Intelligence quotient (IQ) differences among groups according to sex, and demographic and other variables have been explored for a variety of intelligence tests. This investigation analyzed data from the standardization sample for the 1981 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) to determine the relationship of WAIS-R IQs to the…

The present research was carried out in order to determine if, in fact, the performance of anxiety-prone individuals under stress could be improved by instructing them that they have personal control over a stressor. (Author)

The effects of aural and pictorial elaborative prompts were estimated separately for response and associative phase components of children's noun-pair learning. Indices of response learning revealed equivalent effects among prompt conditions whereas measures of associative learning demonstrated substantial performance facilitation as a function of…

Carl Orff's procedure of using elemental music in learning through discovery (Schulwerk) was tested for its effect in developing generalized imitative behaviors in 16 severely retarded Ss (mean chronological age was 17.8 years for experimental Ss and 16.5 years for control Ss). (GW)

Thirty educable mentally handicapped (EMR) and 30 normally achieving boys, matched on mental age (8-years-old), were administered a measure of locus of control and a series of six block designs. (GW)

The Potential Evaluation Program measures which characteristics contribute to an individual's potential to advance within an organization. From such a program a synopsis of organization trends and individual subordinates' growth can be charted, resulting in measurement of the general over-all ability of the organization to foster its own growth…

This scholarly report critiques and analyzes material on factors affecting motivation of black children. Different aspects of research in the area are explored. Of particular interest is the research on task-liking. This research indicates that blacks and whites have been shown to assume the same degree of effort orientation toward tasks of high…

The extent to which visual perceptual maturity contributes to intellectual efficiency, as measured by the ability to conserve, was investigated in 30 educable retarded children (mean CA 12 years) and 60 nonretarded children (30 matched for the retardates' CA and 30 matched for the retardates' MA). (CL)

This study attempted to determine the functional components of rehearsal strategies in children's discrimination learning. When a discrimination list was given without rehearsal instructions, ability to discriminate situational frequencies predicted performance. Without rehearsal strategy, subjects' ability to discriminate between previous usage…