Describes a refinement and extension of the Hill Counselor Verbal Response Category System (HCVRCS). The revision (HCVRCS-R) retains the original's content analytic approach. However, the HCVRCS-R deviates from the original in its conceptual framework, classification strategy, and in its rules for defining meaningful response units. (Author)

Presents a method for identifying indexing terms from word stems, using discriminant analysis to distinguish terms which refer to topics from terms which do not refer to topics. A test of the method on the Harris Survey Question database is discussed. Included are 11 data tables and a reference list. (Author/JL)

Reviews the body of literature on typologies of strategies. Then investigates the effects of situation variables on the likelihood of use of four types of compliance-gaining strategies: justification, exchange, manipulation, and personal rejection. Concludes that both intimacy and relational consequences proved to be significant determinants of…

Two laboratory procedures in experimental chemotaxonomy are outlined for determining the presence of betalains in genera representing different plant families. A list of materials and equipment needed is provided. (DC)

Describes a simulated archaeological dig for a ninth-grade Canadian social studies class. Students role-play archaeological teams in 2180 AD who find well-preserved bags of "garbage." Students classify garbage artifacts, write reports hypothesizing about the households which produced them, and match the contents of their bags to…

First year medical students answered parallel multiple-choice questions at different taxonomic levels as part of their diagnostic examinations. The results show that when content is held constant, students perform as well on interpretation and problem-solving questions as on recall questions. (Author/BW)

Presents developments in grievance arbitration in government employment by examining all public sector arbitration cases from 1971 through 1979. Predicts that issues of employee discipline and discharge will comprise the largest number of cases proceeding to arbitration. (Author/MLF)

Presents a classification system which presumes that information about families can be seen from three different perspectives (historical, interactional, and existential) and that treatment proceeds from three approaches (understanding, transformation, and identification). Discusses how theories from different schools of thought are substantially…

The hypothesis that overall-similarity relations structure both adults' and children's classifications of heterogeneous objects (objects that differ in a variety of ways) was supported in two experiments. When objects varied simultaneously on many dimensions, adults and children constructed classifications that maximized within-category similarity…

Examined a verbatim interview with Dr. Sidney Jourard consisting of counselor statements (N=31) and client statements (N=32) classified into categories. Some support was found for counselor self-disclosure statements eliciting client self-disclosure statements and a positive relation with the counselor. (RC)

Hypotheses stated in 98 articles from 10 journals were classified as follows: explicit--26; clearly implied--22; loosely implied--22; and nonexistent--28. A trend toward clearer statements from 1966 to 1976 was confounded with a trend toward more experimental studies. There were four null statements and no statistical statements. (CP)

This study examined whether a synthesis of clinical and statistical data taken from psychoeducational reports completed on 42 boys referred to a child psychiatric outpatient department for school-learning problems would yield discrete clinical categories or clusters of children. Cluster membership and educational placement recommendations were…

Discusses the problems in existing cataloging and classification systems which have contributed to the difficulties of theater librarianship. Some alternatives to these systems are described, and data from a survey concerning current cataloging/classification practices in theater librarianship are presented. A 39-item reference list and the survey…

Worksheets for duplication concerned with classification and measure of various geometric shapes are given. (MK)

Explored were classification criteria selected by primary children in free classification situations as a function of grade levels, socioeconomic background, and some characteristics of the classification tasks. Conclusions indicate a strong preference to classify items by their form. Student differences in free and guided classifications are…