Nineteen children were rated on 24 behavior traits by ten nurses in a children's in-patient unit. (Author)

Distinctions between psychological versus task helping and attempted versus achieved help were applied to the helping behaviors of normal and retarded children of 2 age groups observed in natural settings. (Authors)

If one is given three or more methods of measuring three or more traits, the procedure described allows one to assess the extent to which the observation is influenced by the method and the extent to which individual differences contribute to the observations, independent of the particular method-trait combination. The procedure is illustrated.…

Analysis of the variables measured on the General Aptitude Tests Battery and the Metropolitan Achievement Tests indicates that while achievement ratings are related to in-school and post-school success, aptitude testing may not be as effective a method as believed for vocational placement. Extensive literature review. Data tables. (CJ)

Studies carried out in connection with the activities of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Committee on Access to do Research in the Public Schools.

Predicted that an external locus of control would characterize undersocialization. Tested this hypothesis on a random sample of secondary school children (N=97). Scores from the Child Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Scale were found to predict undersocialization in the expected direction. Suggested several possible interpretations of this…

Describes research into the adaptive function of illustrations in reading development of primary students, indicating that, for good readers, illustrations play a significant role in the early stages. This declines sharply with reading development. For poor readers, there is a progressive dependence on illustrations which appears unlikely to be…

Used peer (N=200) evaluation to rank 50 high school boys on athletic ability, intelligence, and other possible determinants of dominance. Factor analysis suggested that peers of both sexes rated good athletes as socially successful and generally dominant. Intelligence showed consistently lower correlations. (JAC)

Examination of the relationship between viewing motivation and viewing patterns among young adult television viewers identifies nine motivational categories: relaxation, companionship, habit, time passing, entertainment, social interaction, information, arousal, and escape. Two basic types of television use are described as time consumption and…

Examines whether the major dimensions of human value systems can be empirically defined in terms of nature and possible influence. Subjects (N=171) completed the Life Values Inventory and Personal Values Inventory to assess terminal and instrumental values. Factor analysis yielded eight basic dimensions of the value domain. (JAC)

Studied the construct validity and developmental structure of Hogan's (1964) model of counselor development and supervision using a sample of 141 counseling students and professional staff. Results indicated that counselor development is best described by a complex rather than a simple model and involves factors of anxiety/doubt and independence.…