Examined the relationship between the physiologically measured sexual response, sexual imagery (Thematic Apperception Test), and other subjective measures of sexual arousal. (Author/RK)

Predictions derived from attribution theory were used to test the effects of the label "mentally retarded" on the perceptions of 96 female undergraduates. (BB)

Findings indicate that infants can detect regularity in spatiotemporal series; will develop expectancies for events in the series; and will act on the basis of those expectancies even when their actions have no effect on the stimulus events. (PCB)

Psychological maneuvers elementary school teachers can use to strengthen student motivation include: establishing personal performance goals and positive teacher and student expectations; including all students in reward systems; quickly diagnosing and remedying individual pupil errors and misunderstandings; adding appealing elements to class…

A teacher describes her method for ensuring effective, productive parent-teacher conferences. Suggestions include: scheduling conferences during the first two weeks of school; keeping a flexible schedule; preparing a simple parent questionnaire; explaining expectations and obtaining parents' expectations; making a problem solving agreement; and…

Research examines the difference in academic achievement between Yiddish-speaking and French-speaking students. Results indicate that teachers base expectations on intellectual ability and previous performance rather than on ethnicity. (RB)

Responses of 233 parents of mentally retarded children to a Likert-type questionnaire concerning their vocational aspirations for their children indicated that vocational aspiration accounted for 26 percent of the variance with other significant factors such as parents' attitudes toward work, child's age, and child's developmental level.…

Examined process of self-efficacy expectation development, coping with difficult task, and task performance using job interview task with 78 subjects. Results suggest self-efficacy theory generalizes to a career-related task, and that emotion-focused coping mediates the relationship between self-efficacy expectations and perceived performance, but…

Surveyed recent enrollees (n=174) in Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Medicare coverage. Respondents were younger, healthier, and had more education than the general 65+ population; learned about HMOs from family and friends; and joined HMOs because of accessibility and coverage. Expectations about HMO care coverage were very high, raising…

Explored the role of social interaction and the importance of humor in the development of gifted adolescent females' beliefs about career options. Results indicated gifted girls experience a unique conflict between expectations directed at gifted students, and their status as females. The use of humor functioned as a coping device to promote…

Explored the effect that subject sex and Extended Personal Attributes Questionnaire (EPAQ) masculinity and femininity scores have on their Expectations About Counseling (EAC) scores. In multiple regression analyses, nine EAC scales provided significant prediction, with femininity accounting for most of the explained variance. (Author/BL)

Reviews research on the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy and how it affects education. Finds that teachers obtain superior performance from students of whom they have favorable expectations. These effects occur not only in classrooms, but in clinics, labs, and workshops, and in athletics. (MD)

Compared to 45 normally achieving students, 45 learning disabled six- to 12-year-olds had lower self-concepts, more external locus of control orientations, and lower performance expectations. Children new to the resource room had higher expectations for future success than Ss with experience in the resource room. (CL)

The study outlined here indicates that managers and skilled and unskilled workers hold different perceptions of the meaning of retirement and different expectations about what they can achieve during this stage in their lives. The implications for preparation for retirement programs are examined, and suggestions made as to appropriate content and…

Extends Woy and Efran's research (Behav. Res. Ther., 10, 43-49.) by investigating the influence of expectancy set for therapy outcome on SD (systematic desensitization) effectiveness. (Author/RK)