Work histories of male psychiatric patients were compared to see if they varied as a function of psychiatric diagnosis. Results indicated the more severe the maladjustment, the less likely the men were to have been employed above the semiskilled level of occupations. (Author)

Investigates effects of human relations laboratory experiences on interpersonal behavior of college students. Subjects were 79 college students. Results indicate participation in human relations training laboratories does have an effect on self-perception and behavior. (Author/HMV)

Investigates the pattern of clients' precounseling expectancies, whether these differ for male and female clients, and the relationship between clients' expected content emphasis and the actual emphasis during counseling sessions. (Author)

This article reports an experiment in training teachers in human relations and understanding of student behaviors. The research found the training of the teachers resulted in less negative student behaviors. The authors note that both ability to communicate empathy and focusing on students needing help are important variables. (NG)

Brief, interpersonal coping courses (N=4) were conducted in a junior high school for early adolescent students. Two classes (N=24) consisted of students regularly utilizing school guidance personnel; the remaining (N=19) consisted of adolescents from the school population. Results support the conclusion that students' interpersonal coping skills…

Studied a new device and training procedure for teaching the directional orientation and sentence tracking skills used in reading and writing western languages. Left-right and up-down directional confusion were shown to be rapidly corrected in normal children by the use of a simple electronic device providing clear feedback. (Author)

This study researches the effects of examiner verbal utterances on the intelligence test scores of educable mentally retarded subjects. It assumes that examiner-examinee rapport is essential for accurate test results. Positive verbal statements by examiners do have a significant effect on test scores. (NG)

The consumer behaviors of 22 adult institutionalized retarded clients in a sheltered workshop token economy were evaluated by changing prices in the workshop store. (Author/DB)

Explores determinants of research grant getting, using a subsample drawn from a 1972-73 general national survey of faculty in higher education. Findings show that grant getting depends primarily on productivity, secondarily on favor shown to specific fields, and little on particular situational and personal factors. (Author/ND)

This study offers support for the hypothesis that an issue-oriented discussion at parents' orientation can have an impact on parental attitudes. (Author)

Differences in vocational interests, as measured by the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, between undergraduates having traditional, conservative attitudes towards the roles of women and those having contemporary, liberal attitudes were examined. Results are discussed and implications for future employment patterns are made. (Author)

The purposes of this study were (1) to test whether the occupational preferences of senior psychology majors could be predicted using a within-subjects analysis of Vroom's model; (2) to examine the predictive validity of valence and instrumentality measures, and (3) to compare the predictive validity of the weighted and unweighted valence models.…

This article reports on the development and evaluation of an instructional module for teaching systematic desensitization. Physiological and self-report data reflecting changes in client fear levels were gathered in an attempt to determine whether the instructional module is effective. (Author)

Questions need to be asked about whether students with an interest in the helping professions believe systematic human relations training to be useful and relevant. The present study investigated the students' evaluation of human relations training by means of the Illinois Course Evaluation Questionnaire. (Author)

The Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Sixteen Personality Factors Questionnaire (16PF) were administered to 425 undergraduate students and compared using canonical analysis. The contributions of the scales of the VPI and the 16PF to the three relationships supported Hollans's theory of vocational choice, the use of the VPI for…