Two experiments investigated infants' perception of silence in the speech contrast between the words "slit" and "split." Experiment I was designed to determine whether infants could discriminate a speech contrast cued primarily by silence duration. Experiment II studied whether infants can discriminate brief durations of…

Meta-analysis of findings from 106 studies on the relationship of auditory perceptual skills to reading ability indicated that auditory perception is an important correlate of reading achievement, depending upon the combination of auditory and reading variables considered. (Author)

Describes three perceptions that are used to study futures--the progressive future, the predictable future, and the random future--and discusses factors that influence how one perceives the future. The study of the future is like the study of the past, and there are many futures to study. (AM)

This reply to Kelly's critique of the author's "Logic" monograph (TM505882) concedes that what the evaluator persuades the audience of must be true. However, the evaluator's intent is to inform the course of action without expecting to determine fully the decision maker's judgment. (Author/RL)

Investigates three kinds of disparagement variables that had previously been shown to affect funniness in order to explore their effect on resolution as well as funniness. It was predicted that the disparagement variables would affect rated resolution in a way that paralleled their effect on rated funniness. (Author/RH)

Findings showed no preference for the color white over the color black, contrary to previous studies. (Author/DLS)

Tested 18-month olds for mirror self-recognition using classic rouge test or an alternative procedure, for social contingency awareness by being closely imitated for a long time, and for capacity for communication by synchronic imitation. Results support hypothesis that self-recognition and spontaneous perspective-taking develop in close synchrony…

Experiments investigated whether more elements in the upper part of a visual configuration influenced newborns' preference for face-like patterns. Findings indicated that newborns preferred nonface-like stimuli with more upper part elements over nonface-like stimuli with more lower elements, but did not prefer face-like over nonface-like stimuli…

Investigated 5-month-olds' perception of an object whose center was occluded and whose ends were visible only in succession. Found that infants perceived the object as one connected whole when the ends underwent common motion but not when the ends were stationary. Results suggest that infants perceive object unity but not object form. (Author/BC)

Investigated whether normal children could self-regulate intermittent cycle ergometer exercise using a prescribed target rating of perceived exertion (RPE), discriminate between target RPEs, and produce intermittent target RPEs in ascending and descending sequences. RPE was estimated using the Children's OMNI Scale of Perceived Exertion. Overall,…

Results provided evidence that 6- and 12-week-old infants' preferences for a moving set of stripes over a stationary set were based on the velocity rather than on the temporal frequency of stripe movement. Estimated velocity thresholds of 9 degrees per second for 6 week olds and 4 degrees per second for 12 week olds extended results of previous…

A comparison of parent and adolescent subjects' ratings of the adolescent subjects' pubertal stage with a nurse practitioner's ratings indicated that adolescent and parent ratings of pubertal development can be used when precise assessment is not required. For questions requiring absolute accuracy, ratings by trained health care personnel are…