Discusses development of rational set generator--an overall method for creating a rational set of examples to teach concepts and evaluate student knowledge levels--which combines formulas for creating examples measuring discrimination and generalization. Also discussed are results of a study to test the efficacy of a rational set generator. (MBR)

Compared the effectiveness of threat and benefit appeal approaches in presenting written nutrition information to adults (N=1500). Questionnaires mailed to respondents focused on items which measured the comparative influence of the approaches on changes in attitudes, behavior, and knowledge level. (JN)

Uncertainty about attributions of works of art and shifts in opinion leading to reattributions are intensifying the study of connoisseurship, the process by which an art historian or curator seeks to determine who made a work of art. (MSE)

This study assessed both knowledge of and sources of information about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in a sample of 161 university students using a 20-item forced-choice inventory. Results are discussed, and implications for health education are identified. (Author/MT)

Analysis of 227 questionnaire responses concerning opinions and knowledge of psychotropic drugs of direct caregivers in two New Zealand public residential facilities for the retarded indicated a preference for subjective assessment of drug effects, endorsement of behavior modification as an alternative to pharmacotherapy, and dissatisfaction with…

Examined the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of nursing home caretakers toward elderly sexuality, looking at certain sociodemographic and institutional factors. The more knowledge providers possessed, the more restrictive their attitudes toward elderly sexuality. Education, religiosity, position, nursing education, time in current…

Introspective experiences that nine University of Tulsa (Oklahoma) faculty members (aged 29-52 years) have when acquiring cognitive skills without awareness were studied as they acquired nonconscious knowledge about a pattern of stimuli. Nonconsciously acquired knowledge was automatically used to facilitate performance, without conscious…

Suggests an augmented role for reading and comprehension in the expansion of students' knowledge base and the development of ethical values. Suggests that one class hour each day be spent reading works of high literary quality reflecting the mores and moral standards of civilized society. (DMM)

The article outlines an approach to memory remediation that attempts to teach memory-impaired patients domain-specific knowledge relevant to their everyday functioning. Studies support the use of a training technique, the method of vanishing cues, in the successful generalization to the workplace of knowledge acquired in the laboratory. (DB)

Qualities associated with innovation are: intelligence quotient, subject matter expertise, lack of conventionality, effectiveness in ambiguity, strong sense of self, separation of motivator from hygiene values, control of anxiety, control of careerism, intuition, and a passionate enjoyment of life. Barriers to innovation include organizational…

Highlights role of the therapist in family therapy impasses involving interactions of the client-family and the therapist. Asserts that the essence of the therapist's role in impasses is ignorance and fear and recommends that family therapy teachers help therapists develop wisdom and courage. (Author/NB)

A health knowledge test, the Children's Health Locus of Control (CHCL) scale, and six health status measures were administered to 181 learning disabled and educable mentally retarded high schoolers. In general, students who had higher knowledge scores believed they had control over their health. (Author/CL)

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship of the source of contraceptive knowledge to contraceptive knowledge accuracy and contraceptive behavior of college freshmen. Results and implications for health educators are discussed. (MT)

Administrative scientists superimpose analytic frameworks on their observations when trying to make knowledge meaningful. The generation of knowledge should be seen as an essentially interpretive and subjective activity. An awareness of this fact may encourage a view of scientific progress that is reinforced by the social context in which research…

Interviewed mature and teenage mothers to assess their knowledge of infant development and their child development information sources. Results indicated that education, age, and type of occupation affect mothers' expectations for infant development and their information sources; teenage mothers lacked substantial information. (NRB)