Found that increasing generation level was associated with decreasing frequency of altruism/group-enhancenment and equality choices and increasing frequency of rivalry/superiority choices, supporting an acculturation to the majority rather than acculturation to the barrio model. (Author/AM)

Data are presented on teachers' general patterns of physical and verbal behavior as observed in a Chicago teacher center. (GW)

The selection of acts from the stream of infant behavior is examined. Adults (140 mothers, fathers, and other men and women) viewed videotapes of 9-, 15-, and 21-month-old infants. One half noted meaningful acts; the other half noted intentionally communicative acts. Parents selected more meaningful acts than nonparents and agreed more about…

Nurses (N=29) participated as either control or treatment subjects in a nicotine fading and abstinence training worksite smoking cessation program. Treatment subjects had a superior abstinence rate at 6, 9, and 12 months follow-up. Negative affect, availability of cigarettes, and the presence of others played prominent roles in relapses.…

Clients in a smoking cessation program rated their confidence in their ability to resist smoking at the end of treatment and throughout a 6-month follow-up period. Posttreatment scores significantly predicted subsequent smoking status. Results suggest that efficacy ratings can be useful predictors of relapse, particularly when assessed during the…

Behavior rating scale data on the adjustment problems of 146 behaviorally disordered elementary school boys were factor-analyzed. Five factors of adjustment problems were identified: Aggression-Disruption, Social Incompetence, Social Maladjustment, Attention Disorder, and Anxiety-Inferiority. The relation of these five factors to those identified…

Over 1,000 hours of observation were recorded by 18 production supervisors, 18 mentally retarded workers, and 18 employers through naturalistic observation, self-reports, and structured interviews, respectively. Distinct problematic social situations (N=355) were identified and problematic social behavior. (Author/CL)

Behavioral changes among seven adolescents with severe handicaps after moving to more normalized environments, were compared with changes among matched Ss remaining in an institution. After six months, experimental Ss made significantly greater gains in group maintenance and in the nongoal-oriented behavior subcategory of sitting. Greater change…

Analysis of effects of intertrial intervals on correct responding and self-stimulatory behavior by four autistic children (6-11 years old) revealed that short intertrial intervals produced decreased levels of self-stimulation and increased levels of correct responding. (Author/CL)

Disruptive behavior of 64 subjects in trainable and educable mentally retarded classrooms was observed over a four-day period. Although mean disruptive behavior occurred in relatively low levels, considerable variability was evident with some differences observed in the nature of disruptive behaviors between TMR and EMR subjects. (Author)

An investigation of the relationship between effective intelligence, as conceptualized in the Adaptive Behavior Scale and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale subtest scatter for 102 mentally retarded subjects, revealed that increased scatter was inversely related to some adaptive behavior domains and directly related to certain maladaptive behavior…

Aids are given to help the librarian recognize vertical and horizontal communication, and to expedite horizontal interaction with the patron that exhibits vertical tendencies. (Author)

It has been a well-accepted axiom that the behavior of an individual is related closely to his perception. This research with children demonstrates the value of objective assessment of an individual's perception of social interactions in order to be able to predict more precisely some aspects of his interpersonal behavior. (Author)

An attempt to determine which subgroups of schizophrenics tend to engage in manipulatory behavior proved unproductive. (Author)