Examines rapid-tapping performance of 36 hyperkinetic and 36 control boys under conditions of free response, verbal urging, and penny rewards. Hyperkinetics were unable to adjust to changing incentive conditions. (Author/EK)

The major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between aspects of a child's behavioral style, specifically his temperament and task orientation, in the preschool age period and his level of academic achievement in elementary school. The relationship between behavior problems in the preschool years and later academic achievement…

Ten normal 3-year-old children and their parents served as subjects for this longitudinal study of the interaction between parent-child relationships and the child's approach to task situations while attending nursery school. To illustrate the nature of the data gathered and observations made in this study, three of the 10 children were considered…