Systematic observations of learning disabled and normal children suggested that learning disabled children spend significantly less time than normal children in task oriented behavior. (Author)

In English-Spanish bilingual children, the period from 5 to 6 years may be the transitional stage when the regulatory function is transferred from the nonspecific impulsive aspects to the specific elective significative aspects of language. (Editor)

Results of the present study show that children by the age of 7 have internalized systematic if not complex rules concerning the conditions under which they may engage in self-gratification. (Author)

Field study investigates work groups in an oil refinery whose members are allowed to make their own decisions about task allocation. (Author/KJ)

Results supported the expectations regarding field dependence-independence but failed to support those regarding sex differences. (Authors)

The investigators assessed the effects of two variables, overt labeling and cultural differences, on the short-term memory performance of young children. (Authors)

A discussion of the difficulties in testing language production in educationally subnormal children, and the development of a procedure attempting to overcome those difficulties. (RY)

Training for or altering the set" resulted in better performance. Subjects trained to perform correctly on the synthesis task did not do significantly better on conservation. (MH)

Level of cognitive development was not significantly related to humor appreciation for either novelty or incongruity humor in 30 boys at each of three age levels: 5, 7, and 9. (WY)