The opinions of individuals may be influenced by groups of different gender configurations. This influence was studied by asking college students to respond to a series of statements in pretest and post-test settings. Post-test settings included the use of manipulatively constructed confederate groups to influence the subjects' responses. A pretest was administered in an anonymous nonthreatening environment. Within a week, the subjects were post-tested in a setting with four "confederates" who had previously been instructed to unanimously voice opposite answers to the subjects' initial responses to pretest questions. The objective of this experiment was to determine the number of opinions that were changed when confronted with opposing views. Change of opinions between pretest and post-test were considered to be operational definitions of "conformity."

Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams standing with Judge Arthur Tipps. Mrs. Williams is being sworn in as the first woman Justice of Peace in Wichita County.

Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams with (from left) Commissioner Dodd Wiley, Gordon Griffith, and Tom Baccus at her swearing-in as Justice of the Peace for Wichita County.

Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams with her family at her swearing-in as justice of the peace. From left: Mary Blair-Moore, Arthur Bea Williams, her mother Margie Blackmon, and uncle Jack Blair. Her daughter, Andrea Williams, is taking the photo.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Wichita Falls attorney Holly Crampton who was incarcerated for being in contempt of court and was given a Christmas holiday furlough by District Judge Charles Dickens and County Commissioner O.L. Watson to visit with her family. The story aired at 10:00 P.M.

Although most research has focused on adults, studies indicate that children also experience detrimental psychological effects as the result of natural disasters. The purpose of the present study was to determine if the tornado which struck Wichita Falls,, Texas, on April 10, 1979, had any negative effects on the academic performance or social behavior of school children. Three groups of students were studied: (a) victims of the tornado who suffered a significant loss, (b) observers of the disaster who did not suffer a significant loss, and (c) newcomers who arrived after the disaster. Achievement test scores, grades, and attendance over a 4-year period were studied. The overall results do not indicate significant differences among the three groups.

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