Reports basic research on the meaning and measurement of family attitudes and the development of a new measurement instrument, the Family Motivation Test. Theoretical system is called the Investment-Subsidation Model. (Author/DB)

Tested relationships between mood states, self-reflection, and helpfulness. Subjects read mood-inducing statements negative in content, containing the personal pronoun "I;" negative but not self-referencing; emotionally positive in content; emotionally neutral; or no statements. Results showed self-reflection was responsible for…

Investigated relationships among socioeconomic status, family constellation, parental practices, and preschool-age children's awareness of and rationales for rules and conventions. Children's knowledge of rules and conventions was related to social class variables. Parental behaviors were found to be better predictors of the level of children's…

It is argued that when minority content is included in social work curriculum, the affective domain is bypassed in favor of cognitive mastery. A conceptual system for evaluating students' progress in the affective domain is discussed as a way of preparing them for the demands of cross-cultural practice. (MSE)

Theatre is that art form most dramatically akin to life before electricity and the mechanical tools that now characterize most other modes of communication. We are still mammalian and still concerned with basic principles of reciprocity and interaction; theatre permits people to display emotions in front of others. (Author/GC)

Discusses the importance of nonverbal communication by counselors in expressing humanistic feeling. Notes that facial expression (i.e., smiling) provides immediate feedback to the observer; use of space (i.e., close proximity) communicates warmth and humaneness; and tone of voice can complement spoken words and give them more meaning. (WAS)

The statewide (Connecticut) survey of 365 teachers of mentally retarded (MR) and nonretarded handicapped (non-MR) students indicated such results as that MR teachers reported stress source levels comparable to or less than levels of non-MR teachers, but reported stress manifestation levels comparable to or greater than those of non-MR teachers.…

Describes an experimental arts project in which groups of first and fourth grade students designed masks and used them to dramatize stories. The purpose of the project was to provide students with experiences with art forms while increasing their abilities to express feelings. (AM)

Relationships between student affective and cognitive learning outcomes and their perceptions of classroom environment (using Classroom Environment Scale) were investigated for 1,083 Australian (Tasmania) students in 116 grade 8 and 9 classrooms. Results suggest that emphasizing classroom order and organization is likely to have positive influence…

Simplified interpretations of brain function portraying rationality solely in the left hemisphere and creativity solely in the right are incorrect, but the two sides of the brain do differ in important ways. Conclusive implications of brain research cannot yet be drawn for educational practices, but certain inferences can be made. (Author/JM)

A study to test a theory of affective learning and to develop a data-gathering instrument for evaluation of affective learning is reported. Two primary areas of affective learning are (1) coping with feelings about professional knowledge and (2) coping with feelings about illness, disability, and death and dying. (Author/MLW)

Describes a study which showed that a transgressor's affective reactions significantly influenced children's moral judgments. Children in grades 1-3 told stories in which a transgressor acted out of good or bad intent, produced low or high levels of damage, and displayed various emotions because of the outcomes he produced. (RM)