College students and single noncollege adults defined the term date, differentiated dates from going out with a friend, and described their reasons for going on their most recent first date. Responses indicate that single adults vary more in their orientation toward dating (e.g., an emphasis on a lifelong relationship) than do college students. Sex differences in first date goals appeared only in the college sample. College men were more likely to report sexual goals, whereas college women were more likely to report goals reflecting friendship, date-to-date, and having fun. Results highlight the importance of several forms of uncertainty reduction, shed light on an application of predicted outcome value theory, and suggest that the nature of commitment may differ across age groups.
Makridakis and Wheelwright's algorithm for generalized adaptive filtering was described as adapted for a stand-alone, single-user computer system. Also discussed was an application of the algorithm to analysis of time series data pertaining to depiction of interpersonal relationships in cartoons published in the New Yorker and the Saturday Evening Post between 1929 and 1979. General problems of causal modeling were considered within the framework of experimental-correlational controversy with suggestions for its transcendence.
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