The pressures of the educational system have some relationship to student suicide; they should be evaluated and, in some ways, lightened. (JD)

Students' attitudes toward women and changes in those attitudes after taking a women's studies course were studied. The Spence Attitude Toward Women Scale was administered to 354 undergraduate students at two midwestern institutions. Results showed attitudes toward women became more liberal after taking a women's studies course. (Author)

A series of experiments tested a recent suggestion that vertical symmetry of a stimulus display can serve as a visual diagnostic for responding "same" in a letter-matching task. The data of chief interest were same reaction times to vertically symmetric (e.g., AA) and asymmetric (e.g., LL) displays, each composed of two side-by-side uppercase…

This study was designed to assess the extent to which social role and "just world" considerations would affect perceptions and attributions of responsibility to a rape victim. (Editor)

Looks at current attempts to bridge the brain/mind gap. (Editor)

It was hypothesized that college women's locus of control orientations would be related to their role expectations, with women with an external locus of control having lower aspirations, more conservative sex-role ideologies, and less involvement in career planning than women with an internal locus of control. Results supported the hypothesis.…

This study examines differences in the perceptions of 200 college students toward Carkhuff-defined facilitative conditions as a treatment, and a specific behavioral treatment, assertive training. Ratings indicated the behavioral-treatment counselor was seen as more expert and appealing than the facilitative-conditions counselor. (Author)

Attempts to establish the degree of perspective convergence, which the Western observer will accept as a realistic portrayal of objects drawn in perspective, and to determine the relationship between acceptable convergence and viewing conditions. (Author/RK)

Principals occupy apex positions, and like all high level executives, they are subject to fierce pressures and stresses. Discusses the nature of the role situation and presents a strategy that may help principals cope with the rising demands of the job. (Editor/RK)

Data presented in this article report student perceptions of the guidance services at the Educational Opportunity Center of Westchester. The majority of the students saw counselors as being understanding, accessible, and helpful. (Author/HLM)

A 2-day workshop involving students in roles as patients and nurses was conducted which helped students to put together the isolated skills they had learned in modules and integrate them into their clinical practice. (TA)

Reviews recent research on information processing and decision making in orienteering. The main cognitive demands investigated were selection of relevant map information for route choice, comparison between map and terrain in map reading and in relocation, and quick awareness of mistakes. Presents a model of map reading based on results. Contains…

To handle controversial issues effectively, interpreters must do the following: (1) be well prepared with information regarding the site and different viewpoints on the subject; (2) be aware of possible visitor emotions related to the nature of the subject or their personal involvement; (3) use sensitivity in dealing with legends, reputations and…

Four experiments involving 367 college students and 259 sixth graders demonstrate that children and adults, when asked to represent vision schematically, have a bias to draw arrows pointing away from the eye and toward a visual efferent. The role of this type of representation in learning is discussed. (SLD)