This study suggests that low self-concept or self-esteem are not necessarily correlates of minority group membership. (Auth.)

Repertory grids were used to monitor the development of student teachers' conceptions of their professional roles. (Editor)

This research sought to distinguish among three concepts of visual persistence by substituting the physical presence of the target stimulus while simultaneously inhibiting the formation of a persisting representation. Reportability of information about the stimuli was compared to a condition in which visual persistence was allowed to fully develop…

"Five roles are considered by which systematic, quantified field research can augment controlled laboratory experimentation in terms of increasing the validity of laboratory studies." Advocates that comparative psychologists should "take more initiative in designing, executing, and interpreting our experiments with regard to the natural history of…

Individual items were tested for old-new and right-wrong identifications following one, two, or four study trials on a multiple-item recognition learning task. The pattern found for functional identifications suggests that frequency cues may be supplemented by other kinds of cues that enhance identifications of items in terms of their prior study…

Tests the hypothesis that the effect of intergroup cooperation on intergroup attraction would depend on both the outcome of the cooperation and the nature of the past interaction between groups. (Author/RK)

Compares the accuracy of the predictions of four descriptive theories of coalition behavior, all of which assume that the participants are motivated to maximize their rewards. (Author/RK)

Studies to what extent emotion words--anger, envy, fear, and jealousy--reminded samples of Americans, Germans, Mexicans, Poles and Russians, of 12 terms of color. Responses from 661 undergraduates suggest that cross-modal associations originate in universal human experiences and in culture-specific variables, such as language, mythology, and…

Compared maternal expectations of child development in India (n=50), Japan (n=50), and England (n=70) by asking mothers to indicate at which age they expected a child to achieve competency in 45 tasks. Results show that competence was expected at a slightly earlier age in Japan than in England, and altogether later in India. Differences between…

Suggests the value of ethnographically informed methods in the psychology of women, emphasizing the role of generation in psychology. Examines evidence from an ongoing, ethnographically informed study of high school graduates in the mid-1950s and late-1960s. The two generations of graduates have distinctive accounts of their experiences, with the…

Presents seven points, using research to examine research-policy connections, to illustrate the role of psychology in policymaking. Argues that it is appropriate for psychologists to concern themselves with policy, and it is essential that attention to policy become an important aspect of psychological research. (SD)

Using Howard Gardner's concept of existential intelligence along with others such as Jerome Bruner, explores the psychology of spirituality and leadership. Describes how famous film director uses meditation in his work. Draws implications for educational leadership. (PKP)

Discusses the research debate over the question whether intelligence diminishes as a function of birth order. Presents a study of Zimbabwean children confirming the general downward trend of intelligence as a function of birth order. Addresses the influence of family size. (DB)

Examines the effects of competence, self-determination, excitement, and affiliativeness on intrinsic motivation. Showed that maintainers of each experiential state had higher levels of intrinsic motivation than nonmaintainers, substantiating that experiential states function as maintaining stimuli to sustain intrinsic motivation. Suggests that…

Analysis of interviews with 23 child victims (aged 10-18 years) of childhood sexual abuse suggested that the victimization process involves 3 overlapping processes: sexualization of the relationship, justification of the sexual contact, and maintenance of the child's cooperation. (DB)