A computer program is described which provides comprehensive information on test profile differences among independent groups based upon profile centroid separation, shape, elevation, and scatter. Descriptive statistics, univariate and multivariate measures of strength of association, test of homogeneity of covariance matrices, and comparative…

Reports evidence from two studies of three-month-old infants indicating that normal memory retrieval is a time-locked process. In addition, individual data suggest that the retrieval may be continuous rather than discontinuous. (JN)

Performance on the last few items of a 12-word list was impaired when a spoken "Recall" was used as the cue for recall, relative to performance with a nonverbal cue. This suffix effect occured with four types of recall instructions after auditory presentation, including instructions for conventional serial and after free recall. (Editor)

Of all the studies examining recognition of semantically related words, none has systematically varied lag to test the straightforward prediction of a monotonic decrease in false alarms to new words semantically related to prior words. The present experiment, using semantic associates, tested this prediction. (Author)

Examines the nature of perceptual mechanisms mediating kinetic depth effects by pitting one type of one-dimensional motion perspective against the other. (Author/RK)

The use of the terms "sensitivity, threshold, bias, and ratio scale" in psychophysics is discussed, with special reference to the statistical decision theory of sensory discrimination and its application to signal detection and classical psychophysical procedures. (Editor)

Presents evidence which, on one hand, disconfirms storage interpretations of the constituent boundary effect and, on the other hand, supports a specific retrieval interpretation. (Author)

Presents a more precise analysis of the way in which semantic constraints affect the perception of reversible sentences. (Author/RK)

Investigates the relationship between purpose in life and sexual behavior and attitudes (i.e., sex drive and interest, and sexual frustration and malajustment) among college students. (Author/RK)

Investigates (1) what types of measures, if any, of the sophomore interviewing performance are capable of predicting performance in the senior year?; (2) what is the direction and extent of change in the medical students' interviewing skills between sophomore and senior years? (Author/RK)

Attempts to apply a chronometric analysis to the tendency of the visual modality to dominate conscious judgments about the presence and location of objects. (Author/RK)

Teacher efficacy is a powerful variable in educational and psychological studies. And it aroused much attention and interest from Chinese scholars in the past decade, which led to an accumulation of documents in this field. Following an introduction of efficacy studies in the west, the article reviews the brief history of those in China,…

This study explored the influence of age, verbal intelligence, and education on cognitive ability as measured by the Shipley-Hartford CQ in a large population of male and female state hospital alcoholics. (Author)

The present study was done to determine whether free retrieval of (all items from) a catergory in PS (permanent storage) could be increased by reminding Ss of items in that category. (Author/RK)

Results of this study provide strong evidence for the position that social aggressiveness can accurately be considered as a personality trait; that is, peer ratings of aggressiveness describe a recognizable component of a person's behavior which is consistent across situations. (Author)