Reviews research which examines the relationship of loneliness with communication variables. Reports on a study which found that (1) communication apprehension was not significantly related to loneliness and (2) canonical correlation reveals a significant relationship between the communicative competence dimension, social experience, and the lack…

The quantitative relationship of measured ability to measured science learning was synthesized from reported correlations in 34 studies on grade 6-12 students over a 16 year period. Findings indicate a stable central tendency and deviation of correlations across ability and cognitive outcome categories and across several study variables.…

The validity of an arm extension test as an index of language dominance of the brain was investigated. High and low achievers were given several measures of laterality. Agreement with other measures ranged from 35 to 75 percent, with a phi coefficient of .10. The validity of the test is questionable. (RD)

Hintzman's 1980 attack on certain analyses in memory research is based on doubtful presumptions, namely, that contingency tables are inherently suspect as evidence for or against scientific conclusions and that pressing this logical argument is in some way an acceptable substitute for empirically examining the conclusions in question. (Author)

Investigated behavioral correlates of the 2-7-8 code type in students attending a university mental health clinic. Sex differences in interpretive correlates were also investigated. Males demonstrated neurotic and psychotic characteristics, similar to previously described descriptions. Females appeared more neurotic, not typical of previously…

Meta-analytic methods were used to synthesize research on the relationship between student ratings of instruction and student achievement. Results provide strong support for the validity of student ratings as measures of teaching effectiveness. (Author/GK)

A hierarchical factor solution was obtained from a psychometrized battery of Piagetian-type tasks individually administered to 660 kindergarten children. The first two levels of factors included Piagetian theoretical entities. A third level factor was identified as a g. The association of Piagetian tasks with academic achievement was through the g…

This study examined the reliability and validity of the Preference Inventory (PI) as a measure of adult creative potential. Capabilities of creatively productive persons include mental examination and manipulation of ideas, curiosity, need to create, and originality. Undergraduates' PI scores were significantly correlated with four other indices…

A secondary analysis of a national sample of American adults (N=2,164) was used to examine the correlation between membership in voluntary associations and life satisfaction. Findings suggested that the hypothesized pattern of relationships is not ubiquitously present for all four of the older age categories studied. (Author)

Assessed dimensions of adolescent career development using several well-established, objectively scored instruments. Attention was given to the correlations between measures of academic achievement and career development. Correlations among 19 scales administered to (N=237) 11th graders revealed three clusters of converging scale pairs, labeled…

Investigated the relationship among eight dimensions of reading attitude and measures of academic aptitude, locus of control, and field independence for 322 inner-city fifth graders. Verbal academic aptitude correlated significantly with the Expressed Reading Difficulty, Reading Anxiety, Silent versus Oral Reading, and Reading as Enjoyment reading…

Used a multivariate approach and longitudinal design to examine the relationship of early perceptual and cognitive development in first grade, to school achievement in fourth grade. Results indicated variables used to predict achievement differed between the sexes, and sex as a predictor variable depended upon area of achievement studying.…

Examined the relationship between several social behavior and health-related variables across different levels of purpose in life. Individuals with low scores on the Purpose in Life Test reported increased use of drugs as well as more aches, poorer physical health, poorer dental health, and less quality of life. (Author)

Three of Guilford's measures of ideational fluency, and the Concept Mastery Test, a traditional verbal intelligence test, were correlated with a creative activities inventory. There were no significant differences between the predictive ability of ideational fluency and verbal intelligence measures. (Author/CP)

A Monte Carlo experiment was used to evaluate four procedures for estimating the population squared cross-validity of a sample least squares regression equation. One estimator was particularly recommended. (Author/BH)