Focusing on variables controlled by the newspaper but with emphasis on basic priorities for success rather than specific changes within a department, a study examined intracity battles between newspapers in several cities. A saturation sample of 58 newspapers that competed in various cities with no joint operating agreement or joint ownership was…

This study examined the effects of moods on problem solving. Subjects (N=64) were randomly assigned to either a happy, sad, angry, or neutral condition. Moods were induced and then subjects worked on a commons dilemma problem. Subjects were given 18 trials in which to figure out by trial and error how many tons of fish could be taken from a pool…

This study found that the verbal and nonverbal behaviors of examiners during testing may have affects on the intelligence performance of adult subjects. (EK)

THE INVESTIGATION STUDIED THE FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL REINFORCEMENT AND NONREINFORCEMENT FROM ADULTS ON CHILDREN'S PERFORMANCE. IT HAD BEEN ASSUMED THAT SOCIAL REINFORCEMENT MIGHT HAVE TWO EFFECTS, ONE DERIVED FROM ITS INCENTIVE VALUE AND THE SECOND DERIVED FROM ITS POTENTIALITY FOR REDUCING ANXIETY. THE…

Undergraduates who were anticipating a one semester course final were used as subjects in this investigation of the relationship between pretest anxiety and the amount of preparation for the test. In addition, the authors examined the relationship between anxiety and performance and between quantity of preparation and performance. Both trait and…

Endurance is highly influenced by motivation. (MM)

Demonstrates that differences occur in role fidelity and in the performance consistency of a coached client over a series of simulated interviews. Illustrates that such differences can be quantitatively described, and that the results of the frequency tabulation procedure are affected by the training of raters in component observation. (Author)

Similar systematic relationships exist between personal characteristics, training, and performance on the marathon, regardless of whether they derive from differences among individuals participating in the same run or from differences within the same person in two separate marathons. (Author)

Increased activity during the teaching of spelling words resulted in hyperactive children having greater difficulty than the normal children in distinguishing relevant tasks from the extraneous stimulation. (Ed.)

Factor analysis of performance in Olympic decathlon events reveals four basic functions expressed in sprints, throwing events, distance runs, and jumping events: running speed, explosive arm strength, running endurance, and explosive leg strength. (MJB)

High- and low-mental-ability secondary school students randomly divided into three supervision treatment groups (no supervision, supervision without verbal exchange from the teacher, and supervision with verbal exchange) showed no performance variations but evidenced better attitudes with the third supervision treatment. (MJB)

The average ball velocity in an overarm throw was significantly higher in a gymnasium than in a laboratory. (MB)

Investigation of 16 men's choices and uses of stride lengths during motorized treadmill running found that stride length variations combined with treadmill grade affected maximal oxygen uptake. (Author/CB)

Examined relations among retail sales training, organizational support, and store performance and examined whether training interacts with organizational support to predict store performance. Results indicated that training and organizational support were significantly correlated with both measures of store performance, although the relationship…