A direct induction of mood was employed to determine the role of affect in self-gratification. (Authors)

The present study explored the effectiveness of using a planned social modeling procedure in contrast to other procedures to increase certain trainee verbal responses in a counseling group. (Author)

Explains some of the applications, hazards, limitations, and possibilities of confluent education, the educational approach which seeks to merge the cognitive and the affective into a whole and to educate, as well as train, the whole person. (Author/PR)

The basic assumption tested was that in continued free verbal association tasks, favorable attitudes toward the stimulus word result in responses with positive evaluative content. The study suggests the validity of inferring attitudes from word associations for groups. (DB)

Hypothesis confirmed "that the persuasive effectiveness of a message containing opinionated statements depends partly upon the intensity of a receiver's initial attitude toward the topic of the message. (Author/RD)

On multiple measures of chronic, manifest anxiety, the intellectually gifted sample (N=465) consistently displayed lower levels of anxiety than their nongifted peers (N=329), indicating better overall adjustment. (Author)

Significant differences exist between agribusiness workers and agricultural production workers in Missouri in the affective work skills they demonstrate. Significant differences also appear between agricultural supervisors and workers. (SK)

Expressivity and sex-role identification were examined in a study of men in either same-sex or other-sex close relationships. Expressivity was associated with sex roles to a greater extent in same-sex relationships. The masculine sex role was positively related to expressivity, with strength aspects of masculinity associated with greater…

Criticizes Zajonc's thesis that in the course of forming impressions, preferences, and attitudes, feelings can sometimes precede associated cognitions. Zajonc's claim that sometimes affect is precognitive is said to be inadequate on both logical and empirical grounds. (Author/CM)