A study based on 736 unwed mothers is reviewed. (DB)

Urges that novelty-preference research be placed in a broader context encompassing the full range of memory-related behaviors shown by infants. (Author/RH)

Examines some of the most frequently cited criticisms of keyword indexing, including (1) the absence of general subject headings, (2) limited entry points, and (3) irrelevant indexing. Six references are cited. (FM)

Reports on complaints and inquiries received from student newspaper advisers concerning mass mailing advertising solicitations. (RL)

Studied complex problem solving in the hospitality industry through interviews with six office staff members and managers. Findings show it is possible to construct a taxonomy of problem types and that the most common approach can be termed "trial and error." (SLD)

Discusses the "Baby M" surrogate motherhood case which has produced heated debate in popular media, legal publications, and other professional journals. Summarizes arguments offered and reasoning behind actions of judiciary. (Author/ABL)

Examines a previous empirical study on the complexity of structured programing techniques and concludes that all of the Nassi-Schneiderman diagrams which employed structured programing techniques contained programing errors. A programing solution to the multilevel control break reporting logic problem is then presented. (LRW)

This study investigated maternal emotion socialization in physically maltreating and nonmaltreating mother-child dyads (N = 63 dyads) to examine the relation between maternal support in response to children's emotional displays and children's psychological adjustment (i.e., internalizing and externalizing behavior problems). Child participants…

This study investigated maternal emotion socialization in physically maltreating and nonmaltreating mother-child dyads (N = 63 dyads) to examine the relation between maternal support in response to children's emotional displays and children's psychological adjustment (i.e., internalizing and externalizing behavior problems). Child participants…

In this study, children were encouraged to abstract mathematical principles by making connections between procedures. Children from 2 sixth-grade classes (N = 58) were asked to solve and explain subtraction examples in 3 different number domains (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), solve subtraction word problems, compare the procedures, and…

The present study explored the double-deficit hypothesis (DDH) in a sample of 146 college students with and without reading disabilities (RD). The results indicated that although both phonological awareness (PA) and visual naming speed (VNS) contributed to performance on measures of decoding and comprehension, their relative contribution was…

Although secondary counselors typically work outside of the classroom with individuals, there are a number of advantages when they come into the classroom to work with groups of students. Secondary school counselors can work with teachers in order to provide actual experience with problem solving techniques. Explicit instruction in group problem…