The effect on attitude change of interviewee intelligence and explicitness of interviewer's conclusion was examined in a counseling analogue. Analysis did not support the hypotheses that attitudes of lower intelligence subjects are changed more by explicit conclusions and that attitudes of higher intelligence subjects are changed more by implicit…

The Quick Test, Form I (QT) and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Form L-M (SB) were administered to 70 preschool children. Results raise serious doubt about the validity of the QT functioning. Further research is indicated. (Author)

Overall findings were interpreted from a developmental perspective, and the data were shown to offer evidence for the contruct validity of the MSCA. (Author/RC)

Using multivariate profile analytic techniques and sampling from both brain-injured and psychiatric populations, results of this study provide strong evidence that the Satz-Mogel abbreviated Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) may be substituted for the standard WAIS for both general IQ assessment (in agreement with previous research) and…

Examined were the intellectual ability, social adjustment, social competence, and personality characteristics of 33 children, 8-to 15-years-old with spina bifida (a malformation of the spinal cord). (CL)

Studied the enjoyment and comprehension of riddles and nonriddles by first, third, and fifth grade normal children. Also investigated the relationship of sex to the enjoyment of humor. (SDH)

Presents a study of the cumulative deficit hypothesis and a discussion of some of the theoretical issues and methodological problems involved. Results of the study indicate a significant age decrement in verbal, but not nonverbal, IQ among a large sample of Negro elementary school children. (Author/ED)

IQ tests were viewed solely as predictors in this investigation. The results revealed equal but very low within-ethnic-group correlations between IQ and achievement measures administered concurrently prior to desegregation and for tests administered one and two years following desegregation. (Author)

The studies described here are the first in a series of investigations of the teaching-learning process based on Kurt Lewin's B-P-E paradigm (learning outcomes are a result of the interactive effects of different kinds of students and different kinds of teaching approaches). (JA)

To study the applicability of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for assessing hearing-impaired children, nine hearing-impaired children (ranging in age from 6 years 4 months to 11 years 10 months) were administered the battery. Hearing losses for the nine children ranged from moderate to profound. During the evaluation of seven…

This report is a guide for the maintainer or developer of the computerized comprehensibility system (CCS), a system that uses techniques and results from artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology to critique the comprehensibility of a technical document. The purpose of this report is to allow the qualified programmer to rapidly understand…

This study investigated neurological and psychomotor development and intelligence from birth to 8 years of age among Swedish infants with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). The relationship between neonatal neurological and behavioral condition to follow-up results was also investigated. Twenty-two infants with IUGR were arranged in 2 groups…