University autonomy is discussed in detail in the first paper, which suggests that there is full recognition of the principle that the duty of the universities is to serve the public interest, rightly conceived; that their claim to a high degree of autonomy rests not on privilege, but on the teaching of experience; that only under that condition…

Examined were relationships among various verbal and nonverbal personality scales purporting to measure extent to which an individual behaves as if he, or the environment, controls events. Also investigated were developmental trends related to this internal-external dimension of personality and its relation to academic achievement of the educable…

The author reports an account of the method of self-therapy that he haltingly evolved over the years when faced with sensory disabilities. It presents a personal account of the tortuous routes in the evolution of this method and his confrontation with religion, work, self, middle age, death, others, marriage, and image of old age. The self-therapy…

This study examines the relation of reflectivity-impulsivity to naturally occurring social and self-regulatory behaviors of urban, disadvantaged preschool children. Correlations between the Kansas Reflectivity-Impulsivity Scale for Preschoolers (KRISP) and classroom behavior were computed for two groups of Head Start classes (121 children, ages 2…

The article describes the classroom of a sixth grade teacher who uses an individualized curriculum and provides an unusual visual and physical environment. (CD)

The article examines briefly certain powers of American Indian governments in order to show that they deserve to be treated as nations by the United States. (Author)

Given an opportunity to choose between an immediate, small reward and a delayed, large reward, pigeons may commit themselves to the large reward, but if the choice is encountered they will almost always select the immediate, small reward. This study tested a model, developed by H. Rachlin and his co-workers, concerning some general theories of…

Advocating "holistic" medicine, this article details the benefits to be derived from using a computerized clinical support system in a psychological laboratory focusing on internal healing where the client/patient becomes a committed partner utilizing biofeedback equipment, gaming, and simulation to achieve self-understanding and…

Investigated efficacy of combining rapid smoking aversion and training in self-control skills for maintaining nonsmoking. Results at the 13-week follow-up showed that the performance of the combined rapid smoking plus self-control program was not superior to rapid smoking plus disucssion. (Author)

Undergraduate students, (N=28), participating in a speech anxiety treatment program, served as subjects in a study designed to evaluate procedures for improbing the accuracy of self-recording. Self-monitored speeches were unobtrusively recorded to enable comparisons between the number of disfluencies that were self-recorded and the number actually…

From a population of 20 children, the treatment group received six sessions of verbal self-instructions via modeling with response-cost contingent upon efforts during training, and controls received similar training without specific treatment. Two self-report measures and teacher and staff ratings of locus of conflict did not show treatment…

A total of 146 disadvantaged preschool children were trained in 1 of 3 different types of fantasy activities. The effects of this training were evaluated over a variety of tasks measuring cognitive development and impulse control. (Author/JMB)

Two strategies for managing disruptive elementary students are described: (1) mini courts (which apply simplified judge and jury courtroom procedures in the classroom); (2) good behavior report sessions (a self-report strategy). For adolescents, two additional strategies are described: (1) goal attainment scaling; and (2) mission impossible teams…