A carefully controlled comparison of the personality characteristics of heroin addict (n=27) and nonaddict (n=20) offenders was carried out so as to avoid methodological problems associated with earlier studies. (Editor)

Supported by Grant No. 110 of the Ontario Mental Health Foundation. See also AA 501 440.

Supported in part by Vocational Rehabilitation Administration Grant RD-1403-P.

A descriptive investigation was completed to determine the social and physical attributes leading to employment and social independence of 30 physically or mentally handicapped students. A two-stage inquiry was conducted: an interview of agency and school adults, and an interview of information sources associated with the 30 Ss. Results indicated…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED WHETHER THE PHENOMENON OF SHIFTS TOWARD GREATER RISK TAKING FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF RISK-RELATED MATERIALS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO GREATER GENERAL PERSUASIVENESS EXERTED BY RISK TAKERS THAN BY CONSERVATIVES. ITS PROCEDURE WAS TO DISCOVER WHETHER RISK TAKERS WOULD BE JUDGED MORE PERSUASIVE THAN CONSERVATIVES FOLLOWING…

INFORMATION ACQUIRED FROM SIX SUPPLEMENTS TO THE REGULAR "CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY" BETWEEN JUNE 1964 AND JUNE 1966 WAS USED TO EXAMINE THE REASONS UNEMPLOYED MEMBERS OF THE LABOR FORCE BEGIN TO LOOK FOR WORK. THE DATA, WHEN AVERAGED, REVEALED THAT DURING THIS PERIOD OF RAPID ECONOMIC EXPANSION (1) 40 PERCENT HAD LOST THEIR PREVIOUS JOBS, (2) 15…

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GED) TESTING ACTIVITIES FOR 1965 ARE TABULATED BY STATES AND TERRITORIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF CENTERS IN OPERATION, TOTAL NUMBER TESTED, CLASSIFICATION OF EXAMINEES (VETERANS, NONVETERANS, NONCLASSIFIED), FORMS OF GED TESTS ADMINISTERED, AND DATA FOR ALL EXAMINEES (AGE, YEARS OF…

It is proposed that both curiosity and intelligence are necessary but not sufficient conditions for creative production. Research literature is discussed concerning curiosity as a motivational construct (a state of arousal), and as a personality trait, supporting the notion that curiosity is necessary to creativity. Research relating intelligence…

Family breadwinners are individuals primarily responsible for the support of family members. This report provides an economic profile of the breadwinners and outlines their special training needs. The unemployment of more than 1.7 million of the 39 million family breadwinners in the labor force in March 1962 affected the welfare of approximately…

This study investigated the relationship of birth order to three conditions in which the severity of sustained injury tends to increase: (a) individual contact sports, (b) team contact sports, and (c) individual noncontact sports. Operating on the assumption that each of these conditions generated progressively greater degrees of fear regarding…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was any significant difference in overall leg strength gains in individuals with sickle-cell-trait as compared to non-sickle-cell-trait individuals, as measured by the leg dynamometer. Twenty black male first-year college students were used in this study. The subjects were divided into a control…