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Selvin, Paul – Science, 1991
Discussed is the question of whether "heavy" neutrinos really do exist based on the evidence supplied by four research groups. The implications of its existence on the disciplines of particle physics, astrophsyics, and cosmology are discussed. Background information on the different types of neutrinos is provided. (KR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Atomic Structure, Nuclear Physics, Research and Development
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Kagan, Jerome; And Others – Science, 1988
Reports on two longitudinal studies of two-year-old children who were extreme in the display of either behavioral restraint or spontaneity in unfamiliar contexts. Indicates that by age seven most of the restrained group were socially avoidant while the spontaneous children were talkative and interactive. (TW)
Descriptors: Biology, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies, Physiology
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Fienberg, Stephen E.; Tanur, Judith M. – Science, 1989
Examines issues associated with the design of and statistical inferences from embedded experiments which vary the questionnaire content into sample surveys of broad populations. Provides an example of context effects in attitude surveys, a summary, and conclusions. (RT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Data Collection, Educational Research, Interviews
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Landau, Barbara; And Others – Science, 1981
Reports that a congenitally blind child, as well as sighted but blindfolded children and adults, can determine the appropriate path between two objects after traveling to each of those objects from a third object. Explores relationships of finding to geometric principles underlyinq innate spatial knowledge and inferential ability. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Blindness, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Geometry
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Waldrop, M. Mitchell – Science, 1988
Traces the history and function of State, Operator, And Result (SOAR), a general-purpose artificial intelligence program for solving problems. The SOAR can "chunk" the result of a subgoal and learn from previous experiences. The SOAR could be applied to various expert systems. (YP)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, College Science