Explores varying characteristics of adolescent high and low overt aggressors. It is hypothesized that high, as compared to low, overt aggressors will be lower in fantasy capacity, need for social approval, self-reported hostile feelings, and will be sensitizers. (Author/RK)

Examines the dialogue communication behavior of a group of chronic, male schizophrenics and demonstrates a relation between these same indices of communication behavior and types of anxiety expression. (Editor/RK)

Jones and Nisbett (1972) hypothesize that actors attribute their actions to situational requirements whereas observers attribute the same actions to personal dispositions. This hypothesis is critically examined and a reconceptualization is proposed. (Editor/RK)

In the experiment reported here, dyslexic children are compared with controls in their processing of single digits. The rationale for the present study relates to a concern to identify if there are specifically unique aspects of how dyslexic children process visual information. (Author)

The study examined the moderating effects that nursing supervisors' leadership styles and interpersonal needs have on changes between their pre and post-training measures of leadership attitudes and opinions. The 119 subjects were participants in a two day management development training program. Tabulated findings and implications for hospitals…

Five cases of adverse reactions to marihuana seen in a student health service are described, in which the students' initial complaints substantially cleared with the cessation of marihuana use. (MB)

Teaching procedures designed to improve children's divergent thinking abilities were administered to two classes of 9- and 10-year-old children, one formal and one informal. Results suggest that appropriate teaching procedures can play a significant part in enhancing children's divergent thinking abilities, particularly verbal abilities.…

A previous finding that adults recalled more words if the words were drawn from one semantic category than if they were drawn from more than one was confirmed for children down to age five. (Editor)

Examines the effect of sex of subject and acquaintance on the behavior of 24 pairs of same-sex subjects at a particular transition point, the closure of a meeting. Results are discussed in relation to social skills and to differential expectations of future interaction. (Editor/RK)

An investigator's method of selecting schizophrenic and control subjects for comparison can assure either a difference or a lack of difference between groups on almost any kind of task that requires a voluntary response. Discusses how researchers should select subjects and the inferences that may reasonably be drawn from studies of schizophrenic…

A previous study found that 5-year-old children of schizophrenic mothers were impaired on visual attention tasks as compared with controls. No difference was observed in 6-year-olds, however. This study reexamined the attentive behavior of some of these children 3 years later. (Editor)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the sexual attitudes and behavioral patterns of black adult mental retardates. Subjects consisted of three different grouping: educable mentally retarded, trainable mentally retarded, and a normal sample. Group counseling, individual counseling, and attitudinal questionnaires were used to accumulate the…

Focuses on the traditional field of psychology, on human experience and human behavior, and the ways in which the study of the effects of brain injury may throw light upon their nature. (Author/RK)