Controversial article that attempts to cover everything from the definition of violence ( violence is not gentleness; it is not friendly persuasion;...") to the Warren Commission Report ( Study of this chapter..suggests that they might as well have consulted the entrials of sheep.") (MF)

Undergraduates rated anxiety associated with five dyadic interaction distances. The results indicated that very near distances are associated with increased anxiety. (Author)

Among the results obtained were that Ss tended to change more responses to items that were relevant in content, close to their scale point, and answered in the unkeyed direction on the first trial. Differential effects were noted and analyzed (Author)

Thirty three college students were arbitrarily given a number of electric shocks by an experimental partner for incorrect answers. Similarity between S and partner was then manipulated. The instigation to self-aggression is apparently greatest when high similarity is perceived between self and attacker. (Author/MF)

In a speech before the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Miami Beach, 1970, the author attempts to sum up some essential features of the prevailing psychological theorizing and research as well as the major criticisms brought up by the so-called "Critical Psychologists". (Author/BY)

A short version of this paper was delivered at the seventy-sixth annual convention of the APA, 1968.

To examine developmental patterns of and genetic influences on common fears, a 51-item survey was administered to more than 2,600 adolescents and adults, including more than 400 pairs of like-sex twins. Findings suggest significant genetic modulation of developmental patterns in the acquisition and maintenance of some adaptive fears. (Author/RH)

Compared four relaxation treatments for sleep onset insomnia with a waiting-list control. Treatments varied in presence or absence of muscular tension-release instructions and in foci of attention. Results showed all treatment conditions reduced latency of sleep onset and fatigue; visual focusing best reduced the number of nocturnal awakenings.…

Describes current work in selective attention within a framework of research conducted over the past century. Presents evidence that findings at the level of performance, subjective experience, and neural systems can be linked, even though these findings are not yet reducible to a single theory. (Author/GC)

A psychological profile of Canadian engineers is presented. (BB)

A model suggesting that dissatisfaction unfolds into a hierarchical arrangement is presented. The hierarchy begins with unease/disgust and proceeds upward with conscious awareness/articulation, active solution/action orientation, frustration/concern, and concludes with despair/fear/depression. (JC)

Describes the technique of behavior modification and its effect on fears, such as fear of airplane flights and sexual impotence. (Editor/RK)

A thorough review of the literature reveals that there is little or no information on children's psychological reactions to devastating events, such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War, or the recent destruction of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This article explores children's psychological reactions in light of Piagetian theory.…

Investigated the effect of aerobic exercise on physiological and psychological function in people rehabilitating from cancer treatment. Data on people participating in control, moderate-intensity exercise, and low-intensity exercise groups indicated that both exercise programs were equally effective in improving physiological function,…