Analyzes the difficulties in trying to estimate which instruments yield dependable information about children and the misconceptions surrounding testing. (Author/RK)

Presents six major methods by which characteristics of environments have been related to indexes of human functioning: (1) ecological dimensions; (2) behavior settings; (3) dimensions of organizational structure; and, (4) dimensions identifying the collective personal and/or behavioral characteristics of the milieu inhabitants; and two others.…

In agreement with previous findings, boys and girls were seen to behave differently on the road. The difference was most obvious when the criteria for classification of behaviour were applied. More boys than girls acted unpredictably and were classified as unsafe.' (Author/CB)

The major shaping influences detailed in this article are parental attitudes and the commercial channel of nonchoice in toys and books as they affect the development of sex identification. (Author/CB)

Article attempts to reduce some of the misunderstanding about contemporary humanism and behaviorism and intensively analyzes the psychology of the individual. (Author/RK)

Investigated were interactive changes in the verbal behavior of three counselors and six institutionalized adolescent and young adult educable mentally handicapped during early (2nd) and later (9th) counseling interviews. (Author/DB)

Investigation concentrated on verbal and nonverbal variables of child-mother interactions as it pertains to the child's language development. (MB)

This report presents the rationale behind and the initial findings from a research project investigating the competence of children vulnerable to psychopathology. (Author)

This article presents information about the family constellation concept which can provide clues to understanding the sometimes perplexing behavior of children. It has also been suggested how this information can be used by the elementary school counselors. (Author)