The role of body-image boundary definiteness as a mediating personality variable in interpersonal spatial behavior under conditions of perceived threat was investigated. It was hypothesized that personal space would be positively correlated with body-image boundary definiteness. (Editor)

Focuses on the opinions of superintendents regarding their attitudes toward theoretical formulations of organizational behavior. (Author/RK)

The relative merits of several methods, Bayesian and classical, for the estimation of student mastery are investigated. (Editor)

Two arguments against the Hansen-Weisbrod study (which stated that subsidies in California public higher education discriminate against students from lower income families) are presented: (1) comparison should be based on the age of the family head (35-60 years), and (2) student financial aid should be added to tuition subsidies. (Author/EC)

To analyze salary differentials between male and female non-academic university employees, data were collected on age, education, sex, marital status, years at the university, and job. An analysis based on the job title, the Manpower Administration classification scheme, and the authors' classification reveal that women earn less than men. (EC)

This article contains an annotated version of a comprehensive final examination given to an intermediate graduate level college course in data analysis. The author thinks a final examination in a data analysis course ought to test students' abilities to evaluate contemporary empirical political research. (Author/RM)

Describes the use of computer programs in the teaching of psychology research design and data analysis. Case studies involving large and small computer data generators are presented. (Author/DB)

A previous study found that 5-year-old children of schizophrenic mothers were impaired on visual attention tasks as compared with controls. No difference was observed in 6-year-olds, however. This study reexamined the attentive behavior of some of these children 3 years later. (Editor)

A series of experiments tested a recent suggestion that vertical symmetry of a stimulus display can serve as a visual diagnostic for responding "same" in a letter-matching task. The data of chief interest were same reaction times to vertically symmetric (e.g., AA) and asymmetric (e.g., LL) displays, each composed of two side-by-side uppercase…

Attempts to establish the degree of perspective convergence, which the Western observer will accept as a realistic portrayal of objects drawn in perspective, and to determine the relationship between acceptable convergence and viewing conditions. (Author/RK)

Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress suggest that at the nine-year-old level certain groups, especially blacks, have shown a significant improvement in their reading scores. (HOD) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Overview).

Describes an interactive computer-assisted linear least-squares curve-fitting program that allows students to generate basic tables, plots, and fits to their data. (MLH)

Presents an information visualization workspace in which users are able to explore data presented in diverse but coordinated formats using related systems called Visage, SAGE, and selective dynamic manipulation (SDM). Discusses four dimensions for analyzing user interfaces that reveal the combination of design approaches needed for visualizations…

Using the split-middle methods of trend estimation, evaluates the accuracy of interpretation of single subject data by comparing raters' visual analysis of behavior change with statistical determination of behavior change. Results indicate visual analysis accuracy was less than chance. Rater and student characteristics largely did not affect the…

The focus in this book is on steering a course between rigorous definitions and theory and applied attempts to measure costs and benefits in the real world. As an introduction to the concepts underlying cost-benefit analysis, this volume is well-written and comprehensive for a book of its length. (SLD)