The author maintains that IQ is largely heredity and rejects compensatory programs as failures, suggesting other interesting avenues to close present social gaps. (Editor)

Study lends support to the view that the problem with left-right stems from the imperfect mastery of the basic discrimination, not from an inability to deal with the logic of relational concepts. (Author/CB)

It is suggested by this study that increases in moral judgment scores with age are related to increased generality of cognitive functioning. (Editor/CB)

The Concept Assessment Kit Conservation test was administered to 250 children from 6 countries. Results indicated that the age trends in conservation development for both males and females are fairly consistent from culture to culture. (DM)

It is suggested that altruism is a multidimensional concept and that in the young child its expression may in part reflect differing levels of cognitive development. (Authors)

After practice in making cross-section cuts on four solids, 90 sixth-, eighth-, and tenth-graders were tested on ability to select appropriate drawings for designated cross sections. Sixth graders had significantly lower mean scores than upper graders; boys scored significantly higher than girls; lower-ability students generally scored lower. (MS)

The author advocates the incorporation of a science program designed to recognize cultural differences and to develop process skills in children in developing countries. (CP)

The phenomenon of fear of strangers (FS) is reviewed in light of recent findings in neurophysiology, ethology, developmental and cognitive psychology. (Author/TW)

Correspondences between printed and spoken messages are seen to be based on meaning; expectancies about syntax and semantics lead the reader to form hypotheses which can be confirmed or not with only a small portion of cues available in the text. (Author)

The Science Curriculum Improvement Study program is meeting its own objectives. There were significant differences between cognitive performance of SCIS and control classes related to materials studied. (AL)

An analysis of critical thinking is discussed in terms of conceptual interpretations and through determining the logic of linguistic expressions. (Author/RK)

Piagetian principles are illustrated with examples from the preschool classroom; authors conclude that teachers should stand back awhile and watch the children do their own learning.'' (Author/SP)