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 present study evaluated the relative effectiveness of two group counseling programs, one using primarily behavioral rehearsal and contingency contracting and the other using behavioral discussion. Results indicate improvement at postreatment and follow-up periods for both conditions, with the behavioral role-play test showing significant gains…

A consortium-based, student-oriented interinstitutional research project for educational assessment is described. The College Research Center (CRC) experience suggests that a consortium can be an effective vehicle but that there are difficulties in cultivating interest and long-term commitment. (Author/LBH)

Subjects (N=22) completing a master's degree in counseling with prior counseling experience served as client and counselor under two different conditions. Of six hypotheses, the one confirmed held that when more prepared, the counselor would communicate in "expert" fashion; when less prepared, in equalitarian fashion. (Author)

The relationship between isolation in the elementary school classroom and self-concept was investigated. It was hypothesized that children who were isolated or rejected by their classmates would possess low self-concepts. No such relationship was found. Self-concepts of suburban children differed from those found in the rural sample. (Author)

The affective quality of relationships between noninstitutionalized white, elderly (65+) parents and their adult (21+) children was explored through interviews with 54 parent-child pairs. The health and the attitude toward aging indicator were found to be statistically significantly related to the family relationship indicator. (Author)

This paper discusses measurement and statistical issues raised by Title IX requirements on selection and admission procedures. Admission procedures treating males and females identically may be unfair to female applicants. Recommendations concerning implementation of studies to evaluate an institution's current admission procedures will be…

Dormitory residents (N=16) participated in transactional analysis (TA) groups. Pre- and post-test results on the Omnibus Personality Inventory showed the experimental group having significantly decreased complexity scores (p greater than .01) and increased estheticism scores (p greater than .05) when compared with a control group. The use of TA…

A Q-factor analytic technique applied to the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) basic interest scales of 156 males yielded three bipolar factors described as conceptual, interpersonal, and volitional. The degree of fit between interests and job categorization related significantly to ratings of job satisfaction. (Author)

The present study explored the feasibility of teaching self-disclosure skills in an undergraduate program in teacher education. The experimental group who had received self-disclosure training, were significantly more willing to be self-disclosing than were the control groups. There were no sex differences. (NG)

This research assesses the importance of counselor-client contact in occupational aspiration-expectation discrepancies. Subjects are 1835 high school seniors. The study finds the more counselor-client contact there is, the less discrepant is the client's career aspiration and expectation. This relationship remains after controlling for variables…

Family involvement is compared with friendship and neighboring to determine which has a greater impact upon the personal morale of the 409 elderly widows who were surveyed. Contact with family members, does little to elevate morale, while friendship-neighboring is clearly related to less loneliness and worry. (Author)

Survey and ethnographic data were used to explore attitudes toward death among members of varying social categories defined by race, age, social class, and sex. Analysis by age resulted in substantial differences, with middle-aged respondents (45-54 years) expressing greatest fears of death and the elderly (65-74) reflecting the least. (Author)

Authors commented on the growing popularity and respectability of women's studies. (Editor/RK)