Based on a study of 120 United States households, two methodological issues underlying research concerning family role and authority are examined: incongruency in husband-wife responses and coherence of authority patterns across a range of family decisions and tasks. Question ambiguity is a major source of incongruity in husband-wife response.…

WISC-R and SES data were collected on 122 learning disabled children. Questions were: Is there a relationship between SES and IQ test scores? Is pattern of subtest scores independent of SES? Is Verbal-Performance IQ test score discrepancy independent of SES? Results supported affirmative answers to all three questions. (Author)

Relation of male adult age and performance on memory for designs was determined by analyzing three cross-sectional samples, two longitudinal samples, and within-cohort comparisons of men born in same period, tested at different times. Results indicate age declines in memory-for-designs performance but only small vocabulary change. (Author)

The purpose was to investigate effects of fatigue on intelligence test performance in the elderly. Fatigue effects were investigated by varying number of previous tests, by introducing breaks, and by using a pre-test fatigue-producing condition. The elderly are not as susceptible to test fatigue as previous results suggested. (Author)

Many issues are involved in the formulation of college and university course and withdrawal policies. Although such policies may be related to grade inflation, other problem areas are evident and require amplification and assessment. This paper reports a study of the issues based on a survey of 30 colleges. (Author)

This study examined value differences of violent and nonviolent youthful offenders. Previous research indicated that high rates of violent crime were related to the subculture of violence hypothesis. The data suggested that value systems of violent and nonviolent youthful offenders were basically the same. (Author)

Will social workers who have specialized in administration be able to obtain jobs in public welfare agencies? The study described here seeks to answer this question by exploring the qualifications that such agencies require for positions in management. (Author)

One-hundred prospective landlords were surveyed to investigate public attitudes toward housing for mentally retarded citizens. (Author/SBH)

To examine various aspects of using small unit study guides, two experiments were conducted with 24 fifth-grade students. (Author/SBH)

The concerns of beginning counselor trainees were factor analyzed. The analysis yielded five distinct variables about which trainees expressed concerns: whether clients liked the counselor, counselor adequacy, counselor role, counseling techniques, and client needs. (Author)

Study operationalizes small group structure (n=6) into democratic, authoritarian, and unstructured forms and seeks to determine which form of small group structure is most conducive to group production of creative behaviors. (Author/PD)

Describes a study of certain professional functions and characteristics of financial aid directors in a metropolitan area as seen by themselves and the college or university presidents and deans. The close congruence of ratings is remarkable. (Author)

The results of the California Psychological Inventory, the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, and the Mooney Problem Check List for short-term clients, long-term clients, and nonclients were compared. Results supported the usefulness of the Mooney in a relatively normal setting. (Author)

Declining high school enrollments and the changing nature of the traditional student pool for college entrance suggest the desirability of colleges' understanding the characteristics of their consumers. This article discusses the creation, development, analysis, and uses of a study of the Bradley University student market. (Author)

Graduate students in college student personnel were surveyed to determine their demographic characteristics, professional orientation, and employment preferences after graduation. For the most part, respondents reported satisfaction with their respective preparation programs and exhibited an appropriate professional orientation. (Author)