Presented advice for the teacher faced with the student, who finds the learning situation difficult to adjust to, and who could, if badly handled, effectively distract the teacher from accomplishing his objectives. (RK)

The effects of room density, type of ongoing activity (party vs studying), and a personality variable ( personal space'' or the distance which subjects place between themselves and others) on room liking were investigated. (Author)

Focuses attention on social disability'' as a unitary disorder; provides a rationale for an environmental view of it; suggests a theoretical framework within which etiological hypotheses can be tested; and relates the concept to conventional psychiatric classification. (Author/JM)

The results of both studies indicated that harsh'' parental practices predict subsequent social desirability responding. (Authors)

Reviews current hypotheses and investigations concerning helping behavior, addressing the role of normative and situationally specific rules, the impact of affect, and the subject variables associated with the elicitation of children's helping behavior. (Author/JM)

Results of this experiment demonstrate that brief, even fleeting, affective experiences appear to have significant implications for behavior toward others. The transient experience of positive affect makes children more generous to others, while the equally ephemeral experience of negative affect appears to make them more niggardly. (Authors)

Qualitatively, the more suppressive and critical the mother, the less responsive the baby was in social play with her. The more the baby responded to his mother, the less he responded to a stranger. (Author)

Results indicate that the parents of non-delinquents can be clearly differentiated from parents of delinquents in terms of displaying a higher activity level, less rejection, higher parental adjustment, lower consistency of controls, but higher consistency of feelings. (Author)

In an extension of an early social facilitation study, 80 female college students reproduced a partially learned Indian folktale before both large and small audiences. Subjects showed greater verbal production but less accuracy before the large audiences. (Author)

Discusses the influences on children of the stereotyped portrayals of animals and people found in children's books. References. (VJ)

Describes various complementary procedures for social skills training that are used in a day treatment program for emotionally disturbed adolescents. Describes: (1) procedures for dealing with peer conflict and disruptive behavior through the promotion of problem solving skills; and (2) procedures for teaching social skills within structured…

A within-subject reversal design was employed in a sheltered workshop to assess the effects of differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) in reducing inappropriate verbalizations by a severely retarded adult with Down's syndrome. (Author/CL)

Presents a bibliography of 405 doctoral dissertations dealing with the biological, behavioral, and social aspects of aging; health, health services, and education. (JAC)