Investigated was the relationship between linguistic coding and cognitive style in 96 adolescents. (Author/BD)

The purpose of this study was to identify a possible interaction between the cognitive style of the students and the instructional sequence of the materials and their combined effect on achievement. Findings indicate that interaction of cognitive style and instructional sequence is not significant in the ANCOVA. (Author/MA)

A specific aspect of learning strategy (the extent to which 14 students developed their understanding on a broad or narrow front) was examined. Results support hypotheses predicting positive relationships between a broad strategy in learning, wide attention deployment, a flexible approach to problem-solving and cognitive complexity. Relationships…

This research was designed to clarify the role of autonomic response and evaluative self-awareness in test anxiety. Autonomic, self-report, and performance measures of anxiety were collected from both test-anxious and non-test-anxious individuals in an analogue testing situation under three experimental conditions. Results support cognitive…

Research on different personality types, as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), suggests that various professions are like distinctive habitats where certain psychological characteristics flourish. This article describes the theoretical basis of MBTI studies and then outlines implications for using them to prove scientific…

Impulsive and reflective children performed in a discrimination learning task which included four reinforcement conditions: verbal-reward, verbal-punishment, material-reward, and material-punishment. (SB)

Cited is research which indicates that ocular motor abnormalities in children with reading difficulties are factors in the processing of visual information. (CL)

One hundred sixteen second grade children participated in a study of the relationship of field dependence to egocentrism and conservation ability. (BD)

The learning style of Native American Indian students is discussed in terms of internal cognitive processes (global/analytic, imagery/verbal, impulsive/reflective, trial-and-error/watch-then-do, field dependence/independence and concrete/abstract); external conditions; teaching and communication styles; and traditional learning styles. A four-step…

Study showed that music listening habits and preferences and instrument training may affect ways an individual processes the multiple dimensions of rhythm. Apparent alterations in tempo, duration and pitch characteristics, rhythmic and melodic phrase patterning, and monotony may serve as organizers of rhythmic processing. (Author/RM)

An exploratory study of the effects of sex differences, career choice, cognitive style, and personality characteristics on the effectiveness of language learning strategies for adult learners indicated that these variables affect learners' levels of strategy use and had implications for language teaching and student counseling. (CB)

Discusses the cognitive behavior of young children as it applies to the concept of cognitive styles. Encompasses the field-dependence-independence dimension of cognitive style theory and the intellectual aspects and modifiability of cognitive style. (RJC)

Analyzes ancient and modern concepts of learning from a historical perspective regarding their relationship to experience and education. Concludes that the clarification of the relationship between continuity and discontinuity is of great importance, especially for a modern concept of learning, experience, and education. (Author/BSR)

The paper argues that issues of language generalization are better viewed as part of the broader issue of how individuals apply existing knowledge to familiar and novel situations. Children with speech or language impairments tend to be less flexible in applying knowledge and more vulnerable to linguistic processing demands. (Author/DB)