This paper discusses aspects of modern society which facilitate personal growth and psychological health, and psychological disorders which come about primarily because of unexamined rejection of societal norms. (Author)

Neutral outcomes tended to produce situational attribution, success produced self-attribution, and failure produced partner attribution under cooperation but situational attribution under competition; results discussed from standpoint of two theories of responsibility attribution. (Author)

It has been a well-accepted axiom that the behavior of an individual is related closely to his perception. This research with children demonstrates the value of objective assessment of an individual's perception of social interactions in order to be able to predict more precisely some aspects of his interpersonal behavior. (Author)

This article describes possible influences of mental set on what you say or wish to say. Examples of various types of influences are presented. (DF)

Indian society, in the author's opinion, has widespread corruption'' from which educational institutions are not excepted; the teacher is urged to act as a moral leader. (SP)

Study supports hypothesis that poorly socialized but apparently nondelinquent students were, as a group, relatively empathic and that this empathic disposition compensated for their poor socialization. (Authors/MB)

Natural observations of 15- to 20-month-old nursery school children showed that children exhibited more social behaviors involving seven categories of contact (smiling, going towards, speaking to, etc.) after eating together around a communal table than before, and showed less aggressive behvior. Further research is recommended. (NH)

Assesses the potential for birth order by age, sex, and income-interaction effects in the area of cooperative/competitive social orientation in a sample of 105 children. Results revealed birth order by sex and birth order by income-interaction effects. Implications are discussed. (Author/RH)

Mothers' interactions with both younger and older hyperactive children were compared and contrasted with those observed in comparable age groups of normal children. Interactions were observed in unstructured play and structured task situations. (Author/RH)

Assessed the relative importance of external status and previous conformity in groups' evaluations of deviant behavior. Results supported the hypothesis that rejection would be greater for the deviant who has not conformed previously and also for low-status deviants who have not conformed previously. (RC)

Describes nature of insulting and techniques used to insult and presents a variety of areas and values from which insults are drawn. Briefly compares insulting terms using animal names in 10 different languages. Suggest insulting behavior is an area which, if better understood, will permit teachers to develop effective materials and recognize…

Two-hundred-thirty-one adolescents completed questionnaires concerning their use of drugs (alcohol, tobacco, pain-killers, and marijuana). Factor analysis of endorsements of a broad range of behavior, followed by regression analysis, indicated that sexual behavior, general delinquency, school achievement, and social behavior were all related to…

Offers support for the view that morality and convention constitute discrete conceptual demains and undergo independent courses of development. Argues that moral education should be reexamined to insure that specific activities and responses are appropriate to the domain and to the students' developmental level. (Author/WD)