Examines the replication of a 1970 study and concludes that anti-female bias in humor is still present. (MH)

Arrives at the conclusion that the relationships between personality/communication apprehension and interaction behavior in small groups are heavily influenced by previous history of the group (zero-history versus intact). Cautions against generalizing results from studies involving zero-history groups. (MH)

Investigates the amount and type of information sought during impression formation and concludes that information seeking is integral to uncertainty reduction in interpersonal interaction. (MH)

Compares the behavior of psychiatric patients in hospital and nonhospital settings. (Author/RK)

Reviews six current behavioral formulations of depression and proposes an integration of these theoretical positions into a single explanatory model. (Author/RK)

Assesses the impact of oral, receiver and written communication apprehension on classroom achievement and contends that oral and receiver communication apprehension have a significant negative effect on achievement. (MH)

Assesses the impact of critical extemporaneous commentary following the major television presentation of "The Selling of the Pentagon" and concludes that immediate analysis tends to diminish program effectiveness and reflect negatively on the person responsible for the analysis. (MH)

Investigates the development of politeness in speech in preschool children as it relates to their I.Q., chronological age, social adjustment, and social class and concludes that such behavior relates to their social sensitivity toward adult expectations. (MH)

Recounts a study designed to test the hypothesis that communication satisfaction is multidimensional rather than unidimensional and to determine how individual dimensions relate to global job satisfaction. Notes research findings and implications for organizational functioning. (MH)

"Five roles are considered by which systematic, quantified field research can augment controlled laboratory experimentation in terms of increasing the validity of laboratory studies." Advocates that comparative psychologists should "take more initiative in designing, executing, and interpreting our experiments with regard to the natural history of…

This article recounts the founding of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH) in the context of the history of teaching children with severe disabilities. The role of the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children consent decree and the contributions of applied behavior analysis are stressed. (DB)