Assessed younger and older undergraduates' differential usage and perceived need of and satisfaction with student personnel and academic supportive services at a major public university. Results point to differences between these two groups and suggest four general perspectives regarding present supportive services in relation to the older-student…

Participants in two studies were asked to rate the importance of favorite leisure activities in relation to their work. Six dimensions were found in both studies: (1) physical challenge; (2) mental challenge; (3) sensuality; (4) risk; (5) autonomy vs. sociability; and (6) stimulation. (JN)

High frequency words typed in normal and alternating case were presented tachistoscopically in the fovea and parafovea to children and adults. Dependent measures were percentages of letters and words correct. Few differences between age groups were found. Serial position curves also showed similarities across grades in the parafoveal information…

This study of 44 kindergarten pupils, 40 second graders, and 32 fourth graders assesses (1) prosocial intentions toward a friend in situations in everyday life, (2) prosocial behavior toward a friend in tasks in which sharing leads to decreases in children's own and relative gains, and (3) sex differences in the effects of friendship on prosocial…

Examined the effect of role continuity in a rural Mediterranean society. Results indicated continuity in a woman's core role of housewife exists but so does discontinuity with the conflicting roles which make up her role set. Suggests an ongoing role set may contribute to higher morale in old age. (Author/RC)

Administered the Raven Progressive Matrices (RPM) to (N=408) individuals in 100 family groups. Scores on all five subtests were highest in the 18-26 age group, decreasing with age. Males scored higher on each subtest in each age group. Performance on the RPM increased with additional years of education. (Author)

Investigates the frequency and structure of boredom, as well as the various ways and means of escaping it. Subjects were 694 male and female Senegalese secondary school students who responded to an open-ended questionnaire about boredom. (Author/CM)

Oculomotor activity during a 10-second inspection of stimuli (to be subsequently recalled) was recorded in twenty 5- and 7-year-old children and 20 adults. Results are discussed in terms of visual exploratory strategies from a developmental perspective. (CM)

Third- and fifth-grade children were presented with a picture-naming interference task to examine the effects of printing words in mixed typecase on children's automatic word processing. (Author/MP)

In this study self-concept, as measured by subjects' self-ratings of mechanical ability, was correlated to scores on the Pourchot Mechanical Manipulation Test of bilateral hand tool dexterity. Significant relationships were found. Subjects, ages 10-84, differed in results by age, sex, and mechanical experience. (SJL)

Thirty-four pairs of same-sex siblings were observed for two one-hour periods in their homes. The younger siblings averaged 20 months of age and the age interval between siblings was either large (2.5-4 years) or small (1-2 years). (JMB)

A new technique for determining children's subjective organization of speech is described. The technique required subjects to memorize a target sentence, and then to respond with the second next word when the sentence was interrupted by the sound of a tone. (MP)

After a brief historical (Orton) and theoretical (Gibson) look at the phenomenon of reversals, two groups of studies are reviewed and evaluated. The first group involves neurological and psychological factors associated with reversals such as age and training. The second relates reversals to reading disabilities and to future reading achievement.…