Anxiety ratings were analyzed for 858 Israeli children. Lower socioeconomic level children were rated significantly more anxious than higher socioeconomic level children, and girls were higher than boys on both anxiety and lie scales. Results were discussed in terms of child rearing patterns, teacher expectations, and characteristics of the…

The classification behavior of male and female college students was compared with that of healthy, well-educated older males and females. On the whole, the results failed to confirm other published evidence maintaining that aging is marked by conceptual deficits or a regressed mode of cognitive functioning. (Author/CS)

Investigates the degree of realism in the future time perspective of 113 Belgian adolescents ranging in age from 15 to 17 years. (SS)

Formal and familiar materials were used to test Piagetian classification and formal operational abilities in two groups of educated adults: one group aged 30-38 and the other aged 57-82 years. Subjects did not show mastery of the tasks. Results suggest a new model of cognitive lifespan development. (Author/MS)

The purpose of this study was to examine sex differences of young, middle aged and older adults in creative problem solving and preference for complexity of visual figures and to explore the part that degree of sex role identification might play in this relationship. (Author/MS)

Groups of middle-aged and elderly men and women were compared on three problem solving tasks, including written problems, the 20-questions procedure, and problems administered on a Heuristic Evaluation Problem Programmer. (MS)

This paper examines structural paradigms for the analysis of narratives drawn from Levi-Strauss, Propp and Piaget. It shows that all are successful in differentiating between the stories freely told by children of different age levels ranging from 2 to 12 years. (MS)

Age correlated differences in locus of control orientation were examined for 306 persons aged 13 to 90 in three areas of activity: intellectual, social and physical. The Locus of Control Inventory for Three Achievement Domains was administered. (MS)

Investigates the validity of a semiprojective measure of "engagement" with respect to the differential effects of family size. Engagement style refers to the perception one has of oneself as either doing (agent) or being done to (patient). Subjects were 51 male college students ranging in age from 18 to 26 years. (SS)

Reports on the findings of a comparative study of mental abilities of Mexican and American children. Discusses age, sex, social class, and urban-rural differences, as well as cultural differences. (SS)