Describes the essay test feedback technique of selecting a very good, or full-credit, essay answer from a student in class and distributing an anonymous copy of it to all class members. Reports that the results of a student assessment of the technique indicated that this form of feedback is helpful. (DSK)

We analyzed the first 10 editions of Baron and Byrne's social psychology textbook. Modeling our methodology on Griggs and Jackson's (1996) longitudinal analysis of Hilgard's (1953) introductory psychology text, we ascertained changes in objective features, content, and contributors and contributions to social psychology. Changes in objective…

We evaluated a project designed to expose introductory psychology students to the fields of psychology. We created this project to foster student learning about the various fields of psychology, careers that psychologists have, the psychology program on their campus, and courses available at their home institution. Evaluative data included…

Describes the classroom experiences of three individuals who team taught a college level psychology course. Student and teacher reaction to the team teaching experiment was generally favorable. Information is presented on methods, results, and effects of team teaching experiences on participating faculty members. (Author/DB)

Describes a self-paced instruction design for a university introduction to psychology course and presents factors which caused the course to fail. Concludes that a significant number of undergraduate students are incompetent and do not possess study skills necessary for a self-paced course. (KC)

The paper reviews major objectives of introductory psychology courses; suggests a possible alternative to the traditional introductory course; and summarizes a follow-up evaluation of the alternative teaching approach. The summary compares results from a similar evaluation of another institution's traditional general psychology course. (Author/JR)

Describes the development and evaluation of clinical competence in psychology graduate students. Includes a rationale for instituting the procedures, a description of the development of the first competence examination, and a discussion of the findings. (JDH)

Deindividuation is a complex process in which a series of social conditions lead to changes in perception of self and of other people. Described is a classroom demonstration that illustrates this concept, revealing that even normal, well-adjusted college students are capable of highly inappropriate, antisocial behavior under certain conditions.…

Introductory psychology textbooks were analyzed to determine what percentage of space they devoted to the following content areas: experimental/learning, physiological/biological, developmental, social/personality, cognitive, clinical, educational, industrial/organizational, tests and measurements, and other. Results showed a clear preponderance…

Two instruments developed to assess the progress of graduate level psychology students enrolled in consultant interview training courses are described. The instruments measure student responses to consultee statements. (RM)

An content analysis of introductory psychology textbooks revealed that only 25 percent of the texts include a section on industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology and that another 25 percent fail to even mention the area. Such limited coverage of the I/O field may limit career alternatives that students consider. (RM)

A seminar for training psychologists and related professionals in the area of premarital education, via counseling testing, is described. Focus is specifically on mate selection factors operating at the unconscious level. (Author/RM)

A graduate level practicum that introduces clinically-oriented psychology students to the applied and practical aspects of the field of psychiatry is described. The course format, goals, and benefits are examined. (RM)

A serious problem for large psychology departments is providing adequate advising for its majors. Described are unsuccessful attempts to establish effective advising at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the past and the current system, which is regarded as the first successful advising system in the past 15 years. (RM)

Graduate and undergraduate students showed a reduction in anxiety during a 16-week course designed to include information on the causes and effects of stress as well as practical techniques for stress management. A follow-up study showed that the students were still successfully using the stress management techniques a year later. (RM)