Students in grades 1, 3, 6, and 10 viewed a selection of paintings to determine developmental stages in aesthetic judgment. Age group responses were analyzed for general characteristics and for children's ability to distinguish among standards of personal preference, community values, and technical competence. (SJL)

In a naturally integrated public elementary school, significantly more Black children were referred to the office than White children, but no differences between races were observed for exceptional education referrals. A higher proportion of males than females were referred to the principal's office for disciplinary reasons. (Author/GDC)

It was hypothesized that children in age-heterogeneous kindergartens would be more prone to behave altruistically than would children in age-homogeneous kindergartens. It was found that children who were studying in heterogeneous classes were more altruistic than were children from homogeneous classes. (Author)

The present study investigated the gender biases of children judging the competencies and weaknesses of other children in a school setting as a function of their sex, age, and race as well as a geographical SES factor. It was found that these biases exist and diminish somewhat with age. (Author/AM)

Results varied as a function of : (1) type of task (transfer, paired associate, or visual discrimination); (2) student age (kindergarten, first grade, or college); (3) stimuli size; and (4) number of response indicators. Research findings cannot be generalized from artificial orthographies to the English alphabet or from various aged subjects to…

Discusses the impact on society of segregated age groups, especially within families. Limited contact with older people promotes stereotyping and discrimination. Six reasons for learning about older people and the aging process are given, along with cross cultural comparisons and several information activities for children. For journal…

The effectiveness of the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire (OSIQ) in separating normal, juvenile delinquent, and emotionally disturbed adolescents, older and younger teenagers, and males and females is discussed. The results of the OSIQ in four different cultures (United States, Ireland, Australia, and Israel) are also described. (Author/MV)

Good readers and poor readers (aged 7, 9, and 11) responded to stimuli matchable by physical similarity (e.g., A-A) or by name (e.g., A-a). The lack of a significant age or reading competence interaction with the type of match was interpreted as an inability of the poor reader to reduce required visual processing through anticipation. (Author/CP)

This paper examines various psychosocial studies which indicate that males undergo personality change in middle adulthood. The nature of changes in social, personal and life patterns are described. Presented at American Psychological Association, New Orleans, 1974. (SJL)

Interest in babies was assessed for 32 children aged 8 to 9 years and 32 children aged 14 to 15 years. Data were collected by means of a 6-second time sampling of waiting room behaviors in the presence of a live baby and by reactions to pictures of babies versus other objects. (Author/JMB)

The relation between conceptual development and visual exploratory behavior was investigated by engaging eighty-four 3-, 4-, and 8-year-old children in a picture-sorting task to determine whether they would spontaneously and readily discriminate between animate and inanimate objects. (Author/JMB)

Available from: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 355 Chestnut Street, Norwood, New Jersey 07648. Two groups (high and low functioning) of educable mentally handicapped children consisting of 70 Ss' average age 127 months' were tested for strategies in their approach to memory and problem solving tasks and for their responsiveness to strategy…