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Newhouse, Robert C. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Examined the relationship between alienation and cheating in a sample of 120 college freshmen. The study concluded that alienated students are more likely to cheat as a survival technique. Found males more likely to cheat than females although females had a very slight tendency to feel more alienation. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Cheating, College Environment, College Freshmen, Higher Education

Brady, Carol Ann; Antonetti, Olga – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Students in the vocational program and those in a regular seventh grade scored higher on Anxiety, Depression, and Hostility. These differences persisted across time, except Depression, for which there was a significant interaction between time and school program with regular students reporting increased depression at the second testing. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Affective Measures, Anxiety, Attitude Change

Csapo, Marg – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Compared the cost effectiveness of the social learning approach and the social learning approach with reinforcement to increase targeted social skills with socially withdrawn/isolate children. The frequency of four behaviours were observed. The social learning approach with reinforcement was more cost effective, thus more feasible. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Cost Effectiveness, Counseling Effectiveness, Elementary School Students