This research examines some of the difficulties of evaluating pupils in the affective domain. All schools are involved in some form of moral education. We should examine what kinds of values the pupils are taught to develop. (MFD)

Investigation by researchers into television viewing indicates that cognitive learning is supported, that affective learning is affected both positively and negatively, and that social impact is yet to be conclusively determined. (Author/MJB)

Change-agent role playing was shown to have a positive effect on college geography students' attitudes toward environmental conservation issues and activities. A Likert attitude instrument and an item behavior frequency report, used as a pretest, posttest and delayed posttest, showed an increase in positive attitudes of the experimental group. (AJ)

A developmental psychologist discusses the meaning of "moral development" and suggests ways to implement classroom activities fostering the moral growth of pupils. (MB)

The author discusses the psychology of creativity, particularly as it relates to fostering creative expression in the classroom. (SBH)

Measures such as achievement test scores, school absences, grades, and citizenship were used to examine effects of a 1979 tornado disaster on fourth and fifth graders over a four-year period. Overall results indicated no significant differences between victims, observers of the tornado, and new residents. Related research and implications are…

Jerzy Kosinski's "The Painted Bird" is used as a case study to illustrate the universal and necessary unity which binds loneliness, hostility, anxiety, and despair over the possibility of communicating within individual isolated human consciousness. (HOD/Author)

When children with Down's syndrome and normally developing children of comparable mental age were compared in their ability to find things they saw in a mirror, it was found that the ability of children with Down's syndrome paralleled that of normally developing children, but that motivational, attentional, and exploratory differences may exist.…

Data were examined to determine (1) the stability of negative emotional characteristics from early life through adolescence; (2) the degree of relation between these emotional characteristics and adjustment in childhood and adolescence; and (3) the degree to which the characteristics differentially predict multiple adjustment dimensions in…

Late adolescents' (N=277) responses to what differentiated intimate from nonintimate relationships supported Erikson's (1963) view of intimacy as being characterized by openness, sharing, and trust. Minimal differences occurred between the sexes, relative to current dating/relationship status. Unlike Erikson, respondents considered physical/sexual…

Of 138 persons who completed a 2-year longitudinal study of bereavement, 25 were having difficulties after 2 years according to a scale which combined perceived stress, coping, and depression. Poor copers had lower self-esteem. Low self-esteem, even prior to bereavement may be predictive of coping difficulties 2 years following the death of a…

This article presents the results of a study designed to determine and promote a precise professional vocabulary on affective response in the field of music. Includes 26 terms and a four-page listing of references, books, and periodicals used. (JDH)

Comments on G. Zivin's model of expressive behavior development, presenting support for (1) affect-induced and (2) spontaneously generated emotion and expressive behavior. Argues that these phenomena are mediated by sensorimotor and sensory-perceptual processes. (HOD)

Parents of gifted preschoolers are advised of research on their role in stimulating cognitive development, achievement motivation, affective development, and social development. Suggestions are also offered regarding interactions with extended family members, school personnel, friends, and strangers. (CL)

Considers three questions: Do mothers of siblings show consistency in behavior to their children when observed with each child at 24 months? What stability is there in behavior of mothers toward their children from 12 to 24 months? Are sibling status or genetic factors related to differences between mothers in relative consistency or inconsistency…