The new mechanism, PUSS, enables experience of any complex environment to be accumulated in a predictive model. PURR-PUSS is a teachable robot system based on the new mechanism. Cumulative learning is demonstrated by a detailed example. (Author)

Of all resources, it is the human mind, seeking solutions through science and technology, which provides the greatest potential for solving mankind's problems. (Editor)

So as to compare the results of the WISC and WISC-R, instruments were administered to 58 children. All IQs were significantly higher on the WISC, with the Performance difference being greater than the verbal difference. Regression equations were obtained to predict WISC-R IQs from WISC scores. (Author)

Relative preference for interacting with people versus objects was observed in 38 children during nursery school free play. Object oriented students were found to perform better on organization and classification of physical objects. Person orientation was not found to be related to performance on tests assessing social knowledge. (GO)

This study indicated that kindergarten children have developed consistent explanations for achievement outcomes and that attributional preferences are related to home environment and IQ. (GO)

An experimental study was undertaken with 120 educable mentally retarded students to examine the effect on performance of three types of test item response reinforcers (token, verbal praise, verbal neutral), and two levels of reinforcement schedule (fixed and continuous ratio). (Author)

To identify cognitive process concomitants of reading comprehension, a Structure of Intellect (SOI) interpretation is proposed. (Author)

Outlines a new approach to the design of learning machines which can be taught how to solve problems in industrial automation and other fields; and describes PURR-PUSS, a working system embodying this approach. The two key features of the system are "multiple context" and "novelty"; their contribution to the teachability of…

The author examines three phenomena--the inconclusiveness about the nature of intelligence and how to deal with it, the supplanting of learning theory by behavior modification, and the rise of human technology--and argues that a confluence of ethological theory applied in the human context may provide a coherent theoretical picture of…

The concept of interval measurement in the fields of psychology and education is explored. Measurement and examples of its relationship to subsequent statistical analysis are discussed. (JKS)

Presented are the results of a national study in which the Performance Scale of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised was standardized on a national sample of 1,228 deaf children between the ages of 6 and 16 years. (DLS)

Incidental learning of film content was investigated in two studies involving 61 retarded institutionalized children. (Author/SBH)

The Slosson Intelligence Test and the Shipley Institute of Living Scale were administered in a test-retest fashion to a sample of undergraduates. Correlations between the instruments were moderate and reliabilities for the instruments were moderate to low. (JKS)

Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups: standard WAIS administration; a praise condition with praise for each correct WAIS response; and a self-monitoring condition with direct feedback on response accuracy. Results indicated that specific feedback is effective in inducing IQ test performance change in normal adults. (NG)

Reports a study examining the generality of findings in a previous study which had indicated that the prediction of academic achievement from intelligence scores may be significantly improved when certain classroom behaviors are added to the prediction formula. (BR)