Results indicated that observers familiar with a communicator's truthful behavior were more accurate in detecting deception than those who were not familiar, and that accuracy increased as self-monitoring increased. (High self-monitors are individuals particularly sensitive to the expression and self-presentation of others in social situations.)…

Discusses need for consultation and reviews a number of models currently being utilized. Emphasis is on preparing clients for consultation, providing background information and preparing with consultant for the session(s), and transferring "power" to the consultant and back again to the primary therapist. (Author)

The cause and effect model of research and application was first discredited in physics by the uncertainty principle. The same dramatic shift in outlook that the uncertainty principle necessitated among physical scientists is long overdue among those committed to the enhancement of the unique world of the person. (Author)

Suggests that teacher observations form a valid and integral part of student assessment and that, in addition to standardized tests and informal tests, this "inner-ocular technique" is an important means for assessing the effectiveness of reading instruction. (MKM)

Father role in infancy was examined through a comparison of the stimulus responses of 27 infants reared by their mothers in single-parent families with the stimulus responses of 28 infants in father-present families. (CM)

Social interactions and peer preferences in a preschool mainstream classroom containing 20 normally developing and at-risk children were studied, using the ethological method of direct observation. Data on social play and gaze orientation indicated that normally developing children and at-risk children interacted primarily with children from their…

Couples completed questionnaires designed to test assumptions of the Spouse Observation Checklist. The assumption that the checklist represents the universe of marital pleasing and displeasing events received some support. Data did not support the assumption that couples can reliably observe their own behavior. (Author)

A classroom observation scale designed to be used in the observation and recording of an individual student's behavior and the teacher's response to the behavior is presented. (Author/PHR)

Takes a "tongue-in-cheek" look at employing N. A. Flanders' classroom observational technique, Interaction Process Analysis (IPA), for purposes of evaluating secondary students' reading behavior during Sustained Silent Reading. (Author)

Reviews research findings of the observer effect on student and teacher behavior and its implications for administrators. (Author/MLF)

The investigation involving 24 blind children (2-11 years old) set out to develop and validate a coding procedure which employed a set of 34 descriptors with their corresponding definitions. The use of the taxonomy enabled a detailed, systematic study of manneristic behavior in blind children. (Author/SBH)

Neal Junior High School in North Chicago, Illinois, made parents more aware of what was being offered in physical education classes by holding a parent-student-teacher night. Parents could observe the teaching and participate in the activities. (JMF)

The article discusses observing and quantifying as basic skills, presents a model for dealing with problems, and suggests seven activities which range from kindergarten to twelfth-grade level. (MK)

This discussion of a study of 30 physical education majors involved in a course focused on helping them improve their ability to observe the teaching and coaching environments is organized around three principles of observation--analysis, planning, and positioning. (JMF)