The structure of temperament proposed by the New York Longitudinal Study (NYLS) was compared to Buss and Plomin's EASI temperament theory. A similar sociability factor emerged from both systems, but other temperaments were unique. The two systems were merged to form the Colorado Childhood Temperament Inventory. (Author/MV)

Thirty-nine behavior checklists containing behavior descriptions related to pre-vocational, vocational, occupational, and work behaviors of handicapped and normal persons were reviewed, categorized, and evaluated. (Author)

Described is the Family Behavior Profile, a method for examining the social awareness of a mentally retarded person and his/her family. (Author/CL)

Described is the Behavior Problem Checklist, a three-point scale for the rating of problem behavior traits occurring in childhood and adolescence. (SBH)

Three types of correlations were used to examine interrelationships of scales for therapist empathy, warmth, genuineness, self-disclosure, and immediacy. Immediacy and self-disclosure were not significantly related to empathy and warmth for high-facilitative therapists. Results suggest use of all facilitative scales is best justified when ongoing…

Examined parents' responses to emotional distress in their preschool children and assessed the relation of these responses to children's competence. Data on parent-child interactions was collected for 30 families by means of home observations, parent self-reports, observer ratings, and child interviews. Preschool competence was assessed by teacher…

A study investigated early aspects of Type A behavior by assessing children's goal setting and parents' aspirations for their children. Teachers of 73 fourth through sixth grade children rated them for Type A behavior. A replication study of parental aspiration findings was conducted. Results show fathers may strongly influence development of Type…

This study aimed to: (1) identify a characteristic profile of polydrug abusers; (2) compare that profile to the profile of nondrug users of comparable background, and to those of nonproblematic subjects; (3) compare self-reported versus other-reported characteristics; and (4) compare the results of this study with those of others. (JAZ)

Information on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, a major revision of the Vineland Social Maturity Scale, covers authors, publisher, prices, copyright dates and revisions, groups for whom the instrument is intended, forms, purpose and recommended use, dimensions measured, administration, data summation, score interpretation, test…

Study examined speech complexity among 22 sets of parents and their school-age children during two time periods approximately one year apart. Parents and children were videotaped while completing a block design task and their conversations were transcribed. Speech patterns were found to differ at the two times. (Author/BN)

Developmental growth of residents of a university operated institution was studied over an eight-year period of time. Long-term residents received decreasing benefits over time, although shorter term residents evidenced only linear growth. The ideal duration of services was estimated as approximately three to four years. (Author)

One hundred and twenty-eight subjects responded to one of four differently labeled five-point Likert-type response scales. Although no significant differences in test means and in reliability estimates were found among response scales, the scales did differ on measures of variability. (Author/LMO)

Assesses the validity of a 20-item scale that purportedly measures long term memory records--in this case, frightening mass media. Evidence for validity emerged in that subjects' scale scores were related to negative emotion, negative cognitions, and skin conductance during film clips of scary movies. (NKA)

The predictive validity of the Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students (SRBCSS) in identifying gifted children among various sociocultural groups was examined. Regression analyses were computed between the SRBCSS and both the Standard Achievement Test and a standardized intelligence test. Implications for practice and…

Seventy-four elementary school teachers rated five behavior problems portrayed in videotaped vignettes in terms of severity, manageability, tolerance, and contagion. Only contagion yielded significant differences (stronger within the disruptive context), suggesting that teachers held the target child responsible for the classroom disorder.…