This booklet is divided into two parts. Part 1 discusses how personality and emotions affect one another and how one can cope with strong emotions. It also deals with how to get along with others and questions young people often ask concerning personality and emotions. Part 2 discusses human relations and how to improve relationships with others.…

This paper investigated whether children can learn to cooperate under minimal social conditions. The research also compares the effectiveness of verbal instructions and a training task for teaching subjects the "win-stay/lose-change" rule. This rule has been used to explain the development of cooperation in the minimal social situation. Subjects…

Three variables, derived from Blau's (1955) analysis of consultation networks among federal agents and Homans' (1961) social exchange analysis, were manipulated to observe their effects on help seeking. Subjects were presented with a hypothetical situation where help was needed. Subjects indicated that they would be more likely to seek help from a…

An investigation to compare systematic behavioral observations made live with those made on television was conducted. The study was designed to answer three questions: (1) Is there a difference in the agreement between observers (Os) when both view an event Live and when both view the same event on Television? (2) Is there a difference in…

Because much conjecture (but limited empirical research) exists about the nonverbal variable to time, this exploratory study investigated the effects of differential arrival times on four dimensions of source credibility: sociability, dynamism, competence, and composure. Subjects were 84 educational secretaries with a mean age of 49 years. Each…

This study investigated the social behavior patterns of children who worked on a cooperative task. Several ways of increasing interdependence were explored, and the effects of such methods on task performance were determined. Seventy six same-sex triads of fourth and fifth graders were asked to cooperate in making a block-picture on a round board.…

This bibliography is one of a series of subject area bibliographies produced by the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information. The references have been classified into selected topical bibliographies in order to assist the user in selecting a personal area of interest. This is Part B of a bibliography grouping devoted to cultural groups, and…

This study examined the effects of differentially characterizing a model as "good", "bad", or "neutral" on preschool children's subsequent evaluation and imitation of the model. The model's aggressive and motor behaviors were more frequently imitated than were his non-aggressive and verbal behaviors. Instructions influenced the Ss' evaluation of…

Concerned with language as a form of social experience, this book considers language, English in particular, as an element in the pattern of daily life, as a form of contract between individuals and society, as the object and instrument of social judgments, as a historical testament to the continuity of human culture, and as the medium of literary…

This document reports on Phase II of a 2-year research project. The first phase had investigated the effects of socioeconomic mix on the cognitive and social development of disadvantaged preschoolers. The objectives of Phase II were (1) to continue assessment of effects on the disadvantaged subjects over a 2-year span during which there were four…

Some of the premises and problems basic to an assessment of the role that education played in the creation of social order in eighteenth century America are outlined. The author describes the educational process by which a labor force was created and shaped in Colonial America. The transition from the conceptions of order geared to seventeenth…

The Infant-Infant Contact Code, developed to observe the social behavior in infants, is described. Results from using this scale with nine infants under nine months indicated that contacts between infants are complex in nature, that there are developmental changes in models of encounter, and that babies take different roles in relation to the…

To assess the effects of familiar social stimuli on arousal in a novel and mildly stressful environment, skin conductance was measured in 4-year-old nursery school children who experienced this environment under two conditions: (a) alone, and (b) in the presence of a close friend. The study was intended to test Zajonc's (1965) social facilitation…

A Behavior Modification Program was implemented in four classes of a normal public school. These four classes encompassed 93 children ranging in age from 7 to 14 years. Included in the project was a second grade, a third grade, a sixth grade, and a seventh grade. The primary focus of the program in the second, sixth, and seventh grades was upon…

Revisions of papers originally presented at the second Miami University Symposium on Social Behavior comprise this book. The parts and chapters of the book are as follows: Part I. Biological Aspects of Socialization and Implications of Animal Studies: Introduction. The Biology of Socialization; Chapter 1. Genetic Influences on Socialization;…