Significant correlations were obtained between the language comprehension scores of the children and both the quality of the task directed to them and the way in which the nursery was organized. (Authors)

Explores the semantic differential structure beyond the Evaluation, Potency, and Activity (E, P, A) dimensions. (MB)

Words and other verbal stimuli are processed as phonological sequences having a characteristic beginning-end-middle structure. They are not processed as invariant units, but are coded as sets of distinctive features, the coding being controlled, at least partly, by the context in which it takes place. (AN)

McFee's perception-delineation theory is supported. Major methodological problems of the psychological research presented are in the area of set and the control of specific art materials. Among the conclusions: figure drawing may not be culture fair; a person trained in visual arts should be employed in research using figure drawing tests. (VW)

A study by an undergraduate pharmacy student to gain experience in research methodology and to enhance individual clinical involvement is described. Results of psychological exams of 40 patients from a family practice clinic did not accurately predict patient compliance or noncompliance. (Author/MLW)

Studied (N=40) educably mentally retarded students in an experimental group who were verbally praised after responses to the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised). Scaled scores for five of eleven subtests, in addition to the Verbal, Performance and Full Scale indices, were significantly greater under the experimental procedure.…