Followup responses of 1976 and 1977 participants in the Georgia Governor's Honors Program, a six-week summer program for gifted students, and analysis of learning styles suggested that Ss who report a right cerebral hemisphere or integrated learning style made significantly more applications of their new learnings than Ss with a left hemisphere…

The social power theory of parental identification was supported. Perceived outcome-control power was the weakest power variable and perceived referent power was generally the strongest variable. Lack of consistent patterning of parental identification by sex of adolescent and parent is evidenced. (Author)

A model is presented for conducting follow-up studies of preservice and inservice teacher training. (JD)

Eight chronic adult stutterers underwent an electromyographic (EMG) biological feedback training program to reduce masseter muscle tension in an effort to improve fluency. All subjects mastered the program within 10 30-minute sessions. Measures of muscle tension and fluency indicated improvements that were maintained three to six months later.…

The Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) was used to describe the developmental status of 59 children before the start of kindergarten. A number of variables from the MCDI were highly correlated with this continuum of difficulty in mastering reading, with parental report of the child's general development and knowledge of letters and…

It was found that clients who traveled often were younger (under age 25), women, had experienced little stress or change, needed no help when traveling or used a dog guide, and had become blind at a younger age. (Author)

Presents a follow-up report on Alpha, an experimental unit of the College of DuPage in Illinois. Traces the postgraduation activities of Alpha graduates and describes new Alpha programs and projects. (CAM)

Meaningful smoking reduction was maintained at follow-up, suggesting the relative efficacy of experiencing one of three maintenance strategies employed. Superior maintenance of smoking reduction was demonstrated by the self-monitoring group relative to the modeling and participant observing groups of the original sample. (Author/BEF)

A descriptive study was conducted on male, mentally retarded offenders referred to a state hospital for a psychological evaluation. Results suggest that such individuals represent a specialized group of offenders primarily distinguished by their mild retardation and crimes against persons. (Author)

The Tyler Vocational Card Sort (TVCS) and the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for men (SVIB-M) were completed by 67 university students in 1965. The 1975 occupations held by 47 subjects were identified. The TVCS was more accurate than the SVIB, by a very small amount, in predicting occupation held 10 years after original testing; both methods…

Of the 177 college students in Horner's original 1965 fear-of-success study, 158 were interviewed by mail. Measures of fear of success, achievement motivation, and postcollege experiences, particularly pregnancy, were obtained. The 1965 data measuring fear of success and achievement motivation were recoded for comparison with the 1974 data.…

Two-year follow-up data for an ostensibly normal sample of children (23 males and 25 females in grades 3 through 5) who had been previously characterized on a number of behavior problem dimensions by their teachers and peers were analyzed. (Author/SBH)

Three questionnaire mailings to 1,535 physicians that produced 977 responses were analyzed. The only variable significantly different across the mailings was medical specialty. This finding indicates that the more homogeneous the group the greater the response rate. Issues of nonresponse bias and insufficient sample size are discussed. (TJH)

A questionnaire was administered to 153 of 181 13-year-olds who had been assessed at ages 8-9. Results supported the hypothesis that for the majority, aggressive behavior is not a stable trait and cannot be accurately predicted as a recurrent pattern when using the opinions of teachers, peers, or the children themselves. (SK)