This recent survey in Los Angeles reveals the qualifications that employers are now seeking in job candidates. Although employers concurred with the adage, "There's no substitute for experience," a general impression of intelligence and ability---well-written resume, GPA, attitude, personality, ambition---was judged important in evaluating…

The study compared modified versions of systematic desensitization and covert positive reinforcement to a no-treatment control condition in the reduction of test anxiety. On an anagrams performance test, the covert reinforcement and control groups were superior to the desensitization group. (Author)

A questionnaire that assessed the practice of charging special fees for counseling, testing, and outreach programs was sent to directors of university counseling centers. Charging fees for counseling services is a practice of 4 percent of the respondents, while fees for testing has increased from 11 percent to 34 percent over a 10-year period.…

Discusses instrumentation and describes such research areas as the albedos of the brighter planets, rotation rates and atmospheres of the larger and brighter satellites, brightness changes of outer planets, asteroid rotation rates, and variable stars. (GS)

The applied research resource allocation decision process in a complex, hierarchical federal organization is explored. The decision process includes the identification of research objectives and the funding of projects selected to achieve the objectives. Empirical tests are made using data for 181 projects from the 1970 budget cycle. (Author/DN)

Interpersonal distance measures were used in an attempt to objectify the sense of isolation said to be present in a child with fatal illness as he nears deat h. A theoretical explanation of the results is offered based on social learning theory. (Author)

Results indicated that the 959 blacks compared to a 10 percent random sample of 1,190 whites (a) represented a different group of clients in demographic characteristics, (b) were no more likely to receive inferior forms of treatment programs, (c) saw paraprofessional rather than professional personnel, and (d) failed to return after the initial…

A scale designed to quantify hopelessness was administered to several diverse samples of patients to assess its psychometric properties. This scale was found to have a high degree of internal consistency and showed a relatively high correlation with the clinical ratings of hopelessness and other self-administered measures of hopelessness. (Author)

The present study demonstrated that complex "here-and-now" affective verbalizations, basic to most experiential or therapeutic groups, could be reliably induced in a group by simple reinforcement techniques. Further, reinforcement produced levels of performance equivalent to that induced by therapists. (Author)

Male college students were randomly assigned to one of two conditions of specific expectancy, in which they were told that they would find it either easy or difficult to self-disclose to a stranger interviewer. The JSDQ, scored for anticipated self-disclosure, but not for recalled self-disclosure, predicted observed performance. (Author)

Examines the relation between social desirability judgements (social de sirability scale values) of males and females in the area of sexual behavior. The findings raise some questions about the use of obvious-direct items with pathological import in sex behavior questionnaires. (Author/PC)

Facially disfigured persons were compared to nondisfigured persons in regard to self-perceived sex-role esteem. Results indicated disfigured persons felt less positive about their functioning in marital interaction than nondisfigured persons. (Author/EK)

The purpose of the study was to investigate youth's decision making processes as related to committing deviant acts as well as acts considered positive. Results indicate a lack of formal decision making prior to committing deviant acts by youth. (Author)

This study involved 208 children and their mothers. It tested the effect on the child's self-esteem of the way the mother interacts verbally with the child. In general, descriptive responses are more effective than judgmental ones. (Author)

This study investigates the value of a potential moderator variable, student self-evaluation of previous academic effort, in increasing the validity of prediction of academic performance. Correlations between predictors and grades were consistently higher for the high level of effort group. (Author)