Examines the validity of three dimensions of aesthetic perception: hedonic value, arousal, and uncertainty. Hedonic interest and arousal factors were found to differ from factors previously reported, while the uncertainty factor paralleled that previously reported. (Author/RH)

Compares the effects of interpersonal distance, number of people, acquaintance level, and sex on perceived crowding and discomfort in two cultures. Data obtained from 90 eighth and ninth graders indicate that distance is more important a variable than number and that males are more sensitive to crowding than are females. (Author/RH)

Sex-trait stereotypes were studied among five- and eight-year-old children and among university students in India and Pakistan. Results were generally congruent with the findings from similar studies in western countries. (Author/MP)

Fifth and sixth grade children (N=172) were administered the Piers Harris Children's Self Concept Scale and a shortened version of the Children's Report of Parental Behavior Inventory. Results are discussed in terms of the effect of perceived parental behavior on children's self-concept. (CM)

Suggests that differential rearing conditions may cause significant reversals in sex-related ability and behavior (maze learning and exploration), and may significantly affect perceptual sensitivity. (RL)

Provides evidence that students perceive test items arranged in a hard-medium-easy order as being easier than the same items arranged in the reverse order, but it was also found that the students' perceptions did not influence the scores. (RB)

Hypothesizes that the incidence of reminiscence is greater for color presentation than for black-and-white presentation. (KS)

Discusses the concepts of self," self-identification," and self-experience" in traditional Western psychology and in the enlightenment of the East, represented by Zen, as they relate to the education of the individual. (MB)