The Stern indexes, used to assess the relationship between press and need as related to academic success among minority students, served as the criterion to test the hypothesis that a significant relationship exists between psychological needs and environmental presses. Results of the study suggest a confirmation of this hypothesis. (Author)

One hundred and sixty-eight college students ranked 12 help sources in terms of perceived potential for help with two categories of problems, emotional and educational-vocational. For emotional concerns, students ranked student friend first, an older friend second, and parents third. For educational-vocational problems, students ranked faculty…

This study demonstrates, in the area of individual intelligence test administration, how competency standards can be implemented in school psychology training. The paper sets up behavioral objectives, determines what training is required for specified levels of mastery, and shows what specific training procedures contribute to the achievement of…

Children (N=408) from three experimental infant schools in Israel were observed during their free play for three consecutive weeks, using observational categories based on Parten's (1932) work. Findings based on 2,157 observations provide norms of social behavior and organization for ages five to seven, an age group which was not studied…

A study was conducted of phencyclidine use by a national sample of 2,750 youthful drug abuse clients representing 97 drug abuse treatment programs. Data from this 1976-1977 client survey indicated that phencyclidine use is widespread. More than 31% of the subjects reported current or past use of phencyclidine, with males and females having similar…

System Development Corporation conducted an extensive project for compensatory educational intervention for older disadvantaged youth in secondary and postsecondary education. Two intervention strategies were developed, and this report discusses the design of a longitudinal study to evaluate the effects of models growing out of those…

The effect of counselor attire on outcomes of an initial counseling session was studied in a counseling analogue. Clients were 54 female undergraduates enrolled in undergraudate psychology courses at a large Mideastern university. Each client volunteered to discuss a concern of a personal-social nature with a doctoral student in counseling…

This study proposes a method for reporting findings that combines true positives and true negatives to measure total accuracy of predictions. A retrospective study of dangerous behavior among criminally insane offenders in Colorado confirmed the findings of Cocozza and Steadman (1974) regarding the predictive validity of the Legal Dangerousness…

This study asked outpatients with serious illnesses to identify concerns which are not being adequately responded to. Three major questions were addressed: (1) To what extent do the private office patients of an oncologist have concerns about their medical treatment, physical condition, financial expenses, family adjustment and personal coping?…

The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare outlines new government antismoking policies and programs, with emphasis on education and information dissemination, regulatory action, financial and other incentives, and research efforts. (MJB)

This project-in-progress is one of several stages of the National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges followup of the national reform of higher education. The overall object of the project is to study the manner in which the higher education system has adapted to the principle of recurrent education. It will entail following Swedish and…

Achievement patterns and the relationship to achievement of other- direction and attitudes toward women were investigated in 43 10th-grade females with IQ scores of above 110. Achievement indices consisted of grades, as well as mathematical and verbal achievement test scores. Beginning at Grade Six, grades of underachievers differed significantly…

An in-depth, exploratory analysis was conducted covering nine cases in which mediation was used as an alternative to the adversary system in arriving at divorce settlements. The analyses were based on audio recordings of mediation sessions and an intensive interview with each of the parties 3 to 12 months after the divorce. Four obstacles to…

The impact of changing fee schedules at Florida State University on average student loads is examined. The two types of schedules used in the study are the pre-credit-hour fee schedule and block fee schedule (set amount for full-time students regardless of number of hours). The major variables considered in the study are student level and credit…

The Self-Report Jealousy Scale was developed to measure individual differences regarding a person's propensity to reach in a jealous manner to a variety of jealousy-evoking situations. The scale possesses good psychometric properties. Studies are reported which administered the Self-Report Jealousy Scale with various personality scales. The…