The construct of spatial ability is discussed and it is suggested that some widely used and cited tests that are called spatial ability tests may not be valid measures of that ability. Instead, their items may be solved using mental processes that are clearly analytical and not spatial in nature. Four studies involving the analysis of subjects'…

To examine whether a person's actions are more important in determining impressions of personality than are self-descriptions, subjects in two separate studies viewed two videotapes, one depicting a stimulus person's self-description and the other depicting that person's behavior in a conversation. Subjects rated the stimulus person on several…

A study was undertaken (1) to determine if a relationship existed between preadolescents' levels of reading comprehension as defined by T. C. Barrett's Taxonomy of Reading Comprehension and their levels of moral development according to Lawrence Kohlberg's stage sequence and (2) to discover if females demonstrated higher levels of reading…

Two ways in which the college teacher accustomed to formal thought and formal teaching can reach students who are more adept at concrete learning are suggested. Guidelines are provided for the first method, which entails the incorporation of activities and materials into the regular lecture or lecture-discussion format of the class. The second,…

It is argued that the current theoretical orientation of motor behavior research toward information processing is only at the descriptive level. An outline of requirements for motor behaviorists to discover the mental operations that precede motor performance is presented. It is suggested that unless basic knowledge is obtained on how movement…

This report contains brief descriptions of 37 published and unpublished works and ongoing studies produced by a project designed to investigate the ways in which both children and adults comprehend and remember connected discourse. Among the topics of the published works, which include articles, book chapters, and a book, are the following: story…

CHANGES WERE STUDIED IN THE PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS A FUNCTION OF A CAREFULLY DESIGNED TRAINING PROGRAM. TRAINING WAS DEFINED AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT AWARENESS OF PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES USED. INSTRUMENTS WERE DEVELOPED AND REFINED TO MEASURE PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR. SPECIFICALLY TESTED WAS THE FOLLOWING…

THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPONENTS OF LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD) PRODUCED PSYCHOLOGICAL STATES ARE INVESTIGATED. THE SUBJECTS WERE PAID VOLUNTEERS FROM THE PATUXENT INSTITUTION, A TREATMENT CENTER FOR EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE CRIMINAL OFFENDERS. IN ONE STUDY, GROUPS OF 23 SUBJECTS RECEIVED LSD, AN AMPHETAMINE, OR A PLACEBO. IN THE SECOND STUDY, 11…

COVERT BEHAVIOR HAS POTENTIALLY GREAT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE, THOUGH PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RESPONSE CLASS IS MEAGER. SCIENTIFICALLY, COVERT BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN STUDIED FOR TWO REASONS--(1) BECAUSE OF ITS INTIMATE RELATION TO THE "THOUGHT PROCESSES," AND (2) BECAUSE IT IS PART OF THE REALM OF BEHAVIOR THAT THE PSYCHOLOGIST SEEKS…

ASSESSED WERE COGNITIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WERE TAUGHT CONVENTIONAL CHEMISTRY AND THOSE WHO WERE TAUGHT CHEMICAL BOND APPROACH (CBA). FOUR COGNITIVE PREFERENCES WERE CHOSEN FOR STUDY--(1) RECALL OF FACTS AND TERMS, (2) PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS, (3) CRITICAL QUESTIONING OF INFORMATION, AND (4) IDENTIFICATION OF A FUNDAMENTAL…

TO COMPARE SEVERAL METHODS OF DEVELOPING CLASSROOM QUESTIONING (PROBING) TECHNIQUES VIA DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE AND IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK, WHEN THE LATTER EMPLOYED VIDEOTAPED PERFORMANCES OF THE LEARNER, 85 INTERNS WERE VIDEOTAPED ON 4 OCCASIONS DURING THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF REGULAR CLASSROOM LESSONS. IN BETWEEN TAPINGS THEY RECEIVED 30 MINUTES OF…

THIS PAPER EXAMINES SOME OF THE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN RESEARCH ON STUDENT-LED SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION TEACHING PROCEDURES. IT FOCUSES UPON PROBLEMS OF CRITERION EXAMINATION, USE OF RATING FORMS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS METHODS OF INSTRUCTION, AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING CLASSROOM PROCEDURE. THIS PAPER…

THE PROBLEM OF THIS LONGITUDINAL STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY THE COGNITIVE PROCESSES WHICH ARE INVOLVED IN CAREER DECISION-MAKING AND THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THESE PROCESSES ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT. AREAS OF CONCERN WERE (1) IDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIES BY WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL CAN OVERCOME DECISION-MAKING DIFFICULTY, (2) ASSESSMENT OF THE SHORT-TERM…

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOUGHT PROCESSES UNDER OPTIMUM TRAINING CONDITIONS WAS STUDIED. OPTIMUM WAS DEFINED TO INCLUDE (1) A CURRICULUM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOUGHT, (2) TEACHING STRATEGIES FOCUSED DIRECTLY ON MASTERY OF NECESSARY COGNITIVE SKILLS, AND (3) A SUFFICIENT TIME SPAN TO PERMIT A DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING SEQUENCE. CHILDREN FROM 20…

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RELATED TO CREATIVE PRODUCTION WERE STUDIED TO OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS AND EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN FROM VARIOUS SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS. CHILDREN FROM THE FIFTH GRADE WERE SELECTED AS SUBJECTS - 359 NEGRO AND 244 WHITE CHILDREN. FURTHER DIVISION INCLUDED FOUR SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS. A VARIETY…