Ten wilderness survival program participants responded to questionnaires before starting the program, immediately afterwards, and several months later; responses were compared to those of twenty-five nonparticipants. Results suggested that participants were enthusiastic upon returning and showed some longer-term benefits. Interest patterns and…

Eye Movements were used as a criterion of observing responses in a vigilance task. Time on watch and signal rates similarly affected both eye-movement rates and percentage of detections. Observing rate may account for detection data, and may be a more stable measure of vigilance than detection rate, especially when very few signals occur. This…

Two studies were done in which the subjects applied punishment contingencies to themselves for smoking cigarettes. After Baseline in Experiment I, the subject set a limit of 15 cigarettes for himself. If he exceeded the level, he was to tear a dollar bill into pieces for every additional cigarette he smoked. Every five days the criterion was…

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An example of the ecobehavioral perspective is offered of a family referred for child neglect which received a variety of services from one project, including interventions for health maintenance, cleanliness, and personal hygiene. (CL)

This study demonstrates that those who, in social surveys, misreport their voting behavior in presidential elections are, attitudinally and demographically, similar to validated voters. It also shows how error arising from such misreporting may have biased prior research on nonvoters and on the voting behavior of Blacks and young people.…

Senior scientific advisers to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) report on television and behavior respond to criticism of that report by officials of the American Broadcasting Companies (ABC). (GC)

A detailed account of Flanders System of Interaction Analysis as an instrument for collecting teacher behavior data. (JA)

This investigation examines WAIS performance in groups of 32 sociopaths and 33 normal controls defined by Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory criteria. Sociopaths and normal controls show no differences in overall level of intellectual functioning. (Author)

The author shows how professionals in the field of management, personnel administration, and human resources development tend toward a superficial evaluation of behavioral science research. (Editor)

The author offers a classification system of childrens' games and discusses some of the functions of childrens' game-playing behavior. (AK)

Three historical approaches examine the mystery and provide clues to the development of leadership qualities. (Editor)

A summary of author's award-winning doctoral research paper which attempted to determine what the factors are which may predispose an individual to incorporate certain values into his value system. (Author/DR)