Discussion of the use of business simulations in the classroom focuses on performance measurement and evaluation of managerial potential of individual players. The use of profit figures as a performance measure is examined, problems with evaluation by profits are described, and the use of forecasts and estimates as alternative evaluation criteria…

A study investigated the extent to which the Khatena-Torrance Creative Perception Inventory self-inventory reflects actual life accomplishments and found that the instrument has validity and may also be valid as an indicator of creative potential. (MSE)

The future occupational structure is projected to provide jobs for workers at all educational levels, but those with the most education and training will enjoy the best job opportunities. (Author)

Investigated adolescent future time perspective in adolescents (N=125) aged 15 to 20 years. Found adolescents did not perceive divorce in their future although periods of singlehood, widowhood, and nuclear family life were perceived as extremely likely, particularly among female adolescents. (Author/ABL)

The study of coping in 46 parents of 23 autistic children had findings consistent with a cognitive appraisal orientation to the stressor-stress reaction relationship. The best predictor of life satisfaction for fathers was the absolute parenting burden they were assuming and for mothers it was the relative burden. (Author/DB)

Examined self-concept and academic achievement among 229 tenth-grade students. Results revealed that global self-concept and self-concept of academic ability correlated positively with academic achievement, but the relationship between self-concept of academic ability and academic achievement correlated more strongly than the relationship between…

Evaluated medical and psychological data collected over 36 years on 280 men to identify personality characteristics and attitudes possibly predictive of development of coronary heart disorder (CHD). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Hostility scores did not predict CHD, nor did 35-item scale derived from MMPI items judged to…

Results of the comparison of metacomponential functioning and knowledge acquisition of adults with either mild mental retardation or learning disabilities found that (1) knowledge base is the best predictor of metacomponential skill, (2) metacomponential orchestration differentiates the two groups, and (3) IQ mediates metacognition, but does not…

Relationships between teacher characteristics and their ratings of problem behavior and likelihood to refer students to special education were explored with 230 Dutch primary teachers. Teacher self-efficacy and pupil problem type (learning or behavioral) proved to be significant predictors of problem ratings and referral chances. (Author/DB)

Considers science fiction as a literary genre and as a predictor of technological advances, particularly in the information industry. An annotated bibliography is included of 11 science fiction titles and 1 nonfiction book that suggest possible information futures. (LRW)

Two experiments examined the discrepancy between beliefs and behaviors of first 48 and then 20 clinical neuropsychologists in estimating premorbid intelligence quotient (IQ) of patients. Judges overstated correlations between IQ and its most important predictors, and they had difficulty behaving consistently with correlations they believed to…

This study examined the relationship of previously determined predictors of general delinquency to violent behavior of African American and Caucasian males in a sample of 3,761. With the exception of family structure, predictors of violence are similar to predictors of general delinquency. (SLD)

Evidence is presented in support of psychometric "g," arguing that it accounts for most of the prediction of educational and vocational criteria that is possible from a battery of tests of cognitive tasks. Providing the best measure of "g" is explored. (SLD)

This review of the literature and of 29 child abuse cases resulted in the conclusion that a complete assessment of risk of child physical abuse must include a measure of parental empathy, such as the Adult-Adolescent Parent Inventory. Child physical abuse was predicted by a negative correlation between parental empathy and stress in the…

Examined the relationships between psychosocial protective factors (such as religious beliefs or parental sanctions) and adolescents' problem behaviors. Found a significant inverse relation between protection and problem-behavior involvement. Found significant interaction between protection and risk in the prediction of problem behavior;…