No significant differences in measures of flexibility, muscular endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, speed, balance, or muscular power were found between black and Caucasian girls ages six, seven, and eight. Blacks were significantly superior on two agility measurements, and Caucasians better on shuttle run and grip strength. (MJB)

The effectiveness of college supervisors in the student teaching experience is questioned. (JD)

The results of the Peabody Test did not show significant gains for lower socioeconomic children following the pretest and the play session. This is inconsistent with previous findings of other studies. (Author/AM)

To examine the relationship between performance on the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception and birth order, 578 first-graders were tested. (Author)

Action research was done by a large midwestern utility company to learn the effects of using organization development techniques to reduce severe reorganizational stresses. The OD work included inside and outside consultation with the top executive, team-building activities, attitude surveys and survey feedback, and vertical communications…

In response to Roger Brown's memorial tribute to Eric Lenneberg, (Cognition, June, 1976), the author disagrees with Brown's conclusion that a Whorfian interpretation of both Lenneberg's and his own results regarding the problem of codability and the recognition of colors, is no longer valid. (Author/MV)

Data obtained from testing fifth- and sixth-grade students under four conditions comparing the presence or absence of informational and/or motivational cues indicated that the informational component of a model's demonstration is the primary element affecting motor performance. (MJB)

The effect of audience and task difficulty on the learning and performance of forty, high-anxious, sixth-grade students was examined, with data favoring the hypothesis that a spectator reduces drive and reassures the learner. (MJB)

In this study of a self-paced, college-level, calculus course the effects of individualized instruction on achievement and attitudes toward the course were highest with the most highly motivated students. (MJB)

This investigation attempted to develop and test a model for competitive team success which would be capable of prediction regardless of the skill level of the players. (MM)

A model of failure in sport is considered. Qualitative materials from professional baseball and football are examined with reference to reactions to failure, and variations are assessed in terms of the differences in social organization of these two sports. (Author/AM)

A three-dimensional (3-D) test, comparable to twenty-five items from the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts, constructed to determine whether 3-D stimuli would facilitate responses when compared to two dimensional (2-D) stimuli, revealed no significant effects for the version of the test (2-D or 3-D) or the order of administration. (MB)

Individual differences in fear of success were measured for 98 female and 33 male college students. For females, fear of success was significantly related to performance decrement on masculine but not feminine tasks, with the relationship accounting for approximately 6 percent of the variance. (Author)