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No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (Canis familiaris). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relationship that has transformed dogs and the environments in which humans and dogs have co-inhabited. The story of the dog is the story of recent humanity, in all its biological and cultural complexity. By exploring human-dog-environment interactions throughout time and space, it is possible not only to understand vital elements of global history, but also to critically assess our present-day relationship with the natural world, and to begin to mitigate future global challenges. In this paper, co-authored by researchers from across the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities, we argue that a dog-centric approach provides a new model for future academic enquiry and engagement with both the public and the global environmental agenda.

In response to John Taylor's Jan. 20 editortol-page piece \"The President With the Grace to Resign\": Just to get the most egregious bits out of the way first, Bill Clinton is not the high priest of the '60s and the impeachment struggle has next to nothing to do with the youthful memories and team spirit of aging baby boomers. In fact, of...

From New York to San Francisco, Zoos are seeking the most effective approaches to communicating with visitors. These seven essays address issues in the interpretation of Zoo exhibits and describe the methods several zoos have chosen to convey their important messages.

3 studies demonstrate that role-playing can be used to obtain data in a regular survey. Most R's can do it; it is easy to train interviewers to administer; it is quickly & reliably scored; & it provides valid results. The data gathered by role-playing may prove better than traditional interview procedures where the inquiry is concerned with the R's behavior under stress, when he is strongly affected by his perception of other roles, the others' reactions, & personality variables. AA.

Report of research to discover whether interpersonal competence exhibited in role playing is representative or typical of Ss' interpersonal competence in `real' life. 52 persons, including new & veteran foster parents, and students are asked to role play with tester in a series of 3 scenes designed and controlled by tester to measure the degree of autonomy of role players. After each scene S is rated on the degree of presence of 20 behavior traits which S was told were excluded from his role. Autonomy scores are computed for each role player. People who knew the S's next rate them on the basis of the same 20 behavior traits and an autonomy score is again computed. The two sets of autonomy scores are compared and it is discovered that: (1) role playing scores r'ed highly with outside behavior scores; & (2) r's between role playing scores and ratings by people who knew S's well were higher (rho, .82 & .93) than those based on raters less well known to S's (rho, .53 & .04). Autonomy role playing was found to have predictive powers. Caseworker judgments on 3 abilities of foster parents produced tetrachoric r's of .59, .79, & .97 with role playing autonomy scores. A test is made to determine whether role playing per se or the particular structured autonomy role playing was the factor which allowed one to distinguish autonomy behavior. It is concluded that role playing designed around a theoretical framework can be a powerful research tool while role playing not focused on autonomy gave a distorted perception of 'real life' autonomy. Suggested uses of role playing, which seem empirically verified, are given including role playing as a detector of behavioral change; a role of survey research; a laboratory technique; & pragmatic verification of a conceptual scheme. W. F. Kenkel.

Three studies demostrate that role-playing can be used to obtain data in a regular survey. Most respondents can do it; it is easy to train interviewers to administer; it is quinckly and reliably scored; and it provides valid results. The data gathered by role-playing may prove better than traditional interview procedures where the inquiry is concerned with the respondent's behavior under stress, when he is strongly affected by his perception of other roles, the others' reactions, and personality variables.