Authors investigated the hypothesis that differences in aggressive behavior may partly be a function of differences (a) in the perception of aggressive cues, or (b) in the degree in which retaliation is expected. (Authors)

Teachers estimated students' progress; the result, using EMR students, was no apparent statistical relationship between expectations and academic achievement. (Editor/SP)

A study of probability learning using a noncontingent binary prediction situation to evaluate the effect of pretraining reinforcement schedule. (author/MB)

The data are taken as an indication that the sweeping generalization that male homosexuals have a preference for objects of the same sex, which has its basis in a high expectancy for negative reinforcement from female figures, may be in need of qualification or revision. (Author)

By setting 'a climate of expectation', educators can establish a milieu in which each person expects the very best of himself and others. Only then can one be comfortable with accountability. (Author)

The paper describes a study by a Board of Trustees to discover what expectations its community had for its schools and to identify ways to increase the flow of information from the community to the School Board. (Author)

The primary objective of this study is an analysis of the occupational projections and anticipatory occupational goal deflection of a sample of predominantly rural Louisiana high school seniors. Several findings that contradict previous research are noted. Implications of these results are discussed and suggestions for future empirical inquiry are…

Investigated was whether the value of an event influences a subject's guess that the event will occur. (KW)