The author describes the cooperative research undertaken by a group of college students in conjunction with two New Jersey state agencies. A questionnaire and the Career Maturity Index were administered to a random sample of high school students in order to assess students' occupational and educational plans, and their vocational interests. (SJL)

A questionnaire was developed to study the perceptions toward the rehabilitation potential of the aged by those associated with homes for the aged. Differences in perceptions were found between role categories and by years of education. Attitudinal differences can be related to policy-making, care of aged, and self-images of residences. Based on…

A survey-experiment was conducted with a national sample of managers and executives. Results reflected a pattern of discrimination based on (1) less managerial confidence in the ability of women to balance home and career responsibilities; and (2) less expectation that career women's husbands should sacrifice for the sake of their careers. (Author)

Studies the effectiveness of therapeutic modeling using dissimilar or similar models. Pre- and post-measures of fear were taken on behavioral and attitude dimensions. Behaviorally, model similarity in level of fear was unimportant, while similarity in age was. More similar models on either variable produced greater change in attitudes. (Author/SJL)

Three experiments investigating variables related to the assessment and therapeutic functions of self-recording are reported. Monetary reinforcement and subject motivation were variables that enhanced the accuracy of self-monitoring. Varying levels of feedback did not differentially affect accuracy. The implications of the findings are discussed.…

This article studied the relative and combined effectiveness of role playing and monetary incentives to increase the social interaction and responsiveness of chronic male psychiatric patients. Trend analyses of ward data and experimental findings consistently indicated significant positive changes at posttreatment for only those groups receiving…

Changes in the behavior of the siblings of 27 treated predelinquents are reported. Parents of the referred predelinquents had been trained in social learning techniques of child management. Procedures taught to the parents were presumably applied to siblings as well for they also had significant reductions in rates of deviant behavior. (Author)

The purpose of the present investigation was (a) to examine the effect of two variables in developing assertive behavior using covert modeling and (b) to develop a technique to assess ongoing imagery during treatment. The results indicated that imagining multiple models or model reinforcement enhanced behavior change. (Author)

This study examines the modification of smoking behavior resulting from smoking on command of a tape-recorded message. Neither paced groups nor the self-paced control group significantly differed in reductions in smoking at six-month follow-up. Cognitive dissonance is suggested in explanation of initial smoking reductions for self-paced subjects.…

Questionnaire data were obtained from 149 enlisted men in the U.S. Navy. The job scope (JS)-satisfaction with the work itself (SWI) relationship was examined for the study's total sample and for subsamples created by grouping individuals on the basis of belief in the Protestant Ethic (PE). PE did not moderate the JS-SWI relationship. (Author)

This research assessed the validity of student ratings of instructors. Results reveal some criterion-referenced validity for student ratings. (Author)

Study of a partial hierarchy of needs to work of paraprofessionals in education and social service yielded findings which differ from what might be expected of disadvantaged adults. (Author)

A study, covering two years of employment activities, was conducted in an employment agency to gain insight into the question of the need for counseling services in the agency. The data indicated that counseled applicants have better than twice the chance of being placed on a job than uncounseled applicants. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine at what grade levels and to what extent upper elementary school students used selected psychoactive drugs, reasons for use, and availability of selected drugs within the school. (Author)