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…

Supported in part by U.S. Public Health Service Fellowship 5-F1-MH-28,537 and by research grant HD-947 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

A self-instructional, cognitive behavior modification approach was developed for use with shy children, and was compared to treatment by "informed teachers" and a control group. Cognitive behavior modification significantly reduced fear of social and public speaking conditions, while informed teachers and the control group did not.…

Results concur with the Thomas-Chess findings in identifying three main temperament groups: difficult, easy, and slow to warm up. Membership in the difficult group predicted later childhood behavior disorder in both sexes. (Author)

Outlines Johnson's decision-making theory as a conceptual framework from which designers can work to facilitate effective relationships. The theory classifies clients into four styles: systematic internal, systematic external, spontaneous internal, and spontaneous external. (Author/JEG)