Studied was the relationship of sex and race to the performance of 134 learning disabled and disadvantaged children on four subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. (DB)

Examined were research data on the symptomology and etiology of three classes of psychiatric disorder in children: autism, schizophrenia, and disintegrative psychosis

Primary emphasis of the model is on the analysis of behavior as it is elicited in specific situations, the primary goal being to acquire relevant information that will contribute to decisions as to desired changes in behavior. (Author)

Words and other verbal stimuli are processed as phonological sequences having a characteristic beginning-end-middle structure. They are not processed as invariant units, but are coded as sets of distinctive features, the coding being controlled, at least partly, by the context in which it takes place. (AN)

McFee's perception-delineation theory is supported. Major methodological problems of the psychological research presented are in the area of set and the control of specific art materials. Among the conclusions: figure drawing may not be culture fair; a person trained in visual arts should be employed in research using figure drawing tests. (VW)

The emphasis is on the use of a behavior checklist to identify maladjusted children, supplemented by a psychological assessment of cognitive, perceptual, and motor functions to screen for "high-risk subjects. (Author)

The multitrait multimethod model of test validation is a conceptual approach for collecting, organizing, and integrating this information in making classification and intervention decisions for handicapped children. Typical problems with assessment practice are discussed with suggestions for overcoming these difficulties using the…

Reports on a series of validation studies of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ), developed to measure individuals' vulnerabilities to two types of depressive experiences, characterized by dependency needs or self-criticism and guilt. Results supported the utility of distinguishing between the types of depression but indicated a need…

Individual diagnostic assessment of handicapped adolescents is discussed in relation to a total intervention plan which addresses four instructional areas--academic, vocational, social, and personal. Rationale and specific assessment procedures are presented for each of the four areas. (Author/PN)

Reports the effectiveness of two methods of normalizing distributions of discrete test score data using scores of 971 Ontario high school students. Concluded that normalization by ranks is preferred over cumulative methods for use in situations in which a statistical procedure is sensitive to violations of normality. (Author)

Discussed the utility of a measure of aggression using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Although child abusers significantly differed from a distressed and socioeconomic status-matched group on this scale, a discriminative analysis on the scale failed to adequately differentiate the groups. (Author)

Provides normative data on the Bender Gestalt Test (BGT) with a sample of 334 normal older adults. Showed that these older adults do not perform on the BGT in a manner that can be called brain damaged. Use of the cut-off score developed with younger persons appears appropriate. (Author)

Explored the relationship between the Revised Peabody Picture Vocabulary test (PPVT-R) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) for a sample of 38 mentally retarded children. Found the PPVT-R correlated significantly with the WISC-R Verbal Performance and Full Scale IQ scores. (Author)