The influence of two of the variables in Leitenberg's graduated exposure technique for treating phobias, graduated exposure and subject control of the exposure time, was investigated using 15 snake-phobic subjects. Subjective fear significantly decreased from pretesting to posttesting. (Author)

In the context of a "reinforced practice" treatment paradigm, the present study experimentally analyzed whether or not feedback superimposed upon contingent praise would have an additive therapeutic effect. (Author)

Survey data obtained from 893 very low-income elderly is presented utilizing a poverty, low-income dichotomy. The relationships between income level, sex and marital status are explored for a variety of items related to morale and life satisfaction. (Author)

This study compared two sets of ratings made under different experimental conditions with each other and with a predefined criterion of accuracy. The data indicated that informed raters were significantly more accurate in their ratings than noninformed raters and significant discrepancies occurred at the higher scale points of the Accurate Empathy…

This study explores the relationship between performance on the Bender-Gestalt test and antisocial acting out tendencies in adolescents. Results indicate that uneven figure size and exaggerated curvature are the best indicators of antisocial acting out tendencies. (Author)

This study used a small sample in an intensive evaluation of a nationally disseminated Head Start program. Program-specific goals were quantitatively assessed by the use of subtests from the newly developed McCarthy Scale of Children's Abilities and by two innovative classroom observation schedules. (Author)

There is considerable controversy as to why middle-class youngsters outperform lower-class youngsters on most measures of academic ability. This article examines the differences between two prominent views as to why this disparity exists. (Author/HMV)

This study explores the relationship between self-esteem, as measured by the SEI, and standardized academic achievement. (Author)

Judgements of the behavior of boys and girls in relation to the individual teacher's own standard of Ideal Student shows that female teachers significantly saw the behavior of girls as closer to the Ideal Student than that of boys, while male teachers did not. (Author)

In this study only bias in scoring, controlling for the effect of actual administration, was investigated. Results indicated that scoring the WISC was biased by scorers' expectations, and that the bias effect exists independent of actual administration of the test. (Author)

Realizing that facilitative qualities on the part of the counselor are definitely related to successful therapeutic outcome, this article concentrates on structural procedures for systematic training in these facilitative qualities. (Author/HMV)

Examines the use of nonverbal communication between males and females and counselors and noncounselors, and reports on differences in their ability to read nonverbal cues. (Author)

This study examines attitudes toward those who are stigmatized as mentally ill as a function of this individual's gender. The results contradict the notion that female patients are considered to be less severely ill, given a similarity of symptoms with male patients. (Author)

Examines the relationship between the Perceived Guilt Index, the Mosher Forced Choice Guilt Scale, and the Word Association Test. (Author)