The Stanford Preschool Internal-External Scale (SPIES) was administered to middle class kindergarten children to investigate whether the characteristics of the test would remain stable as it did for the normative sample. (Author/DEP)

Discusses an emerging body of psychological literature by black behavioral scientists assumed to represent a radical departure in its conceptual orientation from the social pathology tradition advanced primarily by white behavioral scientists; and focuses on the construct of Self-Extension Orientation, a dynamic process which is assumed to…

Items from the Femininity (Fe) scale of the California Psychological Inventory were assigned to two logically independent subscales: Feminine Tendency (Ft) and Masculine Tendency (Mt). Architects (n=40) nominated as exceptionally creative and their colleagues (n=43) scored higher than unnominated controls (n=41) on Ft but were not significantly…

Independent scores for masculinity and femininity were derived from the California Psychological Inventory responses. High masculine/high feminine were regarded as the most psychologically healthy, and low masculine/low feminine as the most inadequate. High masculine/low feminine and low masculine/high feminine were viewed as cultural sex…

The demographic and sociopsychological profile of 102 high school and 754 college Army ROTC cadets was compared and contrasted against that of their non-ROTC classmates. Findings point to the possible existence of a "military personality" that is evident at early career development stages. (Author)

Shows that characterizations of participants in a counseling "growth group" were more negative than those in career counseling but less negative than participants in group psychotherapy. Suggests that attempts to counteract specific negative beliefs about counseling services will increase student enrollment in the services. (RL)

Provides empirical evidence supporting Erikson's postulation of two ego identity status groups (identity achievement and identity diffusion). Shows that persons high in ego identity development demonstrate higher levels of intrapersonal and interpersonal psychological adjustment than persons low in ego identity. (RL)

Finds no group differences in moral judgment between learning-disabled children and normal achievers. Discusses the results in terms of behavior problems associated with the learning-disabled. (RL)

Results of this study demonstrate that department chairmen of academic departments, classified according to Holland's model environments, devote significantly different amounts of time to selected dimensions of their job and that these differences are generally consistent with the psychological resemblances among these environments. (Author/DEP)

Multiple regression analysis of interview data from 102 non-institutionalized retired black men and women in a large urban area revealed a number of factors related to life satisfaction. Results are supportive of previous findings in whites, but questions raised regarding the applicability of prior findings to black aged. (Author)

The current status of nontraditional degree programs is briefly reviewed. Student personality characteristics identified by the Omnibus Personality Inventory suggest that elected studies students are intellectual liberals, along with other nontraditional degree students, those who withdraw voluntarily, and upperclass students. (Author/LBH)

The folklore of higher education is reviewed in these selections from a book of stories on famous professors and their classroom techniques. (LBH)

This article reviews four strategies employed to remediate obesity: diet restriction, use of drugs, surgical treatment, and behavior modification. The conclusion is reached that behavior modification is the most effective strategy. (JD)

Investigated the relationship between children's temperaments, in interaction with situational factors, and their helping behavior. Twenty-four preschool children were presented with four opportunities for helping a female adult. Mothers rated children's helpfulness at home. Multiple measures of sociablity were gathered from mothers and preschool…