An experiment was conducted comparing the effectiveness for producing response inhibition of high- and low-intensity physical punishment and elaborated verbal punishment when punishment was delivered either early or late in a response sequence. (Author)

The cognitive learning of children is explored in four studies: (1) Alphabet Reading, (2) Learning Reading Units and Classical Concept Formation, (3) Counting Learning and Counting Learning Mediated by Verbal-Response Chains, and (4) Writing Learning, Imitation, and the Cognitive-Learning Acceleration. (NH)

Observes that different kinds of observational sets may elicit different empathic responses from the observers, and that these responses can influence the observers' subsequent willingness to be helpful. (MB)

Discusses differences between the primary functions of the cerebral hemispheres, notes differences between conscious and subconscious responses of subjects in several research studies, and stresses the need for a whole series of questions (so far largely unasked) about how unconscious meanings are made from media. (GT)

A review of research findings examines how children up to age 12 use media, especially television, and presents theoretical accounts of the functions media serve during childhood. (Author/KC)