The evidence for the cerebral organization of and hemispheric specialization for man's two principal psychological domains, language and visuospatial function, are selectively reviewed. Three theoretical models of cerebral organization are outlined. Some neuro-psychological and educational implications of sex differences in hemispheric…

Two experiments were conducted to study the development of mental rotation abilities in late childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Subjects were third, fourth, and sixth graders, and college students. (MP)

Responses to attitude and activity preference surveys were compared for the degrees of real and perceived similarity within male and female undergraduate friendship pairs. Activity preference similarity was substantially greater than attitudinal similarity. Friends' attitudinal similarity was no greater than strangers'. Activity similarity was a…

Emphasizes the teaching of basic listening skills in the literature and remedial reading classroom; presents a guide to current producers and distributors of commercially available audio programs and notes the curriculum areas into which they fit. (MAI)

Reports the results of a longitudinal study investigating environmental cognitive sets (ways of thinking or perceiving about one's surroundings). The cognitive sets were designed to promote awareness of environmental problems and possibilities and to induce aesthetic experience, environmental understanding, and a playful and creative orientation…

The effect of the sensory discriminability of targets from nontargets on depth of nontarget processing was examined. Depth of nontarget processing was measured by semantic overlap between targets and nontargets, reaction time, and nontarget recall. Depth of processing decreased as sensory discriminability increased, supporting multiple-loci…

A study was conducted to determine if a relationship existed between variables describing the role and role expectation of Black school superintendents and the relative importance of immediate and future school-related problems. The strongest predictors of problem importance were years in position and school district size. (Author/MH)

Age discrimination in employment may be so covert as to be undisclosed, which makes it difficult to measure the overall extent of actual discrimination. Perceived discrimination, a person's belief that there is age discrimination in employment practices, can have results as effectual as actual discrimination. A weighted sample of persons age 40 to…

This presentation outlines and analyzes issues that confront the counseling profession which have made it difficult to function effectively. (EJT)

Learned helplessness--the belief that a person's actions have no influence on the outcome of an event--is similar in many respects to the crisis state and depression. The author shows how this impaired social and psychological functioning occurs and identifies techniques that the social worker can use to prevent it. (Author)

Maternal employment, perceived maternal satisfaction and goodness of mothering, and sex role conceptions were studied as they relate to future life plans of college senior women (N=51). Daughters of working mothers scored higher on career orientation than did daughters of nonworking mothers. (Author)

How does the local director of vocational education see his role and how do others see it? A Minnesota survey found that local directors and school superintendents saw eye to eye more often than the other participating groups (board chairpersons, state vocational staffs, principals, and vocational teachers). (Editor/HD)

High school counselor attitudes toward early college entry were sought in a questionnaire survey. Most counselors said they would not discourage a qualified student wishing to enter college early, but a significant minority did express concern about the wisdom of early college entry. (Author)

The results of this study identified the perceptions of urban and rural parents and students concerning the skills they considered necessary for occupational survival. (Author)

In this study of high school student perceptions of counselors, perception most frequently differed between freshmen/sophomores and juniors/seniors. All students perceived the counselor's activities as being primarily directed toward educational and career guidance functions rather than as an assistant with personal problems. (Author/HLM)