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Download full textZentall, Sydney S.; And Others – 1977
To investigate the effects of distraction, task performance with or without within-task color, holding task complexity constant, was assessed with 25 hyperactive Ss and 22 controls (5 to 10 years old). Two visual-motor drawing tasks, one visual concentration task and a combined visual-motor and visual concentration task were given. Error analyses…
Descriptors: Attention, Color, Elementary Education, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedCampbell, Elizabeth M. – Australian Journal of Education, 1975
The results of this study provide a little support for those who ascribe a motivational effect to tests, but it is possible that this effect is limited to tasks that are novel, and for which information on one's relative standing within the classroom is lacking. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Testing, Flow Charts, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedMason, Emanual J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975
It is concluded that conditional reasoning performance is not influenced by subjects' familarity content in the premises. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Deduction, Educational Testing
Peer reviewedReid, D. Kim; Gallagher, Jeanette McCarthy – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975
Examines the performance of third grade children, given no feedback as to the correctness of their hypotheses, on color, number, and size dominant conjunctive concept problems. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Concept Formation, Grade 3
Peer reviewedGagne, Ellen D.; Rothkopf, Ernst Z. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975
Examines the effect of scattering in the instructional text various information elements for a given learning goal and if the retention of that goal relevant element is affected by the presence of elements that cannot be found in the text. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, High School Students, Learning, Prose
Whitehurst, Grover J. – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Based on the author's M.A. dissertation submitted to the University of Illinois, Urbana.
Descriptors: Age, Difficulty Level, Discipline, Discrimination Learning
McManis, Donald L.; and others – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Motivation, Negative Reinforcement
Davenport, R. K.; and others – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Discrimination Learning, Early Experience
Farina, Amerigo; and others – J Abnorm Psychol, 1969
Study financed by Research Grant M-6167 from the National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Public Health Service.
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Mental Disorders, Parent Influence, Parent Role
Berdie, Ralph F. – J Appl Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories
Torrance, E. Paul – J Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Achievement, Creativity, Learning Theories, Peer Relationship
Hawkins, Harold L.; And Others – 1978
Three experiments were undertaken to examine the processing limitations that underlie multiple task performance and, ultimately, to test the theory that there exists a time-sharing ability which is general and can be assessed through the simultaneous presentation of any two or more sufficiently demanding tasks. Subjects were males and/or females…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Information Processing, Predictor Variables, Reaction Time
Gellert, Shepard D.; Wilson, Grace – Transactional Analysis Journal, 1977
This paper reviews experimental psychology goal research and its implications for the therapist doing contract therapy. Clinical examples of various levels of contracts give illustrations, and a technique, the therapeutic double bind, as a form of contract, is detailed. A case study is presented to illustrate the use of the theory. Three…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contracts, Counseling Objectives, Psychotherapy
YAMAMOTO, KAORU – 1965
THE PEER-CONFORMING BEHAVIOR OF HIGH CREATIVE FIFTH-GRADE PUPILS GROUPS DEVIATED LEAST WITH NEUTRALS. INFORMATION SCORES SHOWED CONTROLLED, SMALL-GROUP SITUATION, IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATURE OF THE TASK PRESENTED, THE SOCIOMETRIC COMPOSITION OF THE GROUP, AND ANY INTERACTION OF THESE VARIABLES. SUBJECTS OF THE STUDY WERE FIFTH-GRADE PUPILS IN A…
Descriptors: Conformity, Creative Thinking, Creativity Research, Grade 5
BRIGGS, GEORGE E.; JOHNSTON, WILLIAM A. – 1967
THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT ON A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM OF LABORATORY RESEARCH ON TEAM TRAINING IN A COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER (CIC) CONTEXT. THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON TEAM TRAINING IS REVIEWED, AND A SET OF CONCLUSIONS IS DRAWN WITH REGARD TO TEAM PERFORMANCE AS A FUNCTION OF TASK, TRAINING, AND COMMUNICATIONS VARIABLES. IN ADDITION, THE IMPLICATIONS…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Information Centers, Literature Reviews, Military Training
