Recall performance of 5-, and 8-year-old children under distracting conditions was found to be inferior to recall performance under nondistracting conditions. Discussed are the similar degrees of performance differences for both age groups, the effectiveness of the distractors used, and evidence that the children adapted to the extraneous…

The hypothesized central role of cognitive development in resolving moral dilemmas was examined in sixth grade and college-age females. Results indicated that sophisticated cognitive operations are a prerequisite to advanced moral judgments. (ST)

The Stanford-Binet intelligence test was administered by 104 third- and sixth-grade, disadvantaged black children in Negro non-standard dialect and in standard English. Younger children performed better than older children. No significant differences were found between dialect and standard-English test administrations. (ST)

Two exploratory studies were conducted to determine differences in the literary response patterns of children in kindergarten through fourth grade, as determined by their drawings. A study was then conducted to determine whether or not children of different ages talk differently about literature. A total of 30 children in grades one through four…

This analysis of the structure of children's narratives deals with material gathered from 96 children, aged 3 1/2 to 9 1/2 years, in conversations about events in which they were personally involved. Elements of the narratives and the structural relationship of these elements are examined. Three elements are discerned: (1) chronological…

Gives the results of a survey showing that the age factor, rather than the learning situation, is the predominant variant in learning the pronunciation of a second language. As Eric Lenneberg suggested, puberty may indeed be an important turning point in language learning ability. (TL)

Survey focused on school children 8-11 and 13-15 years in Kent (England) between September 1968 and March 1970. Sex, age, and weight were found independently associated with highly significant differences in nutritional intake. Social class, number of siblings, and mother's work status were not generally associated with significant differences in…

Project carried out under Contract No. PH 43 65-1011 between the Public Health Service, National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development and the Fels Research Institute.

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92d, Boston, Massachusetts, May, 1968).

Duval and Wicklund proposed a theory of self-awareness that distinguishes between objective and subjective self-awareness, in which objectively self-aware individuals are assumed to focus attention on themselves and subjectively self-aware individuals direct attention toward external objects. To investigate self-awareness of physical…

The second in a series of papers on a study of the environmental setting of learning disabled (LD) adolescents and young adults reports research on cognitive and academic functioning of 234 LD, 162 low achieving (LA), and 215 normally achieving (NA) secondary students and on socioeconomic status and school experiences. Data were obtained from Ss…