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Clance, Pauline Rose; Dawson, Flo B. – 1974
Using play constructions as a projective technique of investigation, Erik Erikson (1951) concluded from his observation of preadolescents that, during this developmental period, play constructions are largely determined by psychosexual differences. Erikson suggested that only observation of subjects in a younger and older developmental period…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Developmental Stages, Maturation
Taylor, Purcell, Jr.; Lehrer, Barry E. – 1970
One of the most persistent problems in the use of projective techniques is the need to develop objective, reliable and valid scoring systems. The sample consisted of 100 college students enrolled in an introductory psychology course. Ss were administered the DAPIR along with an extensive biographical questionnaire. Additionally, Ss were rated by…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Rating Scales, College Students, Individual Psychology
Meiners, Mary L.; Sheposh, John P. – 1976
Male and female subjects evaluated a male after seeing a videotape of him with his girlfriend. The attractiveness and intelligence of the girlfriend was varied. A multivariate analysis of variance on 10 dependent measures showed the male to be evaluated more favorably when his partner was more attractive or more intelligent. Univariate analysis…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Rating Scales, Intelligence, Interpersonal Attraction
Levinson, Richard M.; Ramsay, Georgeann – 1977
Many jurisdictions require psychiatrists to assess patient "dangerousness" in the process of involuntary hospitalization. Considerable research indicates that psychiatric prediction of dangerous behavior is rather inaccurate, the principal error being one of overprediction. Inaccuracy may result, in part, from the psychiatrist's role in the health…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Health
Horwitz, Robert A. – 1977
Children whose primary school experience was consistently "open," consistently "traditional," or "mixed" (open education followed by traditional) were compared on a number of psychological variables. Subjects were 120 children, aged 10 to 11, from six primary schools in suburbs of London, England. The open classroom…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creativity, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
Young, Harben Boutourline – 1966
This report summarizes preliminary results of the Yale Project which is attempting to identify and document relationships between social and economic development and major physical and mental growth, and health deficiencies in Tunisian children. A total of 112 children aged 6-1/2 to 8-1/2 were examined physically and psychologically, and a social…
Descriptors: Body Height, Body Weight, Children, Developing Nations