It is valuable for psychology students to look at their discipline from a different cultural perspective. Described is a course, developed by the psychology department of Chapman College (California), in which students live in Mexico City for one month and immerse themselves in Mexican culture and psychology. (CS)

Live demonstration is a useful method for introducing concepts of psychotherapy to students in introductory psychology classes. Both audience and role-players get to experience first-hand some of the emotional dynamics of a therapy situation. Describes classroom role-playing that illustrated client-centered therapy. (CS)

At the beginning of this course in child and adolescent psychology, students are asked to write out one question they wish answered. Using this method, professors can be responsive to student needs without sacrificing the academic integrity of their courses. (CS)

Students who wish to get bad grades should daydream, not read their textbooks or study manuals, avoid note taking, and procrastinate on assignments. This "manual" is used in an introductory psychology class to modify students' habits and change mediocre classroom behavior. (CS)

The pressure to publish or perish has become intense, not only for untenured faculty but even for graduate students. Students need time to read, discuss, listen, and think. Both psychology as a field and society as a whole would be better served by thoughtful relevance than by rushed publication. (CS)

Describes the Course Expectations Survey, used to discern the student's interests and expectations in a course on adult development and aging. Student attributes, the instructor's orientation and area of specialization, and college and departmental characteristics influenced student expectations. (CS)

The major division in psychology is between those who are interested in people as persons and those who are interested in isolated functions such as learning and perceiving. A scientific psychology will have to unite the physio-chemical aspects of human behavior with those that relate to human personal action. (CS)

Describes the development and use of a study guide in a general psychology class. Especially valuable were definitions that eliminated the need for classroom dictation. (CS)

Undergraduate theses are an excellent method of providing paraprofessional research experience for psychology students. Describes some of the problems (and their remedies) in conducting and advising baccalaureate psychology theses, many of which were published or read at professional meetings. (CS)

Results of several studies indicated that positive student evaluations of psychology courses that used a personalized system of instruction (PSI) were not due to final grade effect. Students rated the PSI courses highly throughout the courses. (CS)

Psychology instructors must decide between a large number of possible texts. Students were systematically involved in this decision-making process, with encouraging results. In addition to providing input that could not be obtained from other sources, it gave students a sense of control over their own education. (CS)

Undergraduate psychology teaching assistants were given increased responsibilities by having them teach weekly lab classes. The assistants conducted a weekly seminar for instruction in group facilitating skills and held office hours for students. Both the assistants and their students rated the experiment as highly successful. (CS)

Describes both faculty and student expectations for the major and their evaluation of the curriculum. Students' career interests and differences in gender, race, and grade point average influenced the changes that were made in course requirements and department services. Suggests questions and resources other departments might use in revising…

Presents a brief description and evaluation of advising in departments of psychology based on a 1985 national survey. Notes, among other things, that the 'all faculty' model of advising was most popular and that a majority of institutions provided no advising rewards or system for evaluating advisers' performance. (JDH)

Reports results of survey (n=83) of undergraduate psychology students' use and evaluation of career development information. Of 10 information sources evaluated, a departmental course in career development was rated highest in value; the placement office was rated lowest. Resume writing was considered the most valuable type of information provided…