Examines the coverage given to sociobiology in 37 introductory psychology textbooks. Results indicated that most books provided some discussion of sociobiology, but it was typically superficial and there were often significant errors in the interpretation of theory. (Author/JDH)

Describes some of the special issues that arise in the teaching of psychology to prison inmates. Summarizes the results of a survey of inmates' perceptions of how taking psychology affects them. Concludes with a discussion of rewards of teaching psychology in a prison. (Author/JDH)

Discusses several reasons for low levels of computer use among college psychology faculty, including lack of faculty time, training, and reward; lack of quality software and sufficient hardware; and lack of support staff. Concludes that these problems are being overcome and that computer-assisted instruction is becoming more common. (Author/JDH)

Describes an inexpensive program using invertebrates as subjects in conditioning demonstrations and experiments. Provides a bibliography of reviews about invertebrate learning in addition to information on obtaining required apparatus and invertebrates.

Critiques a 1982 research report which related college students' emotions, course grades, and faculty teaching evaluations. Maintains that the design contained several limitations which impugn the validity of the conclusions drawn. (JDH)

Provides a point-by-point response to the questions raised in Pasnak's review (S0 515 248). Attention is called to design and measurement issues for future research. (Author/JDH)

Reports how 531 undergraduates in two universities responded to 60 false questionnaire statements concerning psychology. Students marked each statement as true, false, or don't know/no opinion. Analysis of true responses indicated a decreasing level of misconceptions as students accumulated psychology credits specifically, and college credits in…

Critiques the use of true/false questions to identify misconceptions about psychology. Demonstrates that seven questions used in true/false research are too ambiguous to be used in measuring students' understanding of psychology. (Author/JDH)

Describes how to help beginning users of popular statistical software packages avoid common errors in their programs and provides four suggestions for correcting bugs once they occur. (Author/JDH)

Presents some advantages (saves time, more current, greater depth and precision of search) and disadvantages (cost, unavailability of older articles) of computerized searching and describes 14 databases in the area of psychology. (Author/JDH)

Describes the need for bibliographic instruction and the benefits of providing in-class bibliographic instruction by librarians in lower and upper division psychology courses. (JDH)

Provides a listing of 92 textbooks used in high school and college introductory psychology courses. Popular high school textbooks are identified separately. Journal citations for reviews of 78 of these textbooks are provided. (JDH)

Describes an interdisciplinary team-taught course which applied the psychological viewpoints of Freud, Skinner, and Rogers to the interpretation of major literary works. Identifies literary works used, along with problems encountered, and provides suggestions for teaching methods. (JDH)

Reports results from a study of 377 high school and college students' level of personality psychology knowledge as measured by the 60-item true-false Personality Research Test. Concludes that much of what personality textbooks purport to teach undergraduates may already be known through common informal experiences. (Author/JDH)

Reports a survey of all APA-approved doctoral programs in clinical psychology to determine admissions and credit transfer policies for students from master's-level programs. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, recommendations, and research involvement were rated as most important for admission followed by high undergraduate and graduate…