A free association technique was used to investigate the semantic structure of three forms of encoding: verbal, visual imagery, and kinesthetic imagery. Discusses the relevance of these findings to creativity and the concept of semantic memory. (Editor/RK)

The mediating impact of sex role attitudes on psychological outcomes for black and white women experiencing marital dissolution is investigated. Ethnic differences in women's psychological responses to divorce are discussed in the context of their different socialization experiences and historical family traditions in American society. (Author)

A broader approach to research in human development is proposed that focuses on the progressive accommodation, throughout the life span, between the growing human organism and the changing environments in which it actually lives and grows. The approach emphasizes the use of rigorously designed experiments, both naturalistic and contrived,…

The hypothesis that increased variety of rules aids subsequent transfer of learning has previously been affirmed (Bourne, 1970; Bourne and Guy, 1968). This research expands that finding to show that in addition to variety, the sequence of rules also affects transfer of learning. (Author/RK)

Although descriptive and etiological approaches to psychopathology have made notable advances, they seem to have reached a plateau. After reviewing the six approaches to etiology that now preempt the field--ecological, developmental, learning, genetic, internal environment, and neurophysiological models--a second-order model, vulnerability, is…

Investigates the degree of correlation between social constriction, i.e., lack of assertiveness as measured by the Bates-Zimmerman scale (1971), and assertiveness, as measured by the College Self-Expression Scale (1974) and further examines the relationship of scores on both of these scales to aggression/hostility as measured by the Buss-Durkee…

The confusion between content validity and construct validity runs rampant in psychology today. Possibly nothing has highlighted this confusion so much as the various efforts to develop guidelines on test validation. Defines content and construct validity and attempts to provide some guidelines to clarify the conten-construct problem. (Author/RK)

Predicts that ill-established cerebral dominance, as indicated by the problems of cross-laterality, would be related both to a limitation in information processing "irrespective of the type of information" (probably manifesting itself even with relatively small amounts of information) and significantly to reading retardation. (Author/RK)

A sample of 741 students worked through a self-instructional chemistry program after completing tests of extraversion, neuroticism, verbal intelligence, non-verbal intelligence and background knowledge in chemistry. Results showed none of the interactions involving neuroticism was significant, and indicated that the significant interaction…

Hypothesizes that good spellers read by full cues while poor spellers read by partial cues, and also investigates short term memory differences between the two groups. Finds good spellers were faster readers, better at identifying matches and mismatches between similar nonsense words, and had better short term memories than poor spellers. (SKC)

Reports on research which investigated the ability of undergraduate and graduate music students to make the transfer from research work to applied music instruction. Reviews literature on this topic and concludes that such a transfer is possible. (RKM)

Presents a model of parent, child, and parent-child variables as they influence children's academic achievement; discusses reciprocity of parent-child interactions; and presents preliminary findings of a study that simultaneously considered data from each component of the model. Analysis supported the model. (SKC)

Compared university students enrolled or not enrolled in women's studies courses. Used three pre- and post-course measures--the Bem Sex Role Inventory, the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale, and the Sex Role Stereotype Questionnaire--to determine course-inspired changes in attitude or identity. Women's studies enrollees proved less needful of…

Examines the distinction between good touch and bad touch, a critical concept that is taught in virtually every child sexual abuse prevention program. Hypothesizes that the reason the distinction is difficult for young children to learn and retain stems from limitations in their abilities to judge a person's character. (SKC)

Examined the changes that may occur in self-monitoring behavior as individuals age. While individuals in four different age groups exhibited no significant differences in their self-monitoring behavior, individuals of varying ages did differ in the extent to which they reported they were able to modify their self-presentations. (SRT)