Examines the needs of media users and the perceived helpfulness of the media in gratifying these needs. Describes the relationship between the media-related needs and the use of the media and also the relationship of media use to perceived helpfulness. (JMF)

Although attitudes concerning different treatment rationales did not vary as a function of problem severity, exposure to a rationale enhanced rated willingness to enter counseling and promoted a more accurate perception of the nature of psychological problems and the requirements of treatment. (Author)

Outlines an approach for studying auditory levels in speech perception, focusing on the artificial speech understanding system that is most compatible with the experimental data obtained in speech perception research. (RL)

Four studies showed that a substantial proportion of their subjects, aged four to seven years, responded as if elements "out of sight" in pictures were either nonexistent or imcomplete. Termed "literalism," this mode of responding was related to age but little influenced by training or another form of structured experience.…

The forthcoming yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education focusing on philosophy of education is described. Included are comments on the proper role of philosophy in the education of educators, expectations of what philosophers have to offer educators, and a curriculum for doctoral programs in philosophy of education. (JMF)

The author examines the meaning of pedagogical caring as a role concept, and clarifies difficulties which have issued from a confusion of pedagogical and psychotherapeutic professional roles. (MJB)

Describes a study of the differences in the perceived roles, functions, and duties of clinical and counseling psychology interns in internship and university training program settings and of the effectiveness of the interns in their roles, functions, and duties as perceived by supervisors. Suggests training improvements. (SB)

Referring to the writings of L. Meyer, the author analyzes the view of music which emphasizes transmission of meaning and hence the reception and perception processes of the listener. She proposes an alternate view of music as an active mental construction and considers the teaching implications of both theories. (Author/SJL)

Reports that first grade children could be taught auditory perceptual skills, but that this training did not have a significant effect on their reading achievement. (Author/FL)

As temporal distance from an event increased, individuals both interpreted their own behavior and outcomes as being more due to situational influences and perceived their behavior to have been more similar to the behavior of others. Further, differences in attributions of actors and observers narrowed as temporal distance from the target event…

Describes an experiment designed to verify the notion that many slips of the tongue go undetected and demonstrates that phonemic slips of the tongue are perceived less often than nonphonemic slips of the tongue. Findings also indicate that the latter disturb perception of segments in the rest of the sentence more than the former. (Author/MES)

Reviews theories and empirical findings about self-esteem derived from the work role and its activities. Self-esteem is defined and problems inherent in its measurement are discussed. Theoretical perspectives relating self-esteem to the work role are outlined. Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of high employee self-esteem are presented.…

Examples of pattern cues that are available to profoundly hearing-impaired children are presented through an optical analog, and the usefulness of these cues is shown with regard to vowel and consonant identification, word stress-pattern perception, and distinction among sentences that differ in number of syllables, pattern, intensity, or rate.…

Evaluated comparative effectiveness of an in vivo presentation, a personally written letter, and an impersonal brochure in modifying students' attitudes toward the appropriateness of personal/social, vocational, and college routine concerns for discussion with a counseling psychologist. Results suggest simple presentation of the facts is enough to…