The relationship between role-taking ability and prosocial behaviors was studied developmentally with 20 gifted 3-year-olds. The relationship between IQ and role taking increased from fall to spring; however, neither IQ nor role-taking ability were found to be reliable predictors of prosocial behaviors in the spring, suggesting that psychosocial…

A conference on terrorism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was taken over by terrorists, hostages were seized, and negotiations failed. The goal of the conference was to teach about international terrorism. The events of the simulation are described and the exercise's accomplishments are discussed. (MLW)

Junior high school students created and now staff and operate an art museum in a vacant classroom. Tours and learning activities are provided for local elementary students. (SJL)

Argues that English teachers who use plays in their classes should emphasize the effects and interpretation of the words of the scripts as they are spoken. Offers four suggestions whereby teachers can focus on the playscript as it is performed, not written. (RL)

Approaches for teaching about homosexuality as part of the school health curriculum are offered. Suggestions include discussion of popular values and stereotypes, teaching by example, and teaching through role playing. (JMF)

Provides practical suggestions for parents and other caregivers. (Author/MP)

In a study to test whether imagery accounts for the effects of empathy on attributions, it was determined that the imagery explanation of empathy effects was untenable and that the recall of perspective-relevant details was unlikely to mediate attributions of causality in imaginary scenarios. (Author/MH)

Assessed the effects of four components of the microcounseling model in acquisition of a counseling strategy, measured by a written test and role-play performance. Components included video models, role-play practice, peer feedback, and remediation role-play practice. All methods of training were equally effective promoting acquisition of…

Results indicate strong support for the reciprocity effect and suggest that females are more willing to disclose than males within a sex-pairing counseling context. (Author)

The article presents research reports on the nature of creativity, including such elements as its characteristics; the function of the affective gatekeeper (which filters the "reality" perceived by each individual); the constructs of perception; and the functions of role playing, altered states of consciousness, and fantasy. (PHR)

The increasing emphasis on winning for winning's sake, even on the youngest level of competition, has serious ramifications for all sports personnel, as well as for players, spectators, and the American society in general. (LH)

Presents a number of conflict resolution skills and strategies which can be effective in handling the conflicts arising from the predictable differences--indeed hostilities--associated with Title IX. (Author/RK)

Evaluates the effect of behavior modeling training on employee morale, customer satisfaction, and sales. (Author/RK)

Examined effects on target children's sociodramatic role play of sociodramatic script training in combination with an intervention package consisting of peer role prompting, a group-oriented reinforcement contingency, and visual feedback. Found support for use, with a minimum of teacher involvement, of the peer-mediated intervention package in…

Documented differences in the quality of play in thematic and housekeeping organizational patterns of the sociodramatic play center in a preschool classroom. Found the thematic organization resulted in higher quality sociodramatic play in which the children enacted more roles outside the home, utilized more aspects of their roles, demonstrated…