The author investigates social stereotypes in terms of status of occupations, rather than masculine dominance, and explores more fully the relationship between the need for achievement, sex, and occupational interests. (Author/RK)

It was reasoned that younger children would be more susceptible to situational uncertainty, and thereby imitate more than older children or peers tested under more structured conditions. Children 6 through 8 and 12 through 14 years old were tested for target-relevant and incidental imitation under conditions of high and low structure. (Editor/RK)

In this article selfhood is examined from three perspectives: evolutionary or phylogenic, cross-cultural and transhistorical, and developmental or ontogenetic. The view presented is offered as a basis for hope in interpreting our human nature to ourselves and in increasing our individual and collective capacity for self-direction. (Author/EB)

Most people in the counseling field conceive of Afro-American culture as a homogeneous and static entity. This article suggests serious limitations to this conceptualization, advocating that counselors try to understand Afro-American culture as an organization of diverse elements. (Author/GC)

In reviewing theoretical patterns in the use of self-concept in studying deviance, three principal categories of theories of deviance are suggested: (1) structural interactionist analyses; (2) socialization-control analyses; and (3) labeling analyses. The discussion also deals with clarifying the explanatory role of the self-concept in deviance…

A Likert seven-choice response format for personality inventories allows finer distinctions by subjects than the traditional two-choice format. The Eysenck Personality Inventory was employed in the present study to test the hypothesis that use of the expanded format would result in a clearer and more accurate indication of test structure.…

The experiences of Vietnamese refugees in transitional camps in the summer and fall of 1975 are described in this paper. The data show that the mental health needs of the refugees were not taken seriously and that it was assumed that assimilation would be problem-free. (Author/AM)

This and other studies show that measurements of empathy and personality style reflect dimensions separate from those of academic achievement. Identification of students with both high MCAT scores and high empathy scores might represent one approach in predicting which students will make the best clinicians. (LBH)

The relationship between the effects of structure in teaching and the abilities or personalities of ten- and twelve-year-olds was investigated. Results showed a weak interaction of teaching methods with ability and a strong interaction with personality. (MN)

Describes a study of the relationship between student characteristics and rates of progress in a self-paced psychology course. Students who proceed faster were found to be more intelligent, score lower on measures of need for approval, and have higher GPA's and aptitude test scores. (Author/AV)

A factor analysis of Rotter's internal-external locus of control scale is described. The four factors extracted were there correlated with several political attitude instruments. Results lead authors to suggest a modification in Rotter's scale, particularly in the "just world" items. (JKS)

The reliability and construct validity of the Kohlberg Moral Judgment Scale, the Gilligan et al's Sexual Moral Development Scale, Maitland and Goldman's Objective Moral Development Scale, and Hogan's Maturity of Moral Judgment Scale were compared for a sample of male and female graduate students. (EVH)

Based on taped samples of the students' speech, 68 white elementary school teachers rated subjects on personality, quality of response, and current and future academic abilities. Black students, Black English-speaking students and unattractive students were rated consistently lower. Academic failure may result from evaluations based on race and…

Changes in research findings related to the self-esteem of blacks may be due to the impact of ideology; or to methodological differences, such as the populations studied, the definitions and dimensions of self-image conceptualized, and the measures used. This article is a commentary on the previous Adam article (TM 503 243). (BW)

It was hypothesized that interpersonal stress is associated with discrepancies between individuals' evaluations of themselves, their perceptions of others' evaluations of them, and others' actual evaluations of them. Rating-scale measures of these variables were administered at several points in human relations training groups. Findings supported…