A voting behavior model hypothesizing voting intention as an intervening variable which mediates the relationship between voter attitudes and voting behavior was examined in the framework of the general election in Israel. Voter attitudes were assessed via a new attitude scaling device. The model was tested primarily via discriminant analysis.…

Analysis of effects of intertrial intervals on correct responding and self-stimulatory behavior by four autistic children (6-11 years old) revealed that short intertrial intervals produced decreased levels of self-stimulation and increased levels of correct responding. (Author/CL)

Research in the genetics of behavioral traits, undertaken by family studies, twin studies, and adoption studies, has revealed information on normal variation in cognitive abilities as well as specific learning disabilities (primarily dyslexia). Genetic evaluation of learning disabled students have implications for counseling and recurrence risk…

A behavioral mapping observation procedure was employed in three classrooms with 19 autistic students (6-14 years old). Eight behaviors were observed in five typical classroom settings. The results indicated that within a classroom environment, particular settings were associated with or "wedded to" high rates of particular behavior and low rates…

Explored the relationship between youthful subculture attitudes toward hedonism, immediate gratification, and drug use in a longitudinal study of California youths (N=23 and N=72). Specific attitude measures indicated no relationship between degree of drug use and youth subculture attitudes. (JAC)

Disruptive behavior of 64 subjects in trainable and educable mentally retarded classrooms was observed over a four-day period. Although mean disruptive behavior occurred in relatively low levels, considerable variability was evident with some differences observed in the nature of disruptive behaviors between TMR and EMR subjects. (Author)

Compared to 16 matched nonabused peers, 16 abused Ss (8-12 years old) showed no less persistence in working for rewards, made equivalent use of contingency information to maintain persistence, and assumed equivalent responsibility for success. However, they took less responsibility for failure. (CL)

Discusses the nature of mentoring and how counselors can use mentoring research to benefit clients. A survey of 100 individuals with or without a mentoring relationship showed that mentoring is a behavioral phenomenon not dependent on personality traits. (JAC)

Examined self-control concerns of 104 men and women who evaluated areas of their life in terms of perceived use of various dimensions of self-control. Results indicated that, depending on the specific area of clinical concern, there were significant differences in the kinds of self-control strategies subjects tended to employ. (LLL)

Although rated similarly by peers and teachers on cognition and behavior, resulting social status for some children was quite different, ranging from acceptance to rejection. Also, within a subset of profiles characterized by social acceptance (or toleration or rejection), great variability in patterns of cognitive and behavioral characteristics…

An investigation of the relationship between effective intelligence, as conceptualized in the Adaptive Behavior Scale and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale subtest scatter for 102 mentally retarded subjects, revealed that increased scatter was inversely related to some adaptive behavior domains and directly related to certain maladaptive behavior…

Naturalistic observation of seven autistic students (2-16 years old) and their families revealed unexpectedly frequent social interaction and low levels of ritualistic/stereotypic behavior. (CL)

Compared suicidal behaviors among two populations in the same geographical area: clients at a psychology clinic versus individuals from the general population. In both samples, 10 percent of the individuals reported prior parasuicidal behavior; the two populations were also quite similar on reports of prior suicidal ideation. (JAC)

Reviews the literature on child compliance from two theoretical perspectives, social learning theory and the ethological-evolutionary model, with an emphasis on the link between an adult's supportiveness and sensitivity and a child's level of compliance. Strategies for practitioners, based on the research, are suggested. (Author/JAC)

Compared the date-initiation and date expense-sharing behavior of 258 feminist and nonfeminist undergraduate women. Results showed that feminists tend to share dating expenses with male partners more then nonfeminists. They are also more likely to initiate dates and to share the financial obligations of woman-initiated dates. (JAC)