This study, conducted with 279 5th graders, examined the effects of high norms (HN) and low norms (LN) used as goals in a 2-week vocabulary learning task. Ss in the LN condition yielded significantly higher retention scores; performance and interest scores were not significantly different. These results were compared with those of a related…

Much concern has been shown over possible defects in small college preparation of science majors. This paper presents data from a large-scale longitudinal survey of 1961 graduates that has a direct bearing on the relation of graduate school success to undergraduate origins. Results of the survey show that university-trained science majors are only…

The effectiveness of training aids in the teaching of elementary electronics trouble shooting was tested. Students entering the Basic Electronics course at the U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, were assigned to one of three groups being taught by either the standard Navy training method using actual operational equipment, training…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether persons identified as having either a low or a high degree of apprehension toward writing encode information differently. Behavioral patterns similar to those exhibited by persons who are apprehensive about speech were investigated. Results of a study of 19 high-apprehensive and 21…

Two rating instruments for evaluating the performance of men in Navy jobs by supervisors were developed based on the need to know how effectively men of varying ability perform different tasks. Specific Navy jobs were selected for the development of the performance instruments according to the following job factors: Highly populated,…

The prediction that utilization of contextual information will be reduced by the presentation of secondary tasks requiring attention was studied. The importance of a limited-capacity operational memory for reading performance was discussed. (BJG)

Hypotheses for the decline in the Scholastic Aptitude Test scores can be listed under four headings: changes in society, changes in the schools, changes in the testing population, and problems with the tests. However, it is concluded that SAT scores are still constant and reliable measures. (JY)

The average IQ score of young adult males rose 20 points from World War I to 1960. Among the various causes cited for the rise is the effect of the changing family environment. (JY)

The Prestatic Motivation Test was positively related to persistence and to performance in academic examinations. The relationship held when the measure was used alone and when it was combined with the Mandler-Sarason Test Anxiety Questionnaire as a measure of resultant motivation. (Author/BJG)

Effects of cardiac output and lactate accumulation in exercised muscles was studied. (MM)

A study of modeling behavior shows that undergraduate students who received negative feedback about their ability on a particular task tended afterward to imitate the poor models. (Editor)

A number of ability tests were administered to 187 male job applicants ranging in age from 20 to 53 years. When test performance was compared across age groups, no significant differences were found. The findings are discussed in connection with the generally negative stereotype of the aging worker. (Author)

Discusses performance analysis factors and their applications, including (1) three types of performance aids--directories, ensamplers, and queries; (2) training and guidance, including a guide to the use of performance aids and descriptions of three kinds--stimulus, response, and reinforcement; and (3) performance analysis as a tool in training.…

The Jungian conceptual framework, reflected in the Myers-briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), provides a systhesizing, explanatory, and predictive scheme for common traits of the police personality. The MBTI may be a useful tool in training, counseling, and organizational change, but is limited as an exclusive instrument for selection. (Author)

Seventy-two trainable mentally retarded adults were given success and failure experiences at a coding task, as well as one of three causal attributions (ability, effort, or task difficulty [ease]). (Author)