Multicultural education presumes that cultural differences are as much of a child's background as psychological differences and that they influence learning. (JD)

The relationship between success and failure in high school and delinquent behavior is examined in this article. (JD)

Discussion of issues focuses on a bahavioral paradigm; the design of games and simulations consonant with the framework of that paradigm; and the simulation, Interact II, designed especially to operationalize that perspective. (CMV)

An attempt was made to determine from role playing and questionnaire responses the extent to which persons believe that the evaluations of them made by a persuader and an observer are affected by their yielding or nonyielding responses to a persuasive attempt. Implications for social behavior are considered. (Author/RK)

Examines current sexual behavior, the social changes that have led to current sexual attitudes, and the trends developing in sexual relationships. (RK)

This paper analyzes development of group structure in terms of the stimulus-sampling perspective. Learning is the continual sampling of possibilities, with those reinforced possibilities increasing in probability of occurance. This contingency learning approach is tested experimentally. (NG)

There has been little research on the effectiveness of behavior modification with groups. This controlled study done in an agency setting found the behavioral model to be an effective method of treating groups of clients with a wide variety of problems. (Author)

Four major theoretical approaches to increasing classroom work involvement (Behavior modification, understanding individual causal dynamics, influence interventions, and ecology of behavior) are examined. The ecology of behavior approach, felt to be the most potentially useful, examines factors in the classroom environment enabling high work…

Discusses a study designed to explore behavior changes in subjects' performances as a function of evaluative feedback and examines the relations between judgements of physical attractiveness and social competence. (MH)

Suggests that educators need to study the psychological basis for cultural interest in violence to better understand how portrayed violence affects children. (RL)

Creating and organizing their own games helps children to understand and appreciate the importance of cooperation, team play, and adherence to game rules. (JD)

This article is part of a series of studies that the author and his Israeli students are conducting into the roots of loneliness and the sources of positive life styles. It includes a discussion of the Japanese pattern of "amae" or healthy dependency. (Editor/RK)

Though American attitudes and beliefs have held remarkably constant over 200 years, inconsistencies are now chipping away at the old profile, giving it a new look for the third century. Political, social, and moral changes are discussed. (Editor/LBH)

This study examines a group's response to deviance and the connection between the group members' covert evaluations of the behavior and the overt sanctions imposed upon the deviant. (Author/YRJ)