This study assessed the effect of actuarial variables, such as referral source, distance client must travel for the appointment, client socioeconomic status, and waiting time on client defection in a child guidance clinic. (Author)

Female university students with a history of three or more recurrences of urinary tract infections (UTI) are evaluated for behavioral factors contributing to the recurrence of the illness. (MJB)

Author presents a character sketch of his wife, 1986 Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan. (DF)

This study assessed the effects and side effects of using stereotypic behavior as a consequence for correct responding with two autistic children (five and eight years old). Results supported previous research suggesting that stereotypic behavior has reinforcement value and can be used as a reinforcer. (Author/CL)

Summarizes Abraham Maslow's concepts of the organization of the personality with implications for educating the disadvantaged adult learner. Special attention is given to personality syndromes and the effect they have on the expression of behavior. (JOW)

Evaluated 40 low back pain patients by a multidisciplinary team to identify the behavioral characteristics associated with functional and organic determinants of pain. Results indicated that behavioral observations of the orthopedists and the nursing staff revealed contrasting patterns of behavior for those patients classified as organic or…

Examines ten assumptions about time management. (IRT)

A rebuttal to a critique made of statements by the author concerning behavior change in learning is presented. (DB)

Through experimentation the author finds that there is a positive relationship between willingness to manipulate other people and success in a course where small group and dyadic communication activities compromise most of the performance experience. (Author/MS)

The basic results of the present experimental investigation confirm those of an earlier study, indicating that anxiety functions as an activator of speech increasing productivity, simultaneously disrupting its flow by increasing the frequency of speech disturbances. (Author/KJ)

A cross-sectional and a longitudinal study were conducted to answer questions about (1) the development and nature of premenstrual adolescent girls' expectations about menstrual symptoms, (2) expectations for and beliefs about menstrual symptoms as they relate to the actual experience of menarche, and (3) sources of information about menstruation…