Study tests four predictions derived from Piaget's cognitive theory. (CB)

Paper considers some of the problems facing the researcher interested in patterns of abilities as revealed by a discussion of the Lesser studues (1971), presentation of reanalyses of their data, and a critical review of the research. (Author/CB)

Examines bilingualism and academic achievement in mechanical mathematics. (Author)

Experiment designed to test the hypotheses that children's moral judgments are dependent upon sanctions; that independence of sanctions increases with age; that the dependent upon sanctions is determined by the content in the story problem and the type of sanction employed. (Authors/CB)

Relationships between teacher morale, as measured by the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire, and verbal teacher behavior, as systematically observed using the Reciprocal Category System, were explored. Subjects were 39 female elementary (Kindergarten through second grade) teachers in Follow Through classrooms in six states. (Authors)

Discussed the usage of the health facilities at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia with an analysis of the different kinds of students, who visited the clinic. (RK)

A general conclusion can be drawn that the values of teachers and their perception of the values of the principal are more positive or higher in inner city elementary schools characterized by a more open organizational climate than in schools with a closed organizational climate. (Authors)

The major results were: (a) the Ss as a group rated the blacks more highly than the whites; and (b) familiarization enhanced ratings made by both male and female Ss of the blacks, but not ratings of the whites. (Author)

A developmental model of paranoid behavior is proposed which includes among its postulates the expectation that sons who have maintained an open style of adaptation to aversive maternal control will be less tolerant of ambiguity than will sons who have adopted a closed style. (Author)

This investigation also studied the relationship between gestational age and preferences for contour. (CB)

Major findings of this study are that (a) there is an increasing tendency, with increasing age, to make differential use of different communication channels according to the aspect of meaning considered, and (b) the relative importance of intonation to perceptions of affective meaning increases with age. (Authors)

The hypothesis that self-esteem is positively correlated with parental identification was supported for female college students by two out of three self-esteem measures. For male subjects one social self-esteem measure correlated negatively with maternal identification and a self-concept measure correlated positively. No relationship between…

Authors gathered evidence that visual assessment of another individual precedes decisions to associate with that individual. Girls in this study made appraisals of the dress of fictional girls and then made subsequent judgments about whether or not they would be willing to have these girls as friends and whether their group would accept the girl…

Results were interpreted to mean that the rating scales generated data that were more a reflection of the rater's point of view than of a teacher's actual classroom behavior. (Authors)

The remedial course had no effect on student satisfaction and persistence but a modest effect on subsequent course performance. The experimental methodology described can provide the college researcher with a basis for determining whether there is a need to revise or eliminate current remdial courses. (Author)