A look at how behavioral objectives are related to learning curves. Definitions and major uses are noted. Havighurst's development tasks are presented as a model for providing better retention of learning. Also includes a brief look at the infant science'' of Psychometrics. (Author)

Trend exhibited by the subjects of the present study was for men to show an earlier and more rapid decline than women, possibly as a reflection of their shorter life span. (Authors)

Verbal intelligence of Athenians 18 years and older was studied through the use of the Information, Comprehension, and Similarities subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Three sub-groups of subjects were used according to sex, age, and education. (CB)

Describes the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD), a newly developed questionnaire designed to evaluate families according to the McMaster Model of Family Functioning. Discusses the procedures used to develop the FAD and presents scale means and scale reliabilities from a sample of 503 individuals. (Author/JAC)

Past findings were reviewed with psychometric results and clinical observations of seven children with unusually precocious word-recognition skills and otherwise multiple significant developmental deviations. Implications concerning the syndrome of hyperlexia and how the behavior pattern may disrupt the acquisition of appropriate modalities of…

Relationships between students' affective and cognitive outcomes and their perceptions of classroom psychosocial environment, as measured by the Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire and the Classroom Environment Scale, were investigated for a sample of 1,083 junior high school students in 116 classrooms. Sizable environment-outcome…

Compared the derived mental age (MA) of the Stanford-Binet to the test age (TA) of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) in 100 children. For subjects whose WISC-R scores fell within the TA table, the two were comparable. When extrapolated TAs were required, the scores were not comparable. (Author/JAC)

Reports the effectiveness of two methods of normalizing distributions of discrete test score data using scores of 971 Ontario high school students. Concluded that normalization by ranks is preferred over cumulative methods for use in situations in which a statistical procedure is sensitive to violations of normality. (Author)

Discussed the utility of a measure of aggression using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Although child abusers significantly differed from a distressed and socioeconomic status-matched group on this scale, a discriminative analysis on the scale failed to adequately differentiate the groups. (Author)

Compared scores of university students on a new videotaped measure of interpersonal distance (IPD) with their scores on four other IPD measures on which psychometric data have been published. The videotaped measure was superior to other techniques as it overcame methodological problems while remaining reliable, valid, and practical. (Author)

Presents and discusses a variety of psychometric information pertaining to the American Association of Mental Deficiency (AAMD) Adaptive Behavior Scale. Presents reliability and validity data. Delineates the technical characteristics of the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale. (Author/RC)

Tested delinquent adolescents aged 10-16 to determine characteristics of depressive symptomatology. On the three measures the delinquent adolescent sample showed evidence of reduced self-esteem, depressive symptomatology, and characteristically external locus of control orientation. Discusses implications for identification and remediation using…

Developed, on the basis of responses from 608 undergraduate students to the 33-item Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale, three short forms of the scale. Comparisons made between the short forms examined in this investigation suggest the 13-item form as a viable substitute for the regular 33-item Marlowe-Crowne scale. (Author)

This paper traces the course of the consequences of viewing test responses as simply providing dichotomous data concerning ordinal relations. It begins by proposing that the score matrix is best considered to be items-plus-persons by items-plus-persons, and recording the wrongs as well as the rights. (Author/CTM)