Female students (28 black, 28 white) viewed videotape of a counseling session in one of four conditions: (a) two female counselors (one black, one white), and (b) two counselor roles (active, passive). Analysis of students' ratings revealed (a) no differences among conditions in perceived attentiveness or friendliness, (b) significant differences…

Several dimensions of impulse control (i.e., delay of gratification, reflectivity, and motor control) were related to intelligence, mental status, and adjustment among 91 institutionalized aged women. The findings suggest that impulse control in its various forms has a consistent and significant relationship with indices of adaptation. (Author)

This paper reports on a four-year longitudinal study of 60 elderly women. Data about their happiness and social activities were collected using the Affect Balance Scale and nine measures of socially relevant activities. Direct relationships between happiness and social activity among elderly people were found. (Author)

This study relates the effect evaluations had on changes in existing guidance programs. Ohio schools (n=20) that had completed an evaluation the previous year were studied. Of the 357 recommendations made to the evaluated schools, nearly one-third were fully implemented within one year and another one-third were in process of implementation.…

A questionnaire consisting of possible responsibilities for counselors was developed and submitted to groups of counselors, counselors in training, school administrators, and high school students to reflect differeing perceptions. Substantial differences were found in the defined role of the counselor and the perceptions of counselors, trainees,…

The Quick Test, Form I (QT) and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Form L-M (SB) were administered to 70 preschool children. Results raise serious doubt about the validity of the QT functioning. Further research is indicated. (Author)

This article examines the idea that social norms are not permanently incorporated into a person's personality. The author presents the argument that in a group situation subjects are conditioned toward similarity while afterward, the individual's behavior gradually returns to an "operant level". Tests show this argument to be essentially true.…

This study was designed (a) to investigate client-counselor congruence in the perception of problems in eight potentially handicapping problem areas and (b) to find factors that might be contributing to any identified variance in problem perception. Results suggested that considerable incongruence exists between rehabilitation counselors and their…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the differential application of reinforcing and punishing light cues in the manipulation of verbal behavior and leadership status in small groups. (Author)

Patients (n=45), ages 61-89, were assessed after 36 months of day treatment by the private Adult Day Treatment Center. It appears selective combinations of day treatment, group process, and group therapy offer an approach to the reduction of anxiety, the improvement of interpersonal relationships, and the maintenance of independent living. (Author)

This study suggests that the feelings of isolation experienced by some older people may be more likely than their actual lack of interaction. Data were collected from 163 subjects, aged 60 and older, by interview. Significant differences were obtained for the age and income variables and two of the proximity variables. (Author)

The Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory was administered to 138 students at the College of Education. The results suggest that development of favorable attitudes in prospective teachers may be facilitated by providing teacher trainees with internship experiences throughout their enrollment in teacher education. (Author/SE)

Students rated proctors, who had participated in a five-day workshop in human relations, as significantly more effective, understanding and helpful than proctors who had no such training. Moreover, students tutored by proctors trained in human relations demonstrated a higher quality of learning than those students tutored by untrained proctors.

Undergraduate students (N=49) participated in a group counseling study. Through use of questionnaires and rating scales, it was found that group counseling was able to reduce the rigid and authoritarian aspects of the belief systems of the experimental subjects. (SE)

Using multivariate profile analytic techniques and sampling from both brain-injured and psychiatric populations, results of this study provide strong evidence that the Satz-Mogel abbreviated Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) may be substituted for the standard WAIS for both general IQ assessment (in agreement with previous research) and…