The present study used segmentation (the insertion of spaces after the second and fourth letters of six-letter strings) to assess the effect of a configurational change on matching times for words and nonwords under different expectancy conditions. (Editor)

Rotter's Index of generalized expectancies for the internal or external control of reinforcement has been shown to predict successfully a variety of behaviors. An important future use of this scale may be the examination of the predictive power of individual items rather than generalized expectancies. (EK)

The hypothesis was tested that the expectancy of the hypnotist is especially significant in determining the nature of the response of susceptible subjects. (Editor)

Authors were devoted to the interpretation and elaboration of George Kelly's psychology of personal constructs, which explained total human behavior in terms of the related contexts in which people expect events to occur. Kelly's theory and applications for education and psychotherapy were described. (Editor/RK)

The author notes that many in the schools, and in society at large, reach conclusions based on faulty perceptions of situations and roles. Some important suggestions are offered. (Editor)

Grammar and style contribute to a matrix that expresses the writer's thinking and the values of the academic community. Writers uphold the matrix while presenting their own ideas through a system of "deixis" (to refer to or point to things or ideas not actually present or stated). Nonlinguistic deixis coordinates expression and context…

A look at the accumulation of generalizations about evaluation of instructional television and what information can be expected from those evaluations currently being carried out. (HB)

Development consists of a series of stage-like restructurings of behavior, and continuities in exceptional behavior generally do not bridge these stages. However, when parents perceive their child as abnormal, their expectations may serve to maintain the child's abnormal behaviors across developmental stages. (JMB)

Some insights gained in a first principalship are shared in hopes they may prove helpful to other new or aspiring principals in understanding the requirements of the job. (Author/MLF)

One version, by Lockhart, Craik, and Jacoby, of a levels-of-processing model of memory asserts the importance of the role of expectancies about forthcoming information in determining the elaborateness of a memory trace. Confirmed expectancies result in less-elaborated memory traces; disconfirmed expectancies result in elaborate memory traces.…

Examined the relationship between the physiologically measured sexual response, sexual imagery (Thematic Apperception Test), and other subjective measures of sexual arousal. (Author/RK)

Predictions derived from attribution theory were used to test the effects of the label "mentally retarded" on the perceptions of 96 female undergraduates. (BB)

Findings indicate that infants can detect regularity in spatiotemporal series; will develop expectancies for events in the series; and will act on the basis of those expectancies even when their actions have no effect on the stimulus events. (PCB)

Psychological maneuvers elementary school teachers can use to strengthen student motivation include: establishing personal performance goals and positive teacher and student expectations; including all students in reward systems; quickly diagnosing and remedying individual pupil errors and misunderstandings; adding appealing elements to class…

A teacher describes her method for ensuring effective, productive parent-teacher conferences. Suggestions include: scheduling conferences during the first two weeks of school; keeping a flexible schedule; preparing a simple parent questionnaire; explaining expectations and obtaining parents' expectations; making a problem solving agreement; and…