Factor analyses of semantic differentials completed by 445 college students produced two factors for self concept and three factors for ideal self concept, with no simple correspondence in scale loadings. These results raised doubts about computing differences between self and ideal self concepts. (Author/DHK)

To determine equivalence of problem perception over audio, video, and transcript media, 10 interview segments were presented to subjects to rate under two conditions. Semantic differential showed differences between emotional and educational/vocational problems. Audio and video media were equivalent while transcripts evoked more devalued…

The investigation examined the effects of a brief encounter group experience upon residents in a university dormitory. Women living on three separate floors were designated experimental subjects and provided with a group experience designed to encourage personal interaction, while women on two other floors were assigned to a control group. (Author)

Male undergraduate volunteers (N=27) were interviewed by nine male counseling students using an intake interview. Each student counselor saw three subjects, one in each of three counselor-client distance conditions: 18 inches, 30 inches, and 48 inches. Subjects' degree of comfort scores ranged from highest for 30 inches to lowest for 18 inches…

The study evaluates effects of environmental cues of competence (such as diplomas) and the sex of the counselor on perceived expertness. Undergraduate students (N=64) were interviewed and subsequently completed a semantic-differential questionnaire. Results indicate diplomas and awards significantly influence the subject's initial perception of…