Using a three-variable design, this study investigated conformity to male and female group pressures among Chinese and American male college students. Americans showed a greater tendency toward anticonformity than did Chinese. (JB)

A critical question investigated here is whether change in a person's judgment after exposure to judgments different from his own really implies an alteration in some relatively general aspect of the judging process. (Author/JB)

A group of elementary children were tested for conformity to peers. Results showing the conformity decreased between ages 8 and 11 years and increased to age 13 are discussed in terms of descrepancies among earlier investigations in this area. (Author/KM)

Using basic learning theory the S-R behaviorial approach to the formation of attitudes defines an attitude in terms of a conditioned anticipatory implicit response to a stimulus object. Described in this study is a model used to investigate observational learning of attitudes in a laboratory situation. (SM)

Reports a study of 1,021 urban and rural Black children in Transkei, South Africa between the ages of 13 and 17. Findings showed scores on the Standard Seven external examinations were significantly lower among children from polygynous families and that these families were prone to conflict, emotional stress, and anxiety. Suggests teachers can…

Focuses primarily on ethnic group stereotypes; attempts to show their importance in the study of behavior. (Author/SE)

This article reports on two interrelated studies which attempted to explore the components of stereotyping: direction, salience, intensity. (JB)

Examines negative emotional response in 124 Canadian college students. Using sad stories and music, tests how information about others' responses influences their casual attributions. Shows subjects informed they had reacted more negatively than others made more internal casual attributions. Suggests consensus information does not influence affect…

A study of group values through analysis of children's drawings showed children in the United States to be high in smiling and low in competition, cooperation, games and sports, and work. New Zealand and Canadian children scored high in cooperation and work. English children ranked highest in competition, Australians in humor. (Author/DE)

Presents a study designed to examine the assignment of traits (masculine vs. feminine) to male and female high and low performers in gender-linked jobs. Among the conclusions are that high performance is perceived to be masculine, that men are seen as more powerful than women, and that good performance is viewed as masculine. (GEA)

The prototype verbal interaction recording technique described is used for studying individuals in small groups. A methodology for recording verbal interaction is developed in an effort to create a system for analyzing interpersonal and social forces in operation within groups. (SM)

Reports a study of the relationship between Type A behavior and self-reported stress among male and female Zimbabwean teachers. Teachers completed the Jenkins Activity Survey to measure behavior type and the Teacher Stress Inventory. Findings were consistent with traditional sex roles. (NL)

Reports on three research studies that tested the hypothesis that the focus of attention of individuals in groups varies as a function of the group composition. The populations studied were members of the Nixon White House staff, high school students, and male undergraduate students. Results supported the idea of self-focused attention as a…

The results of this study seem to support the usefulness of desirability judgments and personality items as vehicles for intercultural research. Findings lent support to the suggestion that the German student population has been subjected to marked cultural or generational change with regard to evaluative aspects of core personality dimensions.…

Verbal intelligence of Athenians 18 years and older was studied through the use of the Information, Comprehension, and Similarities subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Three sub-groups of subjects were used according to sex, age, and education. (CB)