Criticizes Zajonc's thesis that in the course of forming impressions, preferences, and attitudes, feelings can sometimes precede associated cognitions. Zajonc's claim that sometimes affect is precognitive is said to be inadequate on both logical and empirical grounds. (Author/CM)

Provides a basis for resolving the controversy as to what constitutes sound leadership. Reports a study in which situationalism has been evaluated in the context of one-best-style. Points to the soundness of the one-best-style approach. (CT)

The behaviorist view of man, that he is only another animal with some extraordinary features, places him at odds with the taming socialization process that goes on in the schools. Schools should offer an expansive environment, activity oriented rather than passive. (Author/WD)

The author outlines Skinner's psychological theories on the nature of man, freedom and dignity, cause and effect, values and morality, and the evolution of cultures. Suggesting that Skinner's views don't explain but only mirror our materialistic society, he recommends a new cognitive-humanistic psychology as more useful. (SJL)

The rhythmic patterning of man's biochemical, physiological, and psychological behavior and the temporal relationships among various functions are the province of chronobiology. Citing animal and human studies, the author documents the progress of this new science and poses complex questions that it may answer about human behavior. (Editor/SJL)

Ledwidge's recent implication that cognitive behavior modification is "a step in the wrong direction" is examined and evaluated. Misconceptions about the alleged differences between cognitive and behavior therapists are noted, with particular emphasis on metaphysical dualism and dichotomous categorization. (Author/MP)

Reviews areas of theory, knowledge, attitudes, and techniques and outlines areas of expertise that should be required of those engaged in career counseling with women. (Author)

Examines the attitudinal components of humor in terms of Heider's cognitive balance model and suggests that self-directed humor is an apparent exception to such an interpretation. (MH)

"A History of the Behavioral Therapies" (O'Donohue, et al., 2001) contains no description of psychological behaviorism (PB) and the role it played as one of the foundations of behavior therapy. This article indicates some of the contributions made by PB that make the missing chapter and related phenomena a major aberration in science. (Contains 39…

Describes contextualism (which assumes that action and thought are developed within relationships that then form contexts for particular actions) as third-world view beyond mechanism and organicism. Illustrates use of contextual approach in three areas of social gerontological and social psychological research--environmental relations,…

Develops biopsychosocial perspective to help counselors integrate assessment, treatment, evaluation, and research with chemical dependency and eating disorders addictions. Claims that, although different in content and symptoms, the underlying similarities between these clinical syndromes are clearly seen through this paradigm. (Author)

A theory of timing is proposed, based on the observation that signals of reinforcement elicit adjunctive behaviors. Transitions between these behaviors are described as a Poisson process. These behaviors may come to serve as the basis for conditional discriminations of the passage of time. (SLD)

Examined suicide rates in nations of the world from 1970 to 1980 to see whether absolute increases were related to size of suicide rates. Found that nations with higher suicide rates experienced greater increases in suicide rates. Results support critical-mass theory and are consistent with explanation in terms of suggestion. (Author/NB)

Developed, implemented, and evaluated a supervisory training program using the expectancy theory of motivation. Found experimental training had no measurable positive effect on changing the motivational levels of the subordinates as measured by a subordinate motivation instrument. (Author/ABL)

Discusses contributions of E. O. Wilson and others to the development of sociobiology. Considers sociobiology's origins, the study of social behavior, the inclusive fitness theory of behavior, haplodiploidy, reciprocal altruism, ecological perspectives, species richness, social evolution, societal explanations for infanticide, sociobiology and the…