Discusses the thesis that the administration of physical punishment to children may pre-dispose them to violence as adults. Child-rearing practices, physical punishment within the schools, modeling of violent behavior by adults, and the self-fulling prophecy, i.e., you are bad,'' are types of practices considered. (LK)

The importance of talkativeness or the relative frequency of contributing to task interaction was examined as a factor which determines person perception. Quantity but not quality of task contributions was significantly related to the attribution of creativity and influence over others. (Author/JB)

The effectiveness of a white expert (psychologist) and that of a peer in influencing Negro mothers of low socioeconomic status were compared. Results indicated that the expert was more effective than the peer. (JB)

Study was conducted to determine the effect a rule had on a child who was subsequently exposed to conforming or deviant verbalizations and/or behavior displayed by a televised peer model. (Author)

These studies focused on sex differences and were designed to test the hypothesis that girls were more likely to be immobilized by a fear stimulus than boys. (Authors/CB)

Major Purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which aggressive retaliation in boys at three age levels is influenced by two dimensions of hypothetical provocation: accidental versus intentional and verbal versus physical. (Authors/CB)

Fourteen leading behavioral scientists explore the relationship between environment and health with a focus on the following question: As we look at health care as people receive it in their communities and the realities of America today, what can we do to improve it?'' Philosophical, scientific issues discussed in round table fashion. (LK)

This study looks at the relationship between the size of the small interacting group (in numbers of persons) and its environment; in this case, the density of its immediate population. Results indicated a significant inverse relationship between population density and the size of small interacting groups. (Author)

Although both genetic and situational factors are implicated in criminality, the thesis here is that the latter may well be more important and more frequently encountered than many criminologists have acknowledged to date. (JB)

Summary of research aimed at establishing some of the important biological and environmental variables affecting the behavior of preschool children in nurseries and playgrounds. (Author)