Independent ratings of videotaped sessions in which mothers (N=60) interacted with their mentally retarded children (ages 1-3) suggested that potentially important components of maternal behavior (child orientedness/pleasure and control) may be assessed with the seven-item short form of the Maternal Behavior Rating Scale. (JW)

Results of factor and correlational analyses of the Ethical Behavior Rating Scale (EBRS) are reported. The test-retest method and internal consistency estimates yielded reliability coefficients. Construct validity was determined by correlating the EBRS with items from the Ethical Reasoning Inventory. The EBRS reflects the behavioral aspects of…

An investigation of the Conners' Teacher Rating Scale-Revised hyperactivity scale found that the referents for teacher ratings should be determined, teachers' ratings should be made more objective, standardization across teachers should be demonstrated before norms are preferred, and the rating scale should be validated via observations or other…

Subjects read a situation description and rated the likelihood of their taking the response designated as appropriate. Regression analyses revealed the contributions of sex and the traits of instrumentality and emotional expressiveness (as measures earlier by the Bem Sex Role Inventory) to self-reported instrumentality and emotional…

Seven sequential ordinal scales of sensorimotor development are briefly described. These scales permit modification in the strategy for assessing infant development, investigating its structure and investigating infant-environment interaction. (GO)

This paper reviews research stimulated by Holland's (1997) theory of vocational personalities and work environments. It describes new research extending an examination of one part of the theory, environmental identity, to a large sample of school environments. The Organizational Focus Scale (G.D. Gottfredson and Holland, 1996b) was administrated…

Results of the investigation suggest that the facet-factorial approach can be an effective technique for the construction of rating scales to measure complex behavior such as music performance. (Author)

The present paper examined some of the major variables already known to be associated with the phenomena of early withdrawal from school to see what extent these data confirm those of other investigators. (Author/RK)

This study investigated the effect of two dimensions of parent-daughter relationship on achievement and values of college women. (Author)

Article is based on the writer's Ph.D. dissertation completed at the Pennsylvania State University, 1967. Research was carried out during the 1966-1967 academic year.