Indian society, in the author's opinion, has widespread corruption'' from which educational institutions are not excepted; the teacher is urged to act as a moral leader. (SP)

Study supports hypothesis that poorly socialized but apparently nondelinquent students were, as a group, relatively empathic and that this empathic disposition compensated for their poor socialization. (Authors/MB)

Natural observations of 15- to 20-month-old nursery school children showed that children exhibited more social behaviors involving seven categories of contact (smiling, going towards, speaking to, etc.) after eating together around a communal table than before, and showed less aggressive behvior. Further research is recommended. (NH)

Assesses the potential for birth order by age, sex, and income-interaction effects in the area of cooperative/competitive social orientation in a sample of 105 children. Results revealed birth order by sex and birth order by income-interaction effects. Implications are discussed. (Author/RH)

Mothers' interactions with both younger and older hyperactive children were compared and contrasted with those observed in comparable age groups of normal children. Interactions were observed in unstructured play and structured task situations. (Author/RH)

Assessed the relative importance of external status and previous conformity in groups' evaluations of deviant behavior. Results supported the hypothesis that rejection would be greater for the deviant who has not conformed previously and also for low-status deviants who have not conformed previously. (RC)

Describes nature of insulting and techniques used to insult and presents a variety of areas and values from which insults are drawn. Briefly compares insulting terms using animal names in 10 different languages. Suggest insulting behavior is an area which, if better understood, will permit teachers to develop effective materials and recognize…

Two-hundred-thirty-one adolescents completed questionnaires concerning their use of drugs (alcohol, tobacco, pain-killers, and marijuana). Factor analysis of endorsements of a broad range of behavior, followed by regression analysis, indicated that sexual behavior, general delinquency, school achievement, and social behavior were all related to…

Offers support for the view that morality and convention constitute discrete conceptual demains and undergo independent courses of development. Argues that moral education should be reexamined to insure that specific activities and responses are appropriate to the domain and to the students' developmental level. (Author/WD)

Presents a study designed to examine the relative influence of situation and person factors on children's nonverbal communicative responsivity which was investigated during dyadic interaction. Field-dependent and socially-oriented children exhibited higher levels of nonverbal responsivity in situations providing both social and task cues. (Author)

To examine the effects of one kind of cost on helping behavior, subjects were provided with an opportunity to help spontaneously in a nonemergency situation. Helping was more frequent in nonembarrassing conditions. Results support contentions that potential embarrassment deters helping in nonemergency situations. (Author/BEF)

Describes a simulation exercise designed to illustrate the effects of incentives on individual and group behavior. Examination of game-generated data suggests that the schemes affect both individual and group behavior. (Author/CMV)