The focus of the study was on the paired-associate performance of retarded subjects of different levels of mental age under various instructional conditions. (WY)

Children made age judgments on drawing of human figures, which consisted of adult, adolescent, child, and infant characterizations. (Author)

A study to determine whether the differential development of conceptual tempo can predict preferences. Conceptual tempo predicted preferences in color-form sorting among 67 children ranging in age from 44 to 65 months. (WY)

The results presented support the hypotheses that the largest area of personal space would be used by individuals who are high in authoritarianism and low in self esteem, and that these individuals would also show the largest discrepancy between personal space used in response to white and black stimuli. (Author)

Brief training sessions can improve first-graders' performance on double-classification problems. Questions are raised about whether or not the basic intellectual ability underlying performance has also been increased. (WY)

Comparisons of the regression profile and correlations of physical measures with latency for a 5-year-old subject (who performed 1250 trials in a form recognition task) with those for a group of 25 adults indicated that use of form information was highly consistent across age levels. (Author/WY)

Describes the rationale, methodology, and scope of a new form of psychotherapy, Verbal Satiation Therapy, based on assumption that language symbols stand for real objects and events. Verbal symbols may produce emotional responses normally associated with the objects themselves. Verbal Satiation Therapy attempts to reduce the emotional component of…