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A study to test the hypothesis that people's notions of ideal relations among nations correspond structurally with their notions of ideal relations among people. Homogeneous Guttman-type scales measuring 8 diff advocated goals of US foreign policy were constructed & paired a priori with homogeneous scales measuring 8 corresponding interpersonal values. These were administered by questionnaire to a random sample of a U Sbody. The matrix of interr's was analyzed according to a multitrait-multimethod model, which permits comparison of predicted is with non-predicted r's. The hypothesis was generally confirmed. In addition, the internat'I goals were found to cluster in 2 groups, interpreted as cooperative & competitive; but these clusters were not well duplicated in the matrix of interpersonal values. AA.

A discussion of some classes of determiners of international act's which have been suggested in PO studies concerning the UN. It has also indicated in some cases the sorts of data or res procedures that might help shed light on the nature of the relationships which such factors bear to international att's. AA-IPSA.

An analysis of the psychol'al meaning of `rationality' to provide 'a framework within which the bases of internat'l att's can be more meaningfully interpreted than by recourse to superficial labels.' Rational act's are those that develop as logical consequences of the perceived relation of the event to one's values. Rationality implies both cognitive consistency & empirical validity. Non-rational att's, on the other hand, result from influences outside the individual's cognitive system. Thus, rather than 2 distinct types of people, two ideal types of thought process are seen. 2 pressures operate in the direction of the rationality of att structures: (1) those arising from the person's intimate contact with the event system to which the attitude structure refers, & (2) soc pressures toward cognitive consistency within Western culture. Influences toward nonrationality stem from: (a) the unconscious personality structure, & (b) soc systems in which the individual interacts. Thus, 'it would appear quite plausible that att's toward internat'l events maintained by the average citizen carry a strong flavor of non-rationality' because: (i) it is virtually impossible for the average individual to test empirically the applicability of his att's to the events themselves, & (ii) the realm of foreign affairs is generally remote from the most pressing concerns of individuals. I. Taviss.

An index, pi, is suggested for the reporting of inter-observer agreement in assigning response items to categories in standard coding operations. The method takes account of the number of categories in the dimension being coded & also the f with which each category is used: (formula not translated)where Po represents the % of judgments on which 2 analysts agree when coding the same data independently, & Pe is the % of agreement to be expected on the basis of chance. The calculation of Pe is illustrated, & a formula for the sampling distribution is presented. K. Geiger. Adapted from the source document.

Using Parsons' scheme (cognitive = information; cathetctic = motivation; evaluative = evaluation), and the I-R method (an intra-individual construct is postulated which is assumed to influence the attitude, and that both vary together), attitudes towards participation in Civil Defense are analyzed. Ss were selected by probability sampling from 12 major US metropolitan areas. Indicators of participation used 3 questionnaire, motivation 7 questionnaire, infomation 5 questionnaire, and Evaluation 3 questionnaire (all listed). Results of analysis were in the predicted direction with a large proportion of the variance unaccounted for. Information is significant in the willingness to take an active civil defense job. The more information the greater the willingness throughout all levels of motivation. Motivation has no consistent but slight effect. Regardless of the level of motivation or information, low evaluation of civil defense program has an adverse effect on previous consideration of volunteering. L. P. Chall.