Presents a critical review which provides an overview of basic assumptions, measures, research topics, and research results in the androgyny literature. Notes that research on developmental perspectives emphasizes the importance of focusing on how individuals systematically maintain and modify their perceptions and experiences as men and women…

This paper studied interactive-compensatory predictions in relation to comprehension. It was suggested that when reading predictable text, attention of both good and poor readers is available for comprehension processing but for different reasons: good readers use their context-free word recognition skills, and poor readers use repetitive sentence…

Includes an introduction to the theory of Jungian psychological type, on which the Myers Briggs Type Indicator is based, ways to apply the Indicator to work settings, research in type related to careers, and suggestions for its use by employment counselors. (MCF)

Investigated whether there are unique and common elements between Johnson's (1978) theory and other related theories of decision making and learning among college students exploring academic and occupational alternatives. Results indicated there were some common elements in the ways students approach learning and career decision making along with…

Finds evidence for a continuum between children relying heavily on spelling-sound rules and those using specific associations. Spelling nonsense words correlated more highly with spelling regular words than with spelling exception words. Skill at rules was overgeneralized to exception words. Rule use in spelling correlated with rule use in…

Surveyed 421 high school females to determine the prevalence of bulimia. Teenage vomiters were found to have higher levels of somatic symptoms, anxiety, social dysfunction, depression, and disturbed attitudes toward food, eating, and dieting. The findings provided information useful to school personnel who work with adolescents. (JAC)

Investigated strengths and weaknesses on Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) Subtest Scores between 278 students evaluated and placed in special education programs and 307 students evaluated but not placed in special programs. Findings revealed that the groups were similar in pattern of relative strengths and weaknesses on…

A spontaneous mastery measure, sampling sophistication of infants' behavior and infants' propensity to demonstrate their most sophisticated repertoire of skills, was developed and tested for predictability. Unlike a measure of executive capacity to which it was compared, the spontaneous mastery measure was highly stable across a 6-month period.…

Investigated differences in how persons raised in single-parent families and traditional two-parent families are faring in early adulthood. Results indicate that young adults raised by single parents tend to have lower educational, occupational, and economic attainment. Differences between the two groups are also observed in family formation and…

This study investigated the role of imagery in the short-term retention of complex, visually presented movement sequences. Findings suggest that visual imagery may play a functional role in the free recall of modeled movements; however, there was no indication that imagery was involved in the retention of serial information. (JMK)

Provides framework for assessing the extent to which problem-solving skills learned through LOGO, a children's graphics-oriented-structured computer language, may be transferred to other contexts. Examines principles governing generalization of learning. Discusses learning transfer and components of the LOGO experience that may affect transfer.…

Research psychologist Howard Gardner susggests that there are at least seven intelligences and that competence in these intelligences varies. The biological and cultural bases of this theory is explored. Implications for teachers are offered. (DF)

Average and above average (supra) readers (grades three and five) performed a partial report task with a variable interstimulus interval. Supra readers outperformed average readers when the interval was more than 200 milliseconds. Results support the concept of a continuous relationship between memory and reading level. (Author/BS)

Examined the linkage between psychological well-being and marital status in 2,500 men. Results indicated little difference in psychological well-being before or after divorce/separation, suggesting that the relationship between marital status and well-being is not necessarily causal. (JAC)

Two studies were conducted. In the first, elementary students learned 10-unit sequences of typical material under mastery learning conditions. The second was a post hoc longitudinal evaluation of students who learned arithmetic in a mastery procedure from grades one-four. In contrast to mastery claims, student time differences did not decrease.…