"A dialogue ensues between an advocate of traditional psychoanalytic psychotherapy and a proponent of some newer therapeutic modalities. The two speakers raise issues concerning the nature of the relationship between patient and therapist; the techniques employed; the role of abreaction; the importance of diagnosis; and the place of thought and…

This study investigated the merits of various theoretical rationales for predicting viewers' affective responses to the expressed emotions of a protagonist. (Editor)

Multidimensional scaling and unfloding procedures were employed to identify the dimensions underlying perceptions of political figures and to predict subjects' voting preferences. (Author)

This study found that violent or horrible images in news stories increased attention, amount of capacity required to process a message, and ability to retrieve a story; facilitated recognition of information presented during a video; inhibited recognition for information presented before; and indicated that negative images increased the…

This study examined personal concern, perceived risk, and sexual behavior of 147 college students a year after Magic Johnson announced he tested positive for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). It found that identification mediates message effects, suggesting that a spokesperson with whom an audience can identify insures the greatest likelihood of…

Investigated the relationship between disordered eating, the Superwoman ideal, competitiveness, and achievement motivation. Responses from 69 multiethnic high school female students show no significant relationship between attending an academically competitive high school, having a high achievement motivation, or considering a number of roles as…

Discusses marginality and the variety of experiences that influenced this prominent developmental psychologist to forge a career in child advocacy. Recounts the professional journey to connect research about child and adolescent development to the formation of sound policies and programs that might contribute to increasing children's prospects for…

Describes an at-risk male secondary school student whose problems stem from guilt over the death of his infant brother. Emphasizes the dysfunctional family relationships. (FMW)

Discusses the Just World Scale (JWS), a construct which measures the attributional processes allowing individuals to believe people get what they deserve. Reports findings from a study involving 375 undergraduates that re-examined the JWS factor structure and internal consistency. Reveals significant gender differences with men showing a stronger…

Discusses the self-serving bias effect and its motivational explanation, which suggests individuals minimize other group member's responsibility for success and maximize it for failure. Reports findings of a study, involving 96 undergraduates, that demonstrates only partial self-serving bias. Considers how minimal feedback on attributions…

Described is an experiment which investigates the reciprocal changes in both rats and their handlers during handling. Included are questionnaires, procedures and a description of materials. Probable results are discussed. (CW)

Describes study of 383 college students in educational psychology classes that was designed to determine how students describe study activities. Completed inventories are compared from three theoretical perspectives: cognitive processes, approaches to learning, and autonomous studying, and factor analyses are explained. (25 references) (LRW)

Discussion of developing children's awareness of their own learning focuses on a study of preschool children ages five-seven in Sweden. Metacognitive skills and phenomenography are discussed, interviews with the students are described, and treatments for the experimental and control groups are explained. (16 references) (LRW)

Analyzes the sociopsychological factors that account for increased stressors and dysfunctionality in contemporary African American women. Discusses the importance of African American family life values in combating dehumanization. (FMW)

Discusses the potential value of feminist poststructuralism to feminist psychologists seeking more satisfactory ways of theorizing gender and subjectivity. Explores the following concepts related to this theoretical perspective: (1) approaches to knowledge; (2) language; (3) discourse; (4) subjectivity; and (5) experience as text. Presents an…