This collection of studies, conducted in Norway, France, Canada and Yugoslavia, reports on the ideas and images television broadcasters responsible for the production of youth programs have about their audience; how these broadcasters see their own role; aspects of the broadcasting institution; and certain aspects of the values, interests and…

In this study, cognitive processes hypothesized to be relevant to the digit symbol task of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were examined. Fifty-two undergraduate education students were divided into four groups to receive four different treatments. All the students took the digit symbol test, followed immediately by a test of their…

With the increased longevity American women experience, it is important to begin to define the strengths and resources women bring to old age. Late parental, married women with a mean age of 58 (N=75) completed an interview questionnaire which included open- and closed-ended and scale items. Data analysis developed four life-style orientations…

THE INVESTIGATION STUDIED THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN (1) AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES AND ARTICULATION DEVELOPMENT AND (2) INVESTIGATED QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF THESE ABILITIES AS SHOWN IN MENTALLY RETARDED AND NORMAL CHILDREN. THE STUDY INVOLVED MONTHLY TESTING OF ARTICULATION, PHONETIC DISCRIMINATION, AND PHONETIC SYNTHESIS…

THE SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF DYSLEXIA ARE DISCUSSED. A DESCRIPTION OF THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF DYSLEXIA, INCLUDING VISUAL PERCEPTION, AUDITORY PERCEPTION AND SPEECH, NEUROLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES, AND AUDITORY-VISUAL RELATIONSHIPS, IS PRESENTED. TREATMENT FOR DYSLEXIC CHILDREN IS DEPENDENT ON DIAGNOSIS AND CONSTANT EVALUATION. SOME METHODS OF…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DELINEATE HOW PERCEPTION OCCURS DURING ORAL READING. FROM AN ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN RESEARCH, A HEURISTIC MODEL WAS CONSTRUCTED WHICH DELINEATED THE DIRECTLY INTERACTING SYSTEMS POSTULATED AS FUNCTIONING DURING ORAL READING. THE MODEL AS OUTLINED WAS DIFFERENTIATED LOGICALLY INTO THREE MAJOR PROCESSING…

OPEN AND CLOSED LOOP SIMULATION IS DISCUSSED FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TRAINING TECHNIQUES. AREAS DISCUSSED INCLUDE--(1) OPEN-LOOP ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATION, (2) SIMULATION NOT INVOLVING PEOPLE, (3) ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONS, (4) SIMULATION FOR TRAINING, (5) REAL-SIZE SYSTEM SIMULATION, (6) TECHNIQUES OF MINIATURIZATION, AND…

A REPORT WAS GIVEN ON THE ASSUMPTIONS, FORMS, SAMPLE INFORMATION, CODING PROCEDURES AND THE METHODS OF ANALYSIS USED IN EXPLORING THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER. A SUMMARY OF TERMINOLOGICAL DISTINCTIONS IS PRESENTED AS WELL AS EXPLANATIONS OF EXCEPTIONS AND NORMS. PREVIOUS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PERTINENT TO THIS AREA IS DISCUSSED AND LISTED.…

METHODS, PROCEDURES, AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING READING, ESPECIALLY TO LOW- AND NON-ACHIEVERS, WHICH DIFFER FROM TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM PRACTICES ARE DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED IN TERMS OF RECENT RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF READING. THESE METHODS ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE FIELD OF OPTOMETRY AND ARE CONCERNED WITH PROBLEMS OF LATERAL DOMINANCE.…

SETS OF SLIDES AND FILMS THAT WERE IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR THE ETHNIC GROUPINGS DEPICTED WERE PREPARED TO PRESENT A SINGLE AREA OF AMERICAN HISTORY TO THREE DIFFERENT CLASS GROUPS. THE ETHNIC GROUPS SHOWN WERE (1) ALL NEGRO, (2) ALL WHITE, AND (3) MIXED SUBJECTS. THE TEST GROUP CONSISTED OF 60 FRESHMAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE SAMPLES WERE EQUALLY…

This study examines the possibility that ability to avoid detection of deceptive behavior via nonverbal behavior might be related to an individual's role-taking skill. Sixty-one 5 to 12 year-old boys and girls were led to be verbally deceptive or truthful by saying that they either had enjoyed or not enjoyed an unpleasant experience or had enjoyed…

Participant observation and author introspection were used to collect data in this study of nonverbal communication among Italian Americans in three large American cities. Discussion is given to kinesics (gestures and signs), haptics (touch), proxemics (interiors of homes, exteriors of homes, and spatial arrangements at a wedding dinner), and…

The field dependency/independency construct (FDI) was measured using tests of perception of the upright such as the Rod and Frame Test (RFT) and tests of cognitive restructuring such as the Hidden Figures Test (HFT); relationships between cognitive restructing and perception of the upright were investigated. High school seniors received 34 tests…

Viewpoints on the role of educational research and evaluation in the 1980's is presented. Remarks focus on four major themes: (1) state level research and evaluation has progressed from a passive, primarily reporting role to an active, occasionally advocacy role; (2) the educational questions and the question askers have become more sophisticated…

There is a common assumption in personality psychology that an individual's attitudinal and/or motivational characteristics influence the selection, interpretation, and encoding of information from the external environment. However, recent reviews of empirical research in such areas as implicit personality theory and person perception offer little…