A new method is presented for predicting rolling element bearing condition from measurements of bearing housing vibration. This method is based on a statistical parameter Kurtosis, that remains constant for an undamaged bearing irrespective of load and speed, yet changes with damage. The extent of damage can be assessed from the distribution of this statistical parameter in selected frequency ranges. An assessment of bearing condition can thus be made with minimum recourse to historical information. Most other damage detection techniques rely heavily on the trend analysis of data and so this new method may prove to be a significant advance in bearing fault detection technology, at least when viewed within the original objective to provide a simple and cheap technique. As with most other simple detection techniques, the precise nature of the fault cannot be defined and for such information it is necessary to use the more sophisticated diagnostic methods.

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The comparative effects of two types of precounseling training in facilitating client‐counselor relationships and client self‐exploration of internally and externally oriented clients were investigated. Treatments included viewing a videotaped, simulated, initial counseling session depicting desirable client and counselor behavior and the reading of a document that matched the content of the videotape. Sixty college undergraduates, who presented themselves as first‐time counselees, were randomly assigned to one of the two treatments and classified as internally or externally oriented. Both internally and externally oriented clients who experienced videotaped precounseling training reported a significantly higher level of client‐counselor relationship than internally and externally oriented clients who experienced written precounseling training. No significant differences were found for level of self‐exploration according to either type of precounseling training or locus of control orientation.

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