An operational index of discrepancy to assist in identifying learning disabilities was derived using the Full Scale IQ, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, and relevant subtest scores on the Peabody Individual Achievement Test. Considerable caution should be exercised when classifying children, especially females, as learning disabled.…

The effects of Response Cost, Reward, and No Consequence conditions in the performance of high and low ability students on an academic task were compared. An examination of the continued use in the schools of grading motivational procedures based on Response Cost techniques is suggested. (Author)

In this present study, a social learning theory of the family which links cognitive performance with distal and proximal environment variables is tested. The findings suggest that differences in the cognitive performance of children are better understood by analyzing relationships between structural social forces and the family learning…

Speech-anxious students ranging in age from 17 to 48 were offered a four-week speech anxiety group. Treatment groups demonstrated significantly greater speech anxiety reduction than the no-treatment controls at postassessment and follow-up assessment. (Author/MFD)

Purpose was to assess immediate and dealyed effects of social modeling, cognitive structuring, and two self-management strategies for increasing affective self-disclosure. Social modeling and cognitive structuring had immediate effects on affective self-disclosure. A combination was more effective over time than any single treatment or no…

Describes a weight-loss program for 40 obese junior high school students who were divided into five groups, two using reality therapy, two using conventional counseling, and one control group. Reality therapy was shown to be the more effective method of treatment. (Author)

Examines impact on 30 high school students of 12 hours of exposure to Rational Behavior Training (RBT) and 10 days of exposure to a controlled conflict situation in a wilderness environment. The treatment group showed marked reduction in irrational personality traits and intra-interpersonal needs. (Author)

Two techniques of videotape recorded modeling for training counselors to ask open-ended questions (OEQ) were examined. Undergraduate peer counselors (N = 18) were randomly assigned to pure video models, corrective video models, or notreatment control. Findings support that a pure video model results in greater learning than a corrective video…

This study investigated the effectiveness of teachers trained in basic interpersonal skills to change the misdirected behavior of students. It was hypothesized that the unsolicited interaction between teacher and student would so fulfill the students' need for attention that classroom misbehaviors would decrease. (Author)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the characteristics, attitudes and values of women employed in higher education. Of particular interest was the empirical identification of subgroups of women employees who differ in their perspective and outlook toward their jobs. (Author)

A 1974 survey of University of Illinois graduates compares males and females on: (1) the extent to which they have entered the labor force; (2) difficulty in obtaining jobs; (3) difficulty in finding jobs related to their fields of study; and (4) salaries. Results suggest the need for continued study. (Author/BP)

This study of group process evaluated the relative effectiveness of facilitator-directed (FD) and self-directed (SD) personal growth group treatments in inducing change in the level of group member interaction. Examination of treatment effectiveness was accomplished through an interaction process analysis approach, the Hill Interaction…

The purpose of this investigation is to compare the descriptions of group process obtained from the Hill Interaction Matrix (Form G) and the Bonney Scale in rating an extended counseling group of psychiatric residents (N = 10). (Author)

The questions of the value of structure in groups and the value of experience in group leadership merge when the two areas of conflict are considered together. The present study was concerned with effects of an interpersonal growth contract and of leader experience on encounter group process and outcome. (Author)

The reported counseling needs of adult students enrolled in area vocational-technical schools center primarily on academic and vocational concerns. (Author)