Intellectually superior students were praised verbally after their responses to the WISC-R questions, or were given neutral comments. The verbal praise procedure generally was associated with weaker predictive power. Findings were discussed in light of academic functioning under normal classroom conditions and potential behavior in an optimal…

Recorded war-related anxiety reactions observed over a two-year period at a Lebanese outpatient counseling clinic and constructed a 15-item Likert-type inventory. Found sex differences among 13 items as well as between total scores. The observed coefficients spoke well for the instrument's internal consistency. (Author)