Three years of survey data show that over time concern with pollution and support for the environmental movement were drawn from increasingly broader bases of social structure. Certain social aggregates, however, remained indifferent, suggesting that class and status interests are important determinants of support for environmental reform.…

Children, ages 3 to 10 were asked to rank random polygons, which differed in complexity according to interestingness and pleasingness. Complexity preferences varied with age. (ST)

Examined several behaviors claimed to reflect curiosity in order to determine whether there are one or more types of curiosity. A secondary purpose was to examine the relations between the one or more types of curiosity and sex, social class, intelligence, achievement level, and ratings of personality traits. (Author)

In a sample of 54 middle managers, significant moderator effects were found for the mental health indices of self-esteem, life-satisfaction, and overall mental health and for satisfaction with supervision. These indices correlated positively with job tenure for high congruency individuals. For low congruency individuals, the obtained correlations…

This article shows how a client's level of aspiration and vocational interests can be measured by means of a short, reliable, and valid interest inventory. (Author)

A description of a study designed to compare the professional interests of librarians and audiovisual directors. (AK)

Results of this study indicate a difference in enjoyment and interest levels between sensory (N=35) and non-sensory (N=25) senior citizen groups engaged in interpretive hikes. Enjoyment/interest levels were measured by direct observation during the hikes and a questionnaire administered at the conclusion of the hikes. (JN)

Reports that immigrants to Hawaii use the news media to assist in acculturation and to retain cultural pluralism. (FL)

Reviews the history of the Strong Interest Inventory and the legacy of its creator, E. K. Strong Jr. Focuses on Strong's development of the inventory method and use of criterion-related scale development. Outlines trends in content-related scale developments, innovations in the inventory, and future directions for predicting career behavior. (RJM)

Examined the psychometric properties of the Adult Career Concerns Inventory (ACCI) when used with a behavioral item-response scale. Results support the hypothesized unidimensionality of the ACCI-B Exploration subscales, need for occupational information, career choice certainty, and career indecision. Discusses implications for counselors. (RJM)

Prior to 1961, the cost and inflexibility of colorcasting commercials and the limited number of color television sets in the United States had deterred advertisers from switching to color commercials. From 1961 to 1967, however, color's popularity grew significantly. It was hypothesized that, because research on television color effectiveness…

Article focused on the need for universities to turn their attention to those citizens who are older or retired and in need of opportunities to learn and contribute to society. A number of mature student programs were described. (RK)

This article was adapted from a paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Convention, Chicago, Illinois, February 8-10, 1968.

Vocational indecision was defined as being both a college upperclass student and having no major. In a sample of 1622 students in college for three years, 24 percent "no majors" were found and compared with majors using pre-college measures of achievement, aptitude, and interest. Measures of interest differentiation were of particular concern. No…