Much research in the field of moral behaviour is vitiated by the prevalence among researchers of a behaviouristic conception of motivation which ignores the importance of reasons in guiding behaviour. Its is argued that this neglect is dangerous and that researchers must take more account of them if their work is to have real relevance for moral…

This response to AA 514 433 argues that the antithesis between reason and cause is not as sharp among experimental psychologists as John Wilson supposes. (Editor)

Gives six questions that environmental analysts -- students and faculty members -- seek answers to in ongoing studies of environments in nursing homes, open plan junior high schools, college classrooms, apartment houses, and nursery school rooms. The data or evidence accrued will hopefully have great impact as evidenced in more humane…

Gives six questions that environmental analysts -- students and faculty members -- seek answers to in ongoing studies of environments in nursing homes, open plan junior high schools, college classrooms, apartment houses, and nursery school rooms. The data or evidence accrued will hopefully have great impact as evidenced in more humane…

A theoretical framework is here proposed in an attempt to explain the apparent discrepancy between the actual behavior of participants and what they say they experienced and learned in personal growth programs. (Author)

The reactions of volunteer and nonvolunteer subjects to experimental treatments are compared in two exploratory studies, and the resulting data are analyzed. (DB)

Proposes that the member of a pair who is underrewarded or overrewarded by this partner is motivated to reciprocate and to restore equity, but one who is rewarded by chance is motivated only to restore equity. (MB)

Orthographic distinctiveness was defined as those structural characteristics of a word which make it physically unusual, interesting or distinctive. Difficulty of pronunciation was found to be one characteristic of such orthographically distinctive words. (Author/FWB)

The authors believe that the future of psychology lies in a unification of enhancement and reinforcement, not in the wasted energy of continued conflict. (Author)

An actometer is a modified self-winding calendar watch which records acceleration and deceleration of movements with a significant component" in the same plane as the face of the watch. Actometers tested in this study were not reliable. (Author/MB)