on the dependent measures of accuracy of academic performance and level of on-task behavior. All three contingency systems increased academic performance and on-task behavior.…

In view of the increasing number of single women who adopt children, the social work profession has an obligation to learn more about this group of mothers. This article is based on a research study to identify characteristics of single adoptive mothers and their children and to learn what community supports the mothers believe would be helpful.…

Investigation compared outcomes among a six-hour, one-session-only assertion training workshop model, a six-week one-hour session per week assertion training model, and a control group. (Author/PD)

This study was designed to determine the effect of a well-defined group procedure, attitudinal "group-centered counseling" (Lifton, 1968) on the level of openness of a group of undergraduate college students. (Author/PD)

This study diagnosed factors that impeded optimal growth in a small community-based Black organization. Results suggest that, although the agency had experienced some difficulty in its functioning, the problems were caused by a developmental structure that the organization had outgrown. (Author)

Undergraduates given a self-concept scale, a sentence completion exercise, and story cues related to academic achievement generally expressed positive attitudes toward success; but students of both sexes with high self-esteem tended to associate success with a male, and those with lower self-esteem attributed success to a female. (Author)

This paper analyzes 12 contemporary textbooks in family sociology for their portrayal of older families and older family members. Recommendations are made with regard to both the content and the context of materials on aging families in sociology textbooks. (Author)

This article (1) summarizes what is know about student attrition and retention; (2) reports the results of the authors' study of the relationships between decidedness and retention; and (3) suggests four research-based principles for institutions desiring to initiate action programs designed to counter unwarranted attrition on the college campus.…

This study assessed the relationship among student perception of knowledge, their levels of interest, and actual knowledge about drugs. Findings indicate that instructors must be wary of setting classroom objectives based solely upon student expressed knowledge, as it is not always accurately reflected. (Author)

Responses by 196 couples (in which both spouses were members of the American Psychological Association) to a series of questions regarding domestic satisfaction, job satisfaction, and productivity were examined as a function of years since final degree and number of children in the family. (Author)