Models of global energy demand, a lower-growth-rate model developed at Case Western Reserve University and the H5 model of the Conservation Committee of the World Energy Conference, assess the features of decentralized and centralized electricity generation in the years 2000 and 2025. (BT)

Presents evidence supporting the prediction that violations of induced receiver expectations and the intensity of a persuasive message are mediators of resistance to persuasion. Positive and negative violations of expectations are examined in terms of counterarguing. (JMF)

Reports results of a study which tested the following model to predict group panic behavior: that panic reactions are characterized by the exercise of inappropriate leadership behaviors in situations of high stress. (PD)

The application of future studies to the administration of student services promises to produce more than projections and forecasts; it can affect one's total concept of management and influence the entire institution. This article explains the futurist perspective, its application, and the forces of change that brought it about. (LPG)

Teachers rated the likelihood of mainstreaming success of a hypothetical disturbed child according to their tolerance for socially defiant behaviors. (Editor)

Starting salaries of chemistry personnel in industry, colleges, and universities are discussed. Data are presented from annual salary surveys done by the American Chemical Society's Office of Manpower Studies. (SA)

Comparison of attitudes of 60 elementary or middle school students with behavioral disorders and 60 students without BD (all at the elementary or middle school levels) regarding the current and future outcomes of interpersonal interactions found no significant differences between groups regarding positive interactions. However, students with BD…

Studies of student performance on entrance examinations and in high school and college courses are reviewed, and the validity of entrance examinations is studied. Scores tend to underpredict grades of females relative to those of males in mathematics courses. Possible explanations and the reform of mathematics education are discussed. (SLD)

A group of 51 young and 52 older adults read science articles and predicted their future test performance. Predictions were compared to comprehension and memory tests. Both groups made similar predictions, but those of older adults were related to their assessment of ease of processing, those of younger adults to their assessment of comprehension,…

Examined factors predicting body change strategies to increase weight and muscle mass among adolescent males over an 8-month period. Results for 435 adolescent boys show that extreme body change strategies are predicted by the adoption of more normative body change strategies at an earlier time, and that body change strategies are affected by…

Studied the variables that discriminate between high and low omitters on a high stakes achievement test using a short response format. Results from 1,908 high school students suggest that psychological predictors of the propensity to omit short-response items include test-irrelevant thinking and academic self-concept, with sex of the candidate a…

Results of three studies, involving 606 high school and college students, show that the perceived randomness of a sequence is better predicted by its encoding difficulty than its objective randomness. Results imply that judging the extent of randomness of a sequence is based on the attempt to encode it. (SLD)

Investigates the influence of four types of predictions on the story understanding of sixth graders. Asks prediction questions, prediction plus justification questions, prediction plus review questions, or no questions. Analyzes retellings to determine information percentage included from original story. Indicates that differences in what students…

Assessed the impact of predictive factors on frequency and intensity of alcohol consumption in a national sample of 2,188 urban African American adolescents using data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (1991). Age at first use was the most significant factor predicting both frequency and intensity of use. (SLD)

This case study was designed to demonstrate how an institution could use readily available archival data to produce a simple yet informative validity study as a necessary step in understanding the effectiveness of their selection process. Results indicated the GRE does not significantly predict graduate school success across all disciplines…