The relative power of symbolically conveyed adult and peer models to modify children's moral choice behavior was examined. The adult model was more influential than the peer model, although the latter was more influential than no model. (Author/KM)

The effects of attention to symbolic presentation of contingent rewards, in the form of slide-presented images, on children's ability to wait for the delayed reward were investigated. Attention to the symbolic contingent rewards greatly increased the duration of the children's delay of gratification. (Author/KM)

Two experiments examined conditions that affect the observer's spontaneous motoric and symbolic mediation, and the relationship between these mediators in an observational learning situation. Subjects were undergraduate students. (CM)