Study deals with a comparative developmental analysis of performances on the same task by four age groups. (MB)

The connection between self-esteem, sex, and attributional style was examined in two studies. Results indicated that for positive events, high self-esteem subjects make more internal attributions than low self-esteem subjects, and for negative events, high self-esteem subjects make fewer internal attributions than low self-esteem subjects. The…

The data collected in a 1978-79 study of 742 students enrolled in cooperative education (co-op) programs in forty-seven participating colleges and universities describes by sex what students in various fields of study do on their job, what they perceive their work conditions and responsibilities to be, how they view their abilities, and how their…

This paper, presented at the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C., April 1975, replicates Horner's (1968) study of the motive to avoid success (M-s) on fifty-through eleventh-grade males (N=169) and females (N=168). Sex and grade differences were found in the specific reasons given for avoiding success. (Author)

Examined white-lie-telling behavior in 3- to 7-year-olds using task whereby the experimenter asked "Do I look OK for the photo?" with or without a visible mark on his nose. Found that most children in the experimental condition told white lies. Undergraduates viewing children's videotaped responses could not discriminate white-lie…

This study examined preschoolers' performance on an observation task and a search task involving the invisible displacement of an object. Findings indicated that in the observation task, there was significantly longer looking to impossible than to possible outcomes among all children. Most 3-year-olds, but significantly fewer 2.5-year-olds,…

Children in typical classrooms who were offered material incentives learned significantly more spelling words than did children not offered material rewards. The substantial effects of the material incentives continued throughout the 4-week period. (BJG)

Describes a study in which 110 male and female undergraduates were tested on performance level on shared cognitive tasks. Variables in females' levels of performance included sex of partner and early family experiences. Available from: Eden Press, 1538 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 201, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1L5. (AV)

The problem-solving performance of preschool children was examined in three conditions in which good performance was indicated as being appropriate for boys, for girls, or for both. Boys performed significantly more poorly when the task was indicated as one that girls did better. The girls' performance was not affected by the conditions of the…

The study investigated age and sex in the control of an automobile under normal driving conditions. Its major purpose was to gather baseline data for a driver license, road testing program. Forty volunteer subjects (10 men and 10 women over 30, 10 men and 10 women under 30) drove a specially instrumented car over an interstate highway course and a…

Examines 15 female teachers and their 419 students to determine the influence of female teachers on attitudes of students enrolled in Title IX. Indicates a significant decline in student attitude in these classes; a significant difference between male and female students in achievement measures used; and male students scored higher than females.…

Students from four academic status groups, four class standing groups, and both sexes completed a survey of problems related to academic performance. Significant differences were found between status and class groups and sexes on the kinds of problems reported and between status groups on the total problems reported. (Author/RC)

Compared performances for male and female groups using three different group problem-solving procedures: unstructured, structured-open, and structured-forced. Results indicated that female groups performed better with the structured-forced procedure than with the structured-open procedure. Male groups performed better with the structured-open…

Male and female enlistee samples were compared for total groups and by enlistment region in terms of their performance on the Airman Qualifying Examination (AQE) and the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Women in the Air Force (WAF) test-retest performance was evaluated on the Armed Forces Women's Selection Test (AFWST) which is…