Reviews similarities and differences in the definition of social referencing (a factor that explains the resolution of uncertainty) as conceptualized by Saul Feinman (Merrill-Palmer Quarterly; v28, n4, p445-70 Oct 1982) and by a Denver collaborative group. (BJD)

At the 1979 Ann Arbor Symposium on the Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music, several psychologists presented their views on the internal realization of music. The author presents these views and discusses their implications for music education. (SJL)

Emotional responses affect interpretation of messages heard and raise barriers to effective listening. Teaching students to listen objectively and recognize emotional triggers will help them develop clearer understanding and result in better learning. (SK)

Although some therapists may be uncomfortable with retaliatory feelings toward child molesters and sex offenders, in the law enforcement field it is considered a normal, healthy, and sane reaction. And although empathy may be necessary to treat the offender, professional feelings can and should be separated from personal ones. (JPS)

Argues that efforts to limit the incidence and prevalence of suicidal behavior must be based on a multifactorial approach that considers developmental concerns in all phases of life. (HTH)

This article uses the concept of emotional labour to understand some of the changes that are ongoing in the teaching profession. While research has explored the impact of the new performance culture upon teachers' work and identified a marginalisation of the caring and emotional aspects of teaching, the concept of emotional labour allows us to…

This article presents the author's response to the reviewers of her essay "Gender and Aesthetics." The reviewers have advanced some interesting disagreements regarding the author's speculations about the use of disgust in feminist and postfeminist art, and the connections that she draws between the disgusting and the sublime. In this…

The author examines the loneliness of dying for the person facing death and for his or her loved ones. He also discusses the agony of grieving, be it for the death of a loved one, the loss of a marriage, or even the termination of a life-fulfilling position. (Author)

Presents four principles which are used within cultures for the organization and elaboration of emotional experience. Proposes these principles as a way to expand the Miller and Sperry (Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1987) descriptive ethnographic data on the emotional development of three young children in a south Baltimore community. (NH)

Discusses supervisee resistance as a defensive response to perceived threat. Coping strategies which interfere with the learning process are seen as resistance. Enumerates various forms of resistant behavior; explores possible sources of threat that may arouse these behaviors, and proposes a step-by-step model for dealing with resistance in…

Relates political candidates' television advertising to voters' emotional reactions and voting behavior. Suggests that television campaign advertising elicits emotion along three continua: pleasure-displeasure, arousal-nonarousal, and dominance-submissiveness. Suggests that emotional response to such advertising is systematically related to voting…

Theories of therapeutic change involve unacknowledged judgments about how people should lead their lives. Greenberg and Johnson offer a model that should be appealing to many couples. However, the model's sweeping prescriptions for how marital therapists should proceed, and what effects they should seek, might best be interspersed with caveats…

Advocates total community support for families whose children must care for themselves during out-of-school hours while their caregivers are working. (MP)

Criticizes Zajonc's thesis that in the course of forming impressions, preferences, and attitudes, feelings can sometimes precede associated cognitions. Zajonc's claim that sometimes affect is precognitive is said to be inadequate on both logical and empirical grounds. (Author/CM)

Examines the implications of the left brain-right brain theory on communications styles in male-female relationships. The author contends that women tend to use the vagueness of their emotional responses manipulatively. Men need to apply rational approaches to increase clarity in communication. (AM)