Using Ss high or low on a social desirability scale, a verbal conditioning attempt was made to alter the relative frequency of self referent statements that were either positive or negative. (Author)

Discusses problems of using observation techniques in hope of instigating a more general re-examination of the potentialities of observation as an instrument of educational research. (Author)

Reprint of an extended report available from: J. Arbuthnot, N.Y. State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 14850.

The Apple II microcomputer program described allows instructors with minimal programing experience to construct computer models of psychological phenomena for students to investigate. Use of these models eliminates need to maintain/house/breed animals or purchase sophisticated laboratory equipment. Several content models are also described,…

Myron Thompson, a trustee of the Kamahameha Schools/Bishop Estate, is interviewed regarding the origins and functions of the school/estate. Discusses psychological and educational research on the achievement and needs of Hawaiian children. (GC)

Although the association between vigorous exercise and certain aspects of mental health is well documented, explanations for this relationship are not well understood. Research in this area is reviewed, and recommendations for more study are presented. (CJ)

The contribution of facet theory to applied psychological research is shown to be its ability to define problems and the solutions to them in terms relevant to those wishing to make practical use of research findings. Three examples illustrate the use of facet theory in applied research. (Author/CM)

The Journal of Counseling Psychology for 1970-1979 was searched, and values of n (analysis of variance) were computed on each univariate inferential statistic reported. Frequency distributions compiled for the values of n2 revealed that the median strength of association value for research reported was .0830. (Author)

Describes a study which investigated the feasibility of different controlling structures in programing languages (e.g., GOTO vs IF THEN ELSE) in the process of learning to construct algorithms and the effects of cognitive style on the learning process. A 10-item bibliography is included. (CHC)

Reviews a collection of essays and articles primarily by German psychologists on the subject of social cognition. Of particular interest is the introductory exposition of "Handlungstheorie" (action theory), an orientation stressing goal-directed action and its intended or unintended consequences as central categories of psychological…

To imply that art activities are right hemisphere functions, that reading problems are primarily a function of left hemisphere dominance, and to suggest that education should shift its emphasis from verbal learning to visual learning in order to obtain parity between hemispheres is to draw false conclusions from hemispherality research. (Author)

Individuals with articulated plans for moving to a new environment and individuals lacking such plans produced written descriptions and drawings of their currently inhabited environment. Results indicated that individuals with highly articulated plans represented their present environment as reflecting significantly greater self-world distancing…

Students in a facility for the visually handicapped completed Rotter's Scale of Beliefs, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, and Cantril's Self-Anchoring Striving Scale. As predicted from research with the nondisabled, external locus of control was related to low self-esteem. Neither of the aforementioned variables was related to hope. (Author)