The article elaborates on the assumption that since sign languages are received and initially processed by the visual system, then the rules for the formation of signs of a sign language would be constrained by the limits of the visual system. (Author/NCR)

Reviews studies of eye movements in reading and other information processing skills such as picture viewing, visual search, and problem solving. (BD)

Two experiments, a shadowing task and a mispronunciation-detection task, were performed to investigate the interactions between the data-driven primary speech perception process and the knowledge-driven word recognition process in the comprehension of continuous speech. Results are applied to an active direct access model of word recognition.…

Children aged 6 through 9 made drawings of cubes and simple abstract designs, with or without looking at their hand. Copying errors and differences between the age groups were discussed in terms of visual realism (perspective drawing) compared with intellectual realism (structural essentials copied without a unified perspective view). (CTM)

This research was concerned with the way people identify and categorize letters and digits; the author attempted to answer which of these processes occurs first, with the focus on whether there is a logically determined sequence involved. (Author/RK)

Admissions officers need new skills, preparation, and increased professionalism. A position statement on basic challenges, responsibilities, and opportunities for the admissions officer is presented. The experience of C.W. Post Center of Long Island University in the changing roles of admissions officers and future prospects are discussed. (SW)

A program of dance therapy activities can offer handicapped individuals positive experiences in such areas as body image, spatial awareness, self-confidence, hand-eye/foot-eye coordination, visual focusing, balance and social relations. (Author/MJB)

Three forms of a symbol-digit substitution task were administered to 62 female and 96 male college students. Results support the theory that the superior performance of women over men on the Digit-Symbol Substituion subtest of the Wechsler scales is due to their greater ability to encode symbols verbally. (Author/JAC)

Experiments tested the predictions that words are perceived more accurately in strongly constraining word contexts than in weakly constraining word contexts, and that a strong perceptual advantage would be present for letters in words vs. letters alone or in unrelated-letter strings. Several alternative theories of word perception are discussed.…

The author demonstrates that many secondary school students have poor concepts of area and point of view; she argues for diagnostic teaching with respect to formal geometry. Examples of diagnostic activities for determining the development of concepts of space are given. (MN)

Examines the reaction of teachers toward the employment of parent volunteers in classrooms, particularly with reference to the extent to which teachers hold professional attitudes, i.e., in terms of possessing positive attitudes towards high standards of professional knowledge and skill and a dedication of service towards children. (Author/RK)

A causal model for career choice was tested on longitudinal data from 173 students. Results showed clear sex differences. Psychological profit with regard to continued education had a clear direct effect as well as an indirect effect on career choice. (Author)

Investigated four traditionally male and four traditionally female occupations on dimensions which people use to judge prestige or importance of a job. Results indicated a tendancy for subjects to give lower ratings to workers in nontraditional jobs. (Author)

Major points of this paper are: (a) that the goals of femininity and competence are not necessarily the same, and (b) that little is known about how to rear females to be competent, partly because competence, especially intellectual competence, has never been considered an important goal for females. (Author/AM)

The inevitability of role transformations in adulthood--transformations that often involve crisis, conflict, and confusion--frame the case for adult guidance. To facilitate these changes and help clients regain a sense of control over their lives, counselors need to understand the decision-making process and the salient issues of adulthood.…