Proposes that expectancy measures, when adapted for use in counseling research and practice, can eliminate problems associated with the traditional use of interest inventories. Assessment of additional variables ordinarily contained in measures of work-related perceptions based on expectancy theory might alleviate shortcomings traditionally…

It was found, among other things, that rural Ss performed significantly below their mental ages more frequently than urban Ss; and that between the chronological ages of 10 to 14 years, while urban Ss appeared to perform as expected from mental ages, a significant number of rural Ss performed below expectations. (Author/DLS)

Presents evidence that nonverbal cues by newscasters are interpreted by the viewer as a sign of bias. Using two cues, raised eyebrows and a smile, the study produced data that suggest that the audience is aware of this influence. (JMF)

Finds significant differences for males and females on the "Mental Rotation Test" within and across trials, but does not show a differential response to training and practice by females, as was hypothesized. (RL)

Out of 300 preschoolers, the children hearing a story in which traditional sex roles were reversed made more nontraditional choices among 15 pairs of traditional male/female activities than the children in either the traditional story or the no-story conditions. Differences between groups were greatest when members of the opposite sex conducted…

A review of the representative research and theoretical literature on right hemisphere processes and psychophysiological models regarding the functional organization of the brain is presented. (Author)

Discusses global education from an attribution theory perspective. Attribution describes the process in which inferences about human behavior are made. The three stages of attribution processing--observation of the action, judgment of intention, and making a dispositional attribution--aid in diagnosing the instructional situation and in clarifying…

Transactional evaluation is discussed in the perspective of "The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation" by Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca. It is described as a procedure for facilitating change by encouraging all persons who might be affected by a new program to participate in its evaluation. (CTM)

Presents a model that relates individuals' perceptions of organizational control to personal level in the organization, feelings about work environment, feelings about supervisor competence, belief in personal control, feelings of access to the decision-making network, and clarity of role requirements. Provides data that developed and validated…

Part one of a three-part series about noise pollution and its effects on humans. This section presents the background information for teachers who are preparing a unit on sound. The next issues will offer learning activities for measuring the effects of sound and some references. (SA)

A study of class identification indicates that an employed married woman uses a combination of her own, her husband's, and her father's characteristics in assessing her own status. An unemployed married woman borrows status from her husband. Race and mother's characteristics are insignificant predictors of an employed wife's class identification.…

Examines the relationships among accuracy and latency of word recognition and comprehension by nonfluent readers and whether component letter or holistic processing was used in word recognition by these same readers. (HOD)

Eighty first and third graders were presented one of two brief videotaped social interactional episodes. Half viewed an unambiguous tape in which affective response was congruent with situational context; the other half viewed an ambiguous tape in which nonverbal affective response was incongruent with situational context. (MS)

Children (ages 6 to 16) judged which of two photographs of unfamiliar faces showed the same person as an inspection photograph. Recognition accuracy improved markedly between ages 6 and 10 with little change thereafter. (MS)

Focuses on the development of roles in collaborative teaching arrangements, examining the use of paraprofessionals in schools as part of a differentiated staffing program and the implementation of team teaching arrangements. Additionally illustrates that the expectations role incumbents have on their behavior influences the degree to which the…