Five-month-old infants were habituated to three types of visually presented rigid motion, with duration of fixation as the dependent measure. After reaching a criterion of habituation, a fourth rigid motion (not habituated) and a deformation were presented. (Author/SS)

Forty-four college students rated six framed, black-and-white single object pictures to determine if the framing of an object or the field surrounding it gives it more meaning. Based on factor analysis of the results, recommendations are made for future research. (JEG)

Integrates the concept of power with situational leadership by relating the perception of a leader's power bases with leadership styles. Sources of power are identified; situational leadership is reviewed; and the Power Perception Profile is discussed. Maturity levels and their relationships to power sources and leadership styles are discussed.…

A perceptual analogue of Kelley's augmentation principle was created in animated films depicting the movements of two objects toward a goal. Experiment 1 examined children's causal attributions in the presence and absence of inhibitory causes. Experiment 2 investigated children's causal attributions in the presence of inhibitory causes of…

Contends that everyone must learn to read images because our culture is increasingly represented and perceived in visual terms. (Author/RK)

A psychologist with experience in two government agencies suggests that good scientific selection practices and equal employment opportunity are compatible and interdependent goals. (Author/RK)

It was hypothesized that a moving or stationary observer who samples an ambient optic array specific to egomotion over a flat plain obtains a phenomenal experience of egomotion over that environment and further that the focus of expansion need not be present in the optic array sample for an observer to perceive his heading and egomotion.…

A theory of perception and attention that emphasizes the relational nature of perceptual invariants is developed within the context of auditory pattern research. (Editor)

The self-concepts, public selves, and perceptions of the female stereotype of a sample of college women are examined. Significant differences exist suggesting that the female stereotype is not internalized but rather acts as an external constraint in the behavior of such females. (Author/MLF)

The reactions of 112 10-month-old male infants to the property of curvature were examined using a habituation paradigm with lever pressing as an instrumental response. (SB)

Examined whether early differences in stress reactivity were related to self-recognition at 18 months. Found that self-recognition was related to greater cortisol response and less rapid quieting at 6 to 18 months, whereas cortisol and quieting responses of 2- to 4-month-olds did not differentiate self-recognizers and non-self-recognizers,…

This objection to M. Scriven's claim that the basic logic of evaluation is criterial and standards-based notes that valuing is an integral part of perception. Disciplining the synthesis process through critiques of interpretations and values and by using competing conceptual organizers is discussed. (SLD)

Adolescents (N=32) ages 13-18 were interviewed about their experiences of death and loss. Subjects attended suburban public high school or a facility for adjudicated urban youth. Urban adolescents' perception of death involved reference to violence or religion. The most distasteful aspect of death to suburban students was suffering, while to…