A multivariate analysis of judgments of desirability by 150 judges of 566 MMPI items uncovered 13 judgmental dimensions of psychopathology. (Author)

Results suggested that exposure to any model significantly influenced S's subsequent verbal outputs and the degree to which favorable, unfavorable, and anxiety-related self-references are made. (Author)

Subjects choosing Romantic art tended to score higher in neuroticism than did those choosing classical paintings. A negative correlation between extraversion and choice of romantic paintings was also found. (Authors)

Evidnce obtained in the present experiment suggests that explanatory instructional sets preceding implosive therapy can facilitate the reduction in fear to an avoided object. (Author) Therapy

Investigates three hypotheses derived from previous research, that different ordinal position groups manifest differential personal preference patterns, as measured by the Kuder Preference Record. (Author)

It was concluded that scores on the Manifest Anxiety Scale reflect reactive" anxiety, the autonomic components of which are differentially elicited by ego-involving stress situations. (Author)

The relation between work-style dimensions and hostility expression was examined in the context of psychoanalytic ego-psychology theory. (Author)

Reports the result of an attempt at applying the standardized schedule for the treatment of snake phobia in groups. (Author)

Among the findings were that PKU Children judged to be emotionally disturbed and inadequate in communication performed more poorly than those PKU children judged nondisturbed and more adequate in communication under two of the three social stimulus interaction condictions. (Author)

Hypotheses that efficacy of systematic desensitization could be attributed to anxlety reduction as a result of relaxation training, to extinction of nonreinforced fear responses, or to operation of placebo factors were tested as alternatives to counterconditioning hypothesis. Test anxiety reduction was found only for subjects given relaxation…

Seventy-two second-, third-, and fourth- grade girls were exposed to a video-taped adult model who practiced and/or preached generosity or selfishness. The effect of the model's practices upon Ss donation behavior was marginally significant, but donation behavior was unaffected by either the power or the exhortations of the model. (WY)

Children explore, test, and play in their recreational activities, but present playgrounds do not allow for adequate exploration of spatial relationships. (RA)

Suggests how parents and teachers can work together to help children deal with the traumas of separation upon school entrance. (NH)

Factor analysis of the 23 I-E item responses (Rotter's I-E scale) given by 159 college males and 157 college females identifies two factors: belief concerning felt mastery over the course of one's life, and a belief concerning the extent to which the individual citizen is deemed capable of exerting an impact on political institutions. Reprints…