Judgments of physically aggressive and learning disabled youth were compared with children with more appropriate behavior. No differences were found between aggressive and nonaggressive boys, suggesting that aggressive perceivers do not necessarily "project" their characteristics onto others. However, learning disabled boys, both aggressive and…

The performance of 15 pairs of learning disabled and nondisabled peers (7-11 years old) on a persuasion task and their recorded conversations during a cooperative construction task were compared. Results suggested that the groups may be distinguished on the basis of their verbal communications. (Author/CL)

Forty-seven pairs of learning disabled (LD) and non-LD junior high students were observed in their regular classrooms using a continuous recording system. Results show that LD adolescents do not appear to be social isolates in the classroom. (Author)