In Study I, teachers' work-related feedback to boys and girls was observed in a classroom situation. In Study II, the different contingencies of work-related criticism observed for boys and girls in the first study were programed in an experimental situation and the children's attributions for failure feedback were assessed. (JMB)

Retention and transfer of motor tasks was greater for high interference (random) acquisition groups than for low interference (blocked) acquisition groups. This effect was most notable when transfer was measured for the transfer task of greatest complexity. Results support Battig's conceptualization of contextual interference effects on retention…

The present experiment was designed to assess possible age-related differences in metamemory accuracy and efficiency by using a feeling-of-knowing judgment in conjunction with a timed question-answering task. Subjects were 12 college students (19-22 years of age), 12 middle-aged (44-53 years) and 12 elderly (65-74 years) persons. (Author/MP)

A theory is proposed of the processes which enable a subject to learn while solving a problem. One subject's protocol--including 224 steps and taking 90 minutes--is described. Adequacy of the mechanisms is guaranteed by a computer simulation of the processes in an adaptive production system. (Author/GDC)

The optional shift performance of 52 reflective and 50 impulsive second-grade girls was assessed under two response-consequence conditions: (1) reward for correct responses only, and (2) reward for correct responses and a penalty for incorrect responses. (Author/MP)

Focuses on the differential representation of mental functions between the two human cerebral hemispheres. The manner in which right hemisphere function laterizes in childhood was studied in 98 five- to twelve-year-old children. (CM)

An automated candidate-job matching system called "Jobmatch" has been implemented at Citibank, in New York City, involving job analysis, performance appraisal techniques, clerical employment, and internal mobility. A job task scale is used by supervisor and employee to determine job and candidate matching through a series of computer…

Proposes using an employee relations index (ERI) to measure factors affecting employee relations and job performance ability. Examines five of ten major ERI factors: attenance, turnover, safety, grievances/complaints, and motor vehicle accidents. Discusses weighing the factors and interpreting the outcome. (CSS)

Using task choice to measure information-seeking behavior, two studies examined situational determinants of choice among anagram tests varying both in difficulty and diagnosticity (information about one's ability). Subjects took a preliminary test before choosing. Study 1 manipulated pretest performance level. Study 2 varied payment for pretest…

This study replicated and extended Zanna, Goethals, and Hill's experiment investigating social comparison choices for evaluating a sex-related ability. Results suggest that while persons prefer to compare their performance with similar (same-sex) others, they are also interested in making broader comparisons with combined-sex norms. (Editor/SJL)

The range of assessments made by teachers of the performance of their students in the Nuffield Advanced Biology project and the Nuffield Advanced Physical Science project was subjected to a factor analysis. (Author)

The major purpose of the present investigation was to compare the validity of a work sample test and an intelligence test for the prediction of trainability. Several lines of evidence supported the hypothesis that samples of training behavior are the better predictors. (Author)

A lab study was conducted to test the effect of different kinds of instruction in copying tasks, which are considered to be a fundamental function in the area of psycho-motor skills. The study was organized as a two-way design with 24 eight-year-old Ss. (Editor)

Sixty kindergarten, sixty second grade, and sixty fourth grade students performed several memory tasks under one of six conditions. The conditions differed as to the method of presentation of information. The study focused on developmental changes in children's use of verbal, nonverbal, and spatial-positional cues for memory. (Editor)