Examined the relationship of the Irrational Beliefs Test (Jones 1968) to depression, locus of control, cognitive set, and interpersonal assertion competencies in 114 college women. Results showed irrationality on the IBT was related to externality, negative cognitive set, unassertiveness, and depression. (JAC)

The usages of transaction and interaction are differentiated as reflections of differing paradigms, the transactional theory of reading is disassociated from information processing and interactive processing, and the implications for research of various concepts basic to the total transactional theory of reading are discussed. (HOD)

Investigated the relationship between sensitivity to emotions and behavioral empathy and explored the validity of the revised Kagan Affective Sensitivity Scale (KASS) in a study of 30 social work students. Results confirmed that sensitivity to emotions is involved in accurate behavioral empathy. (JAC)

Books can be used to remediate social deficiencies in learning disabled children by providing an opportunity for identification with the characters. Questions can be directed to focus on social perceptual cues, situation-specific behavior, and appropriate affective responses. Ten books are recommended. (CL)

The author reviews studies that claim that exercise provides tension release, "time out," self mastery, and organic change in emotionally disturbed and normal persons. (MC)

This article reports an experiment in training teachers in human relations and understanding of student behaviors. The research found the training of the teachers resulted in less negative student behaviors. The authors note that both ability to communicate empathy and focusing on students needing help are important variables. (NG)

Filmed vignettes of emotional confrontations are suggested as a training device to be used for resident assistants. (Author)

The face of Levinas is an opportunity for intentionally discovering affectivity, which is experienced as meaning through feelings. A person thus "feels" responsible for the other person when found in a face-to-face confrontation with him or her. Such a confrontation discourages intellectual categorization and instead calls for an ethical…

This study uses discursive perspectives to study emotion in school mathematics. The researchers regard emotion as distinct but inseparable from cognition: the organizing metaphor portrays emotion as a charge attached to ideas or (chains of) signifiers. Based in language, emotions are seen as discursively formed, culturally constituted, and…

Motivation and affect have mostly been studied separately, but both research and practical experience suggest that they are reciprocal features of learning experiences and should be studied together. The present research examines the relationships among cognition, motivation and affect in fifth- and sixth-grade children during mathematics classes…

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an approach for working with couples that focuses on the negative interaction cycles perpetuated by deep-seated emotional vulnerabilities. This therapy attempts to alleviate distress by intervening on an emotional level in order to promote more caring interactions that can enhance relationships. Proponents…

This study examined the role of study abroad programs on a students' cross-cultural awareness. Twenty-four students were enrolled in a study abroad course participated in the study. The students' cross-cultural awareness was assessed prior to and after study abroad using the Cross Cultural Adaptability Inventory test (CCAI). It was hypothesized…

A review of the research reveals that noncognitive variables are important in determining how well the socioculturally retarded child will achieve in structured testing and scholastic situations. (Author/DB)

The major results were: (a) the Ss as a group rated the blacks more highly than the whites; and (b) familiarization enhanced ratings made by both male and female Ss of the blacks, but not ratings of the whites. (Author)