Individual differences in dichotic fusion experiments could be based on a number of different principles. The current working hypothesis suggests that the phenomenon reflects a language-binding effect; language-bound (LB) individuals perceive and remember events in language terms while language-optional (LO) individuals can use language structures…

This study investigated the effects of mental ability level on problem solving behavior of individuals and dyads. The problem (riddle of the death of the Wooly Mammoth) is open ended, data rich and presented by computer. Significant interactions between grouping (individual and dyad) and ability (above average, above + below average and below…

Discussed is the standardization process and presented are the norms for deaf children (6-17 years old) on the performance subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised (WISC-R). Findings of the standardization study (involving 1,228 deaf Ss) are said to include the greatest deaf-hearing discrepancy on the Coding and Picture…

For a teacher striving to make the most efficient use of time in math class, this study advocates the use of answer keys by the students as an effective method for facilitating rapid growth in math skills and for aiding in retention of what has been learned. (Editor)

This review looks at these changes and their impact on the quality of the instrument: alteration of age-range from 5-15 to 6-16; development of new norms; improvement of manual in format and function; and a number of old items deleted and new ones added for the subtests. (RC)

Rather than provide a general review of Dreyfus critique this article concentrates on certain fundamental criticisms that Dreyfus directs at the information-processing approach to cognitive psychology and points out the unique conception of what it means to understand cognition which separates a phenomenologist from the typical cognitive…

The factor structure in this study was remarkably consistent across the age range, with three factors emerging for each group: Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Organization, and Freedom from Distractibility. The results of the study are discussed in terms of their clinical applications, particularly interpretation of WISC-R profiles. (Author)