Parents' perceptions and preferences concerning sex differences in emotionality in children were investigated by means of a questionnaire which separated attitudes about intensity from attitudes about frequency of emotional expression. The attitudes of 24 working-class parents (4 males and 20 females) whose children attended day care were compared…

The purpose of this Child Development Associate (CDA) training module is to help the CDA intern develop the knowledge and skills necessary to encourage the open expression of feelings among children in the classroom. Objectives are stipulated, activities for achieving each objective are suggested, and an assessment checklist is provided. A study…

This study compares the effects of black and white and color mediated content on pupil's affective responses at different levels of maturation for 148 students in grades four, seven and 12 of the Calgary Public School System. Students in each treatment group were shown a set of 14 identical slides in either black and white or color and told to…

Based on the idea that tolerance for disagreement is not other-directed but rather reflects a personality trait maintained by individuals across time and situation, a study was undertaken to develop a measure of tolerance for disagreement that would help further the conflict conceptualization by being able to predict negative affective…

This 9-month naturalistic study investigated maternal influence on the responses of 1 1/2- to 2-year-old infants to emotional distress events occurring in the family environment. Mothers were trained to report details of distress incidents, of the child's reactions to the person in distress, and of the mother's own response to the child and to the…

The purpose of this study was to determine educational goals and values held by students and their teachers, incongruencies that exist between these perceptions, and differences between teachers' stated value priorities and their students' observations of actual behavior. The subjects of the study were selected twelfth-grade students and their…

This study attempted to: (1) replicate the density effects found in a previous study; and (2) test the hypothesis that partitioning mediates the effects of high density on children's behavior. Twelve children (5 female, 7 male, ranging in age from 40 to 68 months) were observed under each of four conditions that crossed high and low density with…

The development of the communicative competence test for college business majors described in this paper consisted of three phases. The first phase identified as desirable the following communication behaviors: planning, logic, perception, communication without fear or anxiety, listening, oral communication, conference leadership, and nonverbal…

To help teachers assess students' affective responses to teaching films, a scale as established and displayed graphically under which reactions may be rated as positive/active, positive/passive, negative/active, and negative/passive. Procedure in using the scale is explained and a "film reaction sheet" provided. Suggested ways of utilizing the…

The purpose of this study was to compare the affective behavior of students enrolled in the various high school science courses. The sample for the study included eight science courses. The sample for the study included eight science classes consisting of the following: 45 ninth-grade Introductory Physical Science students, 46 tenth-grade biology…

The purpose of this research was to study empirically the experience of love in adult men and women. A Q-sort was developed by having independent raters classify over 300 statements about experiences in love as reflecting: (1) one of six modes of love--affective, cognitive, behavioral, verbal, physical, or fantasy; and (2) one of three directions…

This handbook of group procedures presents classroom activities that are designed to assist elementary school children in learning more about themselves and others, and to provide them with experiences in interpersonal communication. More specifically, the group procedures are intended to facilitate growth in several developmental areas: (1) the…

This paper reviews some of the controversy surrounding "Sesame Street's" treatment of the socialization progress of preschool television viewers. Examined in detail are those portions of "Sesame Street" programs which contribute to children's learning of socially acceptable attitudes and behaviors. Some comparisons are made…

Specific criteria for the rating of each questionnaire item are stated in detail. The teacher is asked, after reading the questions carefully, to assign each grade 3 and up student a rating for every question. This rating should be based on a personal knowledge of the student. The booklet is divided into three sections with section 1 focusing on…

In the current controversy over accountability in education, educators concerned with the affective aspects of education seem to be in danger of losing the battle of "behavioral objectives" on two fronts: (1) demonstrating that the affective behavior of the teacher does make a difference in educational outcomes, and (2) demonstrating how affective…