An analysis of interpersonal skills training revealed that internal empathy exerted an indirect effect on socially demonstrated empathy through the intervening effects of labeling mood.

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Although there have been numerous studies implicating extralegal factors as influencing the assessment of the seriousness of rape, few have considered the unique life experiences of the individual who makes such judgements. One exception, the Zillman and Bryant study, demonstrated that experimental subjects, after massive exposure to pornography, gave significantly shorter sentences to a rapist than did the controls. It is hypothesized that, if exposure to explicit sexual activity could function to desensitize one to the seriousness of rape, then an individual's sexual history could also function to alter perceptions of a rape event. On a sample of 350 university students, we tested the hypothesis that individuals with restricted sexual histories will be prone to view rape as a more serious offense than those with more extensive histories. A statistical analysis employing analysis of variance provided strong support for this hypothesis.

A group of 83 undergraduates enrolled in interpersonal skills training groups were administered the Kagan Affective Sensitivity Scale—Form E‐80 (KASS‐E80). At the end of the semester they selected peers whom they believed would best be able to help another person deal with an emotional or interpersonal problem. First, the KASS‐E80 scores for those frequently chosen and those unchosen were compared with a group chosen with moderate frequency within the sample (middle comparison group). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) planned comparisons showed significantly lower scores for the unchosen group but not significantly higher scores for the frequently chosen group when both were compared to the middle comparison group. Second, when the two extreme groups were each compared to the population of KASS‐E80 examinees, one‐sample z tests showed that the frequently chosen group significantly outscored the population of KASS‐E80 examinees, whereas the unchosen group's scores were significantly lower. Implications for prediction and selection of counselor trainees were discussed.