David L. Cole

Psychology Departments in Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Results of a Survey

Forty-three selected departments were queried to find that traditional patterns of emphasis characterize their programs.

Locus of Control and Cultural Conformity: on Going Against the Norm

The majority of previous research has suggested that where differences exist in locus of control, between caucasian Americans and others, in or outside of American culture, the caucasian Americans tend to show greater internal control. It may be however, that these results reflect the fact that those in the &dquo;other cultures&dquo; studied were persons who were relatively powerless or unable to take actions offering them a sense of internal control. Counter normative behavior, consciously taken, may provide a basis for a sense of internal

Attracting the Best and the Brightest to Teach Psychology

After noting that the best graduate students are eschewing academic careers, this article suggests ways that organizations within psychology could encourage the most promising undergraduate and graduate students to enter the teaching profession. Commonalities in the undergraduate behavior and attitudes of 10 successful faculty members are reviewed. The clarion call is for faculty members to encourage students who have these characteristics to seek teaching careers in psychology.