The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI; Psychological Corporation, 1999) and the Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT; Glutting, Adams, & Sheslow, 2000) are two well-normed brief measures of general intelligence with subtests purportedly assessing verbal-crystallized abilities and nonverbal-fluid-visual abilities. With a sample of…

Recent models of human posterior parietal cortex (PPC) have variously emphasized its role in spatial perception, visuomotor control or directing attention. However, neuroimaging and lesion studies also suggest that the right PPC might play a special role in maintaining an alert state. Previously, assessments of right-hemisphere patients with…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of presentation modes on evaluations of conducting and choral ensemble performance. Participants (N = 36) were graduate music students with conducting and teaching experience studying in Argentina (n = 18) or the USA (n = 18). The participants viewed and evaluated a stimulus videotape that…

Interactive simulations are entering mainstream science education. Their effects on cognition and learning are often framed by the legacy of information processing, which emphasized amodal problem solving and conceptual organization. In contrast, this paper reviews simulations from the vantage of research on perception and spatial learning,…

Deficiencies in spelling ability are present in varying degrees among elementary and secondary school students. Often these deficiencies are accompanied by related reading difficulties. As a means of combating spelling difficulties and thereby also of combating reading difficulties, it is suggested that the visual-auditory-kinesthetic-tactile…

Compared the ability of poor and good readers in the second grade to make same-different matches of visual, auditory, and visual-auditory stimuli. (JMB)

In the three studies reported here, an attempt was made to determine whether adult native speakers of English can agree on the choice of phonetic labels for visually presented geometric figures. It was the purpose of these studies to obtain evidence in support of the "phonetic symbolism" hypothesis. An initial study and two replications…

The raw data collected in a study to determine the effect of attention in measuring visual perception are provided. A key to the 19 numerical headings of the raw data tabulation is given. Two pages of tables presented the raw data. (For related documents, see TM 002 116,117.) (DJ)

Two experiments examined the effect of haptic exploration on visual recognition of nonsense forms by 4- to 7-year-old children. In Experiment 1, haptic activity was optional for S. The amount and type of activity was rated. Those Ss who voluntarily produced haptic activity reached criterion in a repeated exposure-test recognition task in fewer…

Infants aged 3, 5, and 7 months were shown solid objects and comparable intangible images of objects both within and beyond possible arm's reach. The infants' emotional reactions and reaching behavior in the presence of the image stimuli were found to be very similar to their responses to the solid objects. (Author/JMB)

If man is to understand the transformation of the ingredients of his environment into the quality of his existence, a greater spatial awareness may be a crucial aspect. (Author)

Architects must take cognizance of the fact that an individual's perception of his surroundings form an important factor in his daily life. (CK)