A sample of 42 professional and 46 non-professional men and women reported order of preference for 10 job characteristics (five motivators and five hygienes). Both sexes regarded motivators as personally more important than hygienes but non-professional respondents were significantly more concerned about hygienes than the professional group.…

Presents a detailed critical appraisal of the evidential support for the book's conclusions about sex differences. Criticisms cover data base quality, over-representation of younger age groups, problems of stereotypes, over-emphasis on the null hypothesis, and slippages in the evaluational sequence. (MS)

Describes the Daily Behavior Rating System, a method for applying the principles of behavior theory to the treatment of children with emotional and behavioral problems in a residential setting. (SB)

A study assessed gender differences in confidence for three academic areas of varying gender-type. The study used questions about chemistry (masculine), English (feminine), and art (neutral). Participants were general psychology students (n=361: 229 females, 132 males) who received course credit for their participation. Findings revealed that…

In the formal settings of universities, all academics regulate themselves constantly, including how and when they laugh. This paper considers the matter of pleasure and women's scholastic and pedagogical work, and how it has come to be understood. The paper explores the idea that pleasure is taken "within reason," drawing on Michel…

This investigation studied a range of 68 psychometric, academic, behavioral, demographic, neurological, and developmental phenomena in children who had been diagnosed by a multidisciplinary team, in an attempt to develop diagnostic profiles that could differentiate among discrete neurological, intellectual, emotional and specific learning…

Thumbsucking of a girl aged 2 years and 9 months was recorded by the parents during three 10-minute reading baselines. In Study 1, thumbsucking was punished by contingent termination and resumption of reading. In Study ii, positive reinforcement was provided for other (non-thumbsucking) behavior. The results imply that parents can effectively…

Eighteen counselors and 697 of their closed cases were studied in order to discover whether differences in employability outcomes existed. The study provides evidence that some counselors had significantly more clients achieve employable status than did other counselors. (Author)

This study compared the perceived parental behavior characteristics of 41 counselors in training and 33 fifth-year engineering students in a test of Roe's vocational choice theory, which suggests dichotomous pattern of vocational choice: "toward persons" or "toward nonpersons" categories that are determined by the nature of early childhood…

This investigation deals with how self-concept and other psychological factors are related to the problem of why some college students find it extremely difficult to make even a tentative decision as to their future career. (Author)

Is the development of achievement motivation in women influenced by the social role females are reared to play? The conclusion here is that self-concept and attitudes toward femininity are related and interact in inhibiting achievement need. (Author)

Under the assumption that environments differ, a residence hall staff evaluation instrument was constructed based on residence life goals and student needs in a small liberal arts college. From a survey of all residents, a multivariate analysis of the responses provided a means for operationalizing staff effectiveness. (Author)

This article outlines the development of a research model for the Client-Counselor Interaction, Patterns of Service, and Client Outcome Project--a study presently taking place in 13 state rehabilitation agencies which addresses the question: What types of counselors, working with what types of clients, effect what types of outcomes? (Author)

The observation and reporting should be a method for aiding the individual child to become aware of his own maturity in relation to definite clear-cut group goals. (GB)