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Studies have been done which have found attachments between people and their pets. The present study was conducted to determine the variables of the elderly-animal friendship bond. The study focused on self-perceived criteria of the aged regarding their intimate association with their
dogs. Results indicated self-perceived variables of companionship, emotional bond, usefulness, loyalty and no negotiation. There were significant differences in responses between the male and female Ss with regard to the variables of loyalty and no negotiation.

Studies which have been done in the area of friendship focus mainly on social variables significant in friendshipformation. The present research attempted to investigate the perceived structural characteristics of closest friendships of black college students. It analyzed friendship units of both sexes, the same sex, and the opposite sex. Results indicated there were differences in closest friendship structures between homosocial and heterosocialfriendship units. Heterosocial units tended to be smaller than homosocial, and the dyad and dyadic networks seemed to be the most predominate structures.

Research in industry has suggested that motivation and job satisfaction are influenced by various aspects of work activity and work environment. Family background and community characteristics have been thought to have some relevance. In the present research an attempt was made to find out: (1) the significance of relevant community variables, (2) the importance of family and home variables, and (3) their intra as well as interaction effects on job satisfaction in industry. Community, family and home variables were found to correlate highly with job satisfaction, particularly those latter factors dealing with the employees' personal life.

Certain sex differences in aptitudes have been consistently found by various researchers. Findings have suggested the importance of the level of aspiration of the individual subject as well as the significance of sex. The following study investigated some of the differences in a perceptual
discrimination performance task due to: (1) sex and (2) level of aspiration of each group of subjects. It was found that the discrimination performance of females was greater than that of males; level of aspiration does affect both groups, but the female subjects to a greater degree, and,
there is an interaction effect between femaleness, maleness, and aspiration level.

Self-evaluations are made with reference to the perceived self and the ideal self. In the present research, an attempt was made to determine the extent to which low or high selfdiscrepancy between the perceived self and ideal self of stripteasers affected their emotional stability. It examined the possibility of low or high levels of emotional stability based on the degree of the discrepancy. Results indicated the emotional stability variables andthe effect of the different levels of self-discrepancyon them.

Literature on the sociometric isolate in school suggests the student is left out of things by classmates, lacks motivation for optimal classroom performance, and, is not an active participant in the /earning process. The present study was conducted to: (I) determine the sociometric
group structure of several 6th grade classes; (2) determine the acceptance, rejection, and, in particular, the isolate interaction patterns, and (3) determine psychological and social self-perceptions of the sociometric isolate. Results indicated the sociometric group structure for each class,
the acceptance, rejection, or isolate interaction patterns, and the six most frequently selected psychological and social self-perceptions of the sociometric isolate.

Zoophilia as a form of sexual expression continues to this day. The present research was conducted to determine: (1) Specific variables associated with male and female chronic zoophilia, and (2) a comparison of the similarities and/or differences of each, as well as (3) their influences
on the individuals in sustaining and maintaining zoophiliac practices. Results suggested six of the most frequently stated variables for both males and females, similarities or significant differences between them by sex of 5, and their relevancy to zoophilia in its sustained practice.

In America, mob violence sometimes took the form of lynching. It was often directed toward blacks of the society. Consideration is given in this paper to some legal, biological, environmental, and psychological bases for such collective mob behavior.