Pairs of toddlers were observed with mothers in a context structured to assess sharing behavior. Children were separated by a barrier; one child had toys and the other had no toys. The situation was then reversed. Sharing for the initially deprived peer was related to extent to which the partner had shared, suggesting operation of principle of…

This article follows the activities of Nicholas Murray Butler's involvement in the peace movement at the turn of the century. Butler, a college administrator, statesman, Republican politician, and friend of big business, belonged to the peace-through-internationalism approach and believed in working within the domestic system. (JMK)

This paper examines whether a maximum security institution housing inmates can benefit from a pro-social cognitive skills class. The inmates were taught Cognitive Problem Solving Skills for Offenders (J. Taymans; S. Parese) to determine if the pro-social skills class had any effect on the number of infractions they accrued. All the participants…

Empathy is a critical factor in maintaining peace, respect and civility in our schools. The experience of reciprocal affect and accurate perspective taking comprise the components of empathy and stimulate the motivation to ameliorate the condition of another. The cognitive, physiological and social development of empathy is described with…

The effectiveness of self-instructional training using broad verbal mediators for promoting generalization of honest behavior was examined with 60 first graders and 60 fourth graders. (MP)

Discusses the difference between sentimentality and compassion and provides various literary excerpts, drawings, photographs, and a list of additional resources that can be used in the classroom to develop compassion among students. (GC)

Examines relationships between the fields of behavior analysis and developmental psychology, surveying the influence of behavior-analytic research within developmental psychology and investigating the integration of the two approaches with respect to metatheory and methodology. (Author/MP)

Children (N=64) in a fourth-grade class were given 20 tokens for drawing a picture and then had the option of donating any or all of the tokens to either "needy children" or for "a class prize." Sharing with needy children was positively correlated with self-esteem. (Author)

Investigates the maternal, sibling, and situational correlates of prosocial behavior between siblings and the relationship of prosocial to antisocial behavior. Fifty mothers were videotaped with their first- and later-born daughters in a seminaturalistic game-playing setting. (Author/SS)

Analysis of data from four prisons of different types confirmed previous findings that overcrowding is positively related to disruptive behavior, and that the strength of this relationship varies with the type of correctional institution. Overcrowding and constructive behavior are negatively related. (Author)

Six experiments examined the relations of causal attributions and affect to judgments of help-giving. (Author/SS)

Partially supports hypothesis that children viewing a commercial television drama in which effective interpersonal relations are emphasized will show greater amounts of cooperation subsequent to viewing than will children not exposed to such a presentation and more than children exposed to a presentation stressing noncooperative behavior. (SW)

Forms of cooperation and sharing between infants and their parents were recorded in a play setting. Eight children at each age (12 months, 18 months, and 24 months) were observed. (Author/SS)