Four-year-olds were reliably accurate about movement potentials for the categories of mammals, nonmammalian animals, statues of animals, wheeled vehicles, and multipart, rigid objects. The three-year-olds' scores were significantly above chance in all categories but animals. Analyses showed that children were concerned about the cause of movement…

Described is the development of a method for identifying and classifying differing attachment organizations at six years of age. The system is based on an analysis of children's responses to reunion with parents following a one-hour separation. Sixth year attachment classifications to mother were found to be highly predictable from infancy…

A study of the demographic characteristics and management styles of the deans, associate deans, and assistant deans of U.S schools of pharmacy found that about 23 percent preferred a high people- high task-management orientation and 26 percent preferred a low people- low task-management orientation. Five management styles were distinguished. (MSE)

Reporting a survey of cases of massive state repression since World War II, the authors develop a typology which distinguishes between two types of genocide and four types of politicide. Reports on 44 episodes that meet these guidelines, stating that they have occurred in all world regions and two or more began during each five year period since…

Describes Carl Jung's theory of psychological type and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), an instrument to assess Jungian type. Cites sources of information on the research and application of the theory and the MBTI. Explores how knowledge of type theory can be useful to counselor educators. (Author)

Attempted to validate previously identified classification of divorce attorneys as Counselors or Advocates and to assess practitioner attitudes towards divorce reform. Found that concordance rate for classification was not statistically different from chance. Concerning attitudes, most respondents expressed dissatisfaction with current legal…

Study of suicide notes involved deduction of 50 protocol sentences that reflected aspects of Shneidman's formulations with regard to suicide. Independent judges noted incidence of contents corresponding to protocol sentences in notes left by 60 adult suicides. Age, but not sex, was found to be critical discriminating variable on several specific…

To provide cross-validation data for the Child Abuse Potential Inventory, classification rates were determined for 220 physical child abusers and matched control subjects. Using all protocols, a discriminant analysis indicated the Abuse scale correctly classified 85.4% of the subjects, with 82.7% of the abusers and 88.2% of the control subjects…

Proposes that a traditional rule of French grammar concerning the impersonal expression (il + est + adjective + de + infinitive) is so oversimplified as to be fallacious and untenable. (MSE)

Compared the cognitive and learning profiles of 53 delinquents, 26 learning-disabled adolescents, and 50 average achievers to examine the association between juvenile delinquency and learning disabilities. Application of discriminant analysis to the cognitive and educational profiles of subjects suggested the existence of various subtypes of…

The category breadth indexes of 128 children at each age (4 and 11) were related to personality data available at ages 3, 4, 7, 11, and 14 in form of independent California Child Q-Sort (CCQ) description. Results suggested that breadth of categorization at age four correlated negatively with intelligence, while at age 11 it correlated positively…

This article organizes models for categorical item response data into three distinct classes. "Difference models" are appropriate for ordered responses, "divide-by-total" models for either ordered or nominal responses, and "left-side added" models for multiple-choice responses with guessing. Details of the taxonomy…

Discusses use of body parts, tribal marks, and external symbols as forms of nonverbal communication by Africans and describes the messages they convey; suggests ways to use nonverbal communication to facilitate learning in training situations; and describes how trainers and trainees subconsciously use nonverbal communication in a prejudicial,…

Five types of parental partnerships in postdivorce families based on family systems theory were discovered in this study. This differentiated description of postdivorce families, which can help practitioners assess the tasks that must be achieved, expands current professional understanding and has implications for effective intervention.…

Describes Merrill's content performance matrix in terms of content (facts, concepts, processes, procedures, and principles); levels of performance (recall and applying content in job-like context); and instructional methods that support each task on the matrix (information displays and practice exercises). (MBR)