The data suggested that present behavior can be predicted by perceived early history variables and that the interview is both a reliable and valid technique for obtaining these data. (Author)

Challenges Ira L. Reiss' hypothesis that among persons whose general style of life is conservative" there is a negative relationship between social class and premarital sexual permissiveness whereas for persons having a generally liberal style of life, this relationship would be positive. (Author)

In keeping with a learning theory approach, it is postulated that fear of examinations was a learned maladaptive pattern of behavior. Therefore, counter-conditioning through progressive relaxation and systematic desensitization was utilized to eliminate the maladaptive response in this case. (Author)

For both boys and girls, all adolescent effects are reversals of significant preadolescent effects. These reversals, predictive of adult health, can be commonly described as a change from a relatively tension-free or conflict-free preadolescence to a reactive and stressful adolescence. (Author)

If the spontaneous remission phenomenon is genuine rather than an artifact, remission should show a relationship to the length of time elapsed. Thirty analyses of variance, treating judges and diagnostic categories independently, produced no evidence for a relationship between lapse of time and improvement. (Author)

This research has opened a number of avenues of inquiry that could be profitably pursued in exploring the relevance of empathy, warmth, and genuineness in school counseling situations. (Author)

Developmental trends in two 10-man training groups were studied by checklist and rating scale techniques throughout a four-day laboratory. Differences in the developmental patterns of the two T Groups are interpreted as consequences of the contrasting approaches of the trainers. (Author)

Data indicates that the use of marijuana does not significantly increase sexual activity among youth. (Author)

The MMPI profile pattern, described here, entailed a behavior pattern that includes hostile-aggressive acting out. The frequency of this profile pattern and the social and psychological importance of the behavior pattern associated with it suggest that clinical investigators can profitably study this group of men. (Author)

Good God, It's Dope!", a unique questionnaire, is presented along with scoring information. It was developed to help school personnel cope successfully with one of the questions they face with regard to drug abuse, namely: How much and what kind of drug education shall we provide for students in our school? (Author/BY)

Will children eat their meal just as well if they eat dessert first?" A day care center staff planned and carried out a research project to answer this question. The project yielded the unplanned result of increased staff cooperation and understanding of children's behavior. (Editor)

Data from the California Psychological Inventory suggested that users were socially poised, open to experience, and concerned with the feelings of others. Conversely, they also seemed impulsive, pleasure seeking, and rebellious. Nonusers were responsible and rule abiding; however, they also tended to be inflexible, conventional, and narrow in…

Heroin addiction as a major social, legal and medical problem, should be viewed in the sexual aspect as it is," rather than through a mythological mist of half truths. (Author)