Gumpgookies, which was administered in this study, is a test of motivation to achieve in school. (CB)

Two main factors were identified, one an achievement'' factor and the other a language'' factor. (Author)

Goal of the present study was to clarify the effect of error covariance on the correlations of the variables with their canonical variates and to determine whether these loadings'' are any more stable than the canonical beta weights. (Authors/CB)

Maximum likelihood factor analysis provides an effective method for estimation of factor matrices and a useful test statistic in the likelihood ratio for rejection of overly simple factor models. A reliability coefficient is proposed for analysis of factor solution. (Author/RK)

Factor analyses of males' and females' reports of maternal and paternal behaviors yielded the same three factors as earlier studies--Acceptance versus Rejection, Psychological Autonomy versus Psychological Control, and Firm Control versus Lax Control. (Authors)

Paper reports an attempt to identify the amount and level of information that can be usefully imparted in thirty-minute broadcasts. (Author)

Study suggests some answers to previous inconsistencies in research, provides a valid measure of oral interpretation performance, and demonstrates the effect of various levels of feedback upon oral interpretation performance. (Editor/MB)

The findings demonstrate: (1) an evaluative or attitude factor underlies the Semantic Differential scales used when a person rates both his own orientation toward an issue and the perceived orientation of another; and (2) that factor scores accurately discriminate between persons holding and perceiving favorable and unfavorable attitudes.…

Two research strategies for studying the effects of college environments on student development are compared, using Astin's data on academic achievement and institutional excellence." (Author)