An extensive bibliography--divided under the headings: "Color as a Difference,""Differences in General" and "Differences in Ethnic and Racial Groups"--lists books for children which are likely to promote "sensitive ways of behaving" toward those who are different. (Author/SW)

Managers with positive attitudes toward change are more likely to take part in training laboratories and to utilize the knowledge gained from this training to improve their organizations. (CK)

Criticism of much of the previous research into the syntax of children's language. (RD)

From a paper presented at the Annual Convention of the New York State Association of Teachers of Mentally Retarded (2nd, October, 1968).

Used an exchange theory model to examine the remarriage behavior of 26 financially secure and insecure women. Results showed financially secure women had more opportunities to date but were more likely to be independent in their relationships with men and less anxious to remarry. (JAC)

Suggests classroom activities to prepare unexceptional students to accept and understand individual differences and individual treatment in a mainstreamed classroom through open, active discussions about their attitudes and feelings. (DMM)

The development of prose comprehension and writing skills in children and, in particular, the issue of what children know about different types of discourse are reviewed. Many different types of studies are considered in order to show how children's prior knowledge might affect their subsequent performance on both reading and writing tasks.…

Examined the relationship between personality and psychopathology using the Multivariate Personality Inventory (MPI) (N=100). Results showed significant differences among groups, which indicates that the personality groups as defined by the MPI in a normal population perform as would be predicted from work with pathological groups. (JAC)

Measured the expectations, values, and motivations of depressed, hyperactive, and normal children (N=54). Results confirmed that depressed children exhibited reduced motivation, primarily because their expectations were pessimistic, although not abnormally irrational. Hyperactives exhibited optimistic expectations, inflated values, and, hence,…

Investigated communication in happy and distressed married couples (N=58) in two studies. Problem-solving behaviors were evaluated by the spouses and observers. Half of the distressed couples received written feedback. Results indicated both happy and distressed wives engaged in more negative behaviors than husbands, and videotape and written…