The goal of this study was to describe what motivates adult women enrolled in a community college to pursue higher education. Utilizing profile analysis and multiple regression analyses, this study investigated the extent to which gender, English as a first language, and age predicted the seven factors of the Education Participation Scale (A-form)…

With data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (n = 6,449), a nationally representative sample of births in 2001, we used hierarchical linear modeling to analyze differences in observed interactions between married, cohabiting, never-married, and divorced mothers and their children. In contrast to previous studies, we…

The paper examines three cases of children born with brain damage (absence of corpus callosum). Common problems (attentional, cognitive, visuo-motor, and motor deficits) are noted, and the impact of secondary emotional involvement is considered. Intervention approaches with two of the children are described as inconsistent and inadequate, while…

Two studies examined different treatment procedures to suppress self-stimulating behaviors with the profoundly mentally retarded. In experiment 1, a fine mist of cold water from a spray bottle was applied to the neck of a teenaged student in a class for the profoundly retarded. The intervention was very successful in reducing inappropriate humming…

Effects of different play materials on topic performance of 24 children (four- to five-year olds) were examined. Children were divided into 12 dyads and videotaped in three counterbalanced play situations: Legos, minature hospital set, and hospital props. Certain play situations were effective in eliciting particular types of topics. (Author/CL)

The author extends the self stimulatory theory of self destructive behavior in autistic, schizophrenic, and mentally retarded individuals to suggest that damage of the skin's nerve structure lowers the tactile sensory threshold for physical input and enables individuals to obtain sensory stimulation by repeatedly depressing the damaged area. (CL)

Attempts to examine sensory reinforcement with the autistic and mentally handicapped child arose in relation to both the study of receptor development and more treatment-oriented research. (Author/SW)

Results showed that restraint, in comparison to no restraint, reduced the amount of body rocking. Also, restraint was judged to be generally more effective if it were applied when the S was bent over in the middle of the response sequence rather than administered while the S was sitting upright at the end of the response sequence. (Author)

The article discusses the effects of environmental stimulation on behavior as a function of the type of behavior disorder, focusing on autistic children; anxious, withdrawn, or immature children; hyperactive children; aggressive children; and normal children. Behavioral and learning characteristics of these children, as well as treatment findings…

Examines spontaneous temporally patterned stimulation of 17 mothers and their 3-month-old infants. Mothers used an impressive variety of temporally patterned behaviors. Factors relating to infant responsiveness contributed to the variability. (RJC)

Studied facial expressions of 20 infants of 4 and 6 months during contingency or noncontingency learning. Differing emotional expressions and distinctive patterns of expressions characterized contingent but not control subjects. Results indicated that emotion and contingency learning were closely linked in young infants. (RJC)

Forty adult females were required to learn a gross motor task involving kicking a ball. Results indicated that kinesthetic stimulation during practice and retention phases seemed to enhance task acquisition. Stimulation affected the motor memory processes and left a more stable representation of the movement pattern. (Author/JOW)