Seventeen processes in the development of expressive behavior are reviewed and coordinated in a framework that is shown to accommodate current perspectives on expressive behavior development. Works of Ekman, Izard, Lewis and Michalson, and Sroufe are briefly reviewed. Neglected areas of research are indicated and the course of expressive behavior…

Examined college women's perceptions of unwanted intercourse. Results indicated that highly negative feelings are attributed to the man in the refuse situation, and to the majority of the women in both the accept and refuse situations. A theory of unwanted intercourse is proposed that attributes its high incidence to four societal norms.…

Examined responses of adults and preschool children to moral and social convention transgressions. Both children's and adults' responses to moral events focused on the intrinsic (hurtful or unjust) consequences of the actions upon victims. In contrast, both groups' responses to transgressions of social conventions revolved around aspects of social…

Commune residents and university students were asked to compare present and past social interactions in terms of 13 questions derived from differences between nuclear and extended families. Findings confirmed the hypothesis that communal social roles evolve to become similar to those in extended families, with the exception of work roles.…

Provides evidence that high and low self-monitors are distinguishable not only by their initial interactions but also by their cognitive summaries of these sequences. Found that students who are high self-monitors appear to be more linguistically competent, in part because their scripted understanding of appropriate conversation is more extensive.…

Describes a study which examined the epidemiology of sex-role attitudes among a national probability sample of 1,626 American adolescents. Reports that more traditional sex-role attitudes are held by male, lower-class, and minority respondents. Assesses the impact of sex-role attitudes on conventional and delinquent behaviors and values.…

Investigated the assessment views and practices of 145 school psychologists. Results indicated that respondents are predominantly behavioral and cognitive behavioral in orientation; spend most of their professional time in the public schools; and engage in a great deal of assessment, particularly behavioral assessment and projective testing. (JAC)

Relations between the social judgments and social behavior of 40 junior high school students were examined. Twenty of the students had engaged in disruptive behaviors that involved violations of classroom regulations and defiance of authorities. One year later, 13 of the 20 originally disruptive students no longer displayed disruptive behavior.…

Human territoriality is important as an organizer of human behavior. This thesis is elaborated at three levels of analysis: (a) the community, (b) the small group and dyad, and (c) the individual. Human territoriality is characterized as the continuous association of person or persons with specific place. (Author/MA)

The present study addressed the question of whether there would be any differences in altruism expressed by hospitalized mental patients and college students. There were no significant differences on the altruism scale between these two groups. In the devised situation the patients were significantly more altruistic. (Author)

This study investigated how "correct" and "incorrect" dissenters from erroneous group consensus affect conformity on visual and opinion stimuli under normative and informational social pressure. Results are consistent with earlier data. (Author)

The use of interpersonal verbal routines such as greetings and thanks is examined as a universal phenomenon of human languages. Examples from Syrian Arabic, American English and other languages are used to show differing patterns of structure and use, susceptible of grammatical and sociolinguistic analysis. (Author/RM)

Compares the game playing behavior of sixth-grade boys in free play in school yards and in formal physical education periods. The author concludes that play in the peer group context develops an egalitarian and consensual model concerned with means and that play in the adult-structured context fosters an authoritarian model concerned with ends.…

Ethical behavior, particularly among young people, is of increasing concern to various segments of society. Before this or any behavior can be influenced, an understanding is needed of the factors that shape it, including social influences, cognitive and emotional factors, and attitudes. The purpose of this study was to examine students' knowledge…

Patterns of interaction, including power relations and social goals, were investigated by observing first-grade children over a 5-month period as they worked in small groups to compose stories on the computer. Three groups selected for in-depth analysis represent the wide range of observed interaction patterns. Differences in interaction patterns…