Results suggest that some people ascribe traits more often and indicate "depends on the situation" less often than do others. Personality correlates of this tendency indicate that it is associated with poor psychological adjustment and an extreme response style. (Author)

Subjects categorized as either players who displayed make-believe in natural free-play situations or nonplayers whose behavioral repertoires did not include make-believe, were exposed to either a free-play, an imitation or a problem-solving condition and given an alternate-uses test. Free-play enhanced associative fluency among players who engaged…

By reviewing studies relating memory to verbal comprehension and describing a sentence verification task study, the author examines the relationship, in normal subjects, between information processing capacities and intelligence. He proposes three sources of individual differences in information processing: basic functions, choice of problem…

Investigated the appropriateness of audiotutorial instruction for a wide spectrum of students. Questions whether there are significant relationships between personal traits of variables of achievement and success, whether there is a different set of personal traits for high and low achievers, and how well a battery makes ex post facto predictions.…

Examines (1) whether Type A individuals respond with more psychophysiological arousal to threat to self-esteem than to threat of shock, (2) whether differences between Type A and Type B individuals in psychophysiological responses are greater under high than low stress, and (3) whether Type A and Type B individuals differ in how they cognitively…

The attitudes of cognitively complex subjects were not more likely to polarize after thought. No differences between complex and noncomplex subjects were obtained with the original set, and with the replication set noncomplex subjects were more likely to polarize. Results suggest limitations on the generality of polarization. (Author)

Results indicate that the various media experiences were generally described in neutral terms. Desirability, productivity, and discomfort varied according to the procedure. Differences in recording and replay medium did not affect the degree of discomfort in relation to the media experiences. (Author)

This learning center consists of six stations with progressive activities in various physical skills, such as ball handling, clay modeling, and rope jumping. The intent is to help youngsters to improve their skills in these areas and to realize that individuals vary in their abilities. (SJL)

The author refutes arguments that collegiate grades are necessarily arbitrary, unfair, and conducive to excessive competition. He asserts that grades are simply shorthand assessments of learning and should not be used as statements of certification or rank ordering. (Author/SJL)

Data from a study of spatial representation in blind children were subjected to two stepwise regression analyses to determine the relationships between several subject related variables and responses to "map" (cognitive map) and "route" (sequential memory) questions about the position of furniture in a recently explored room. (Author/SBH)

Using the Jesness Inventory (JI), personality patterns of delinquents were compared with a socially acting-out group and a control group. The Asocial Index was significant across and between all groups with a progressive increase in T scores directly related to delinquent involvement. (Author)

Participants in a longitudinal study, selected according to Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test scores administered in the 1930s, and their occupations, took the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Data suggest persons increase in mental abilities over time while maintaining IQ positions relative to peers. Changes in IQ are not related to occupational…

Briefly reviews the literature on instructional interactions and introduces the Mega Interactive Model of Instruction, the variable dimensions of which are instructor, learner, instruction/content/context, and time. (RAO)

Suggestions are made for applying research findings to the teaching of physical education. (JD)

Examined the relationship of learning styles and interpersonal relationship needs of human relations group members. A group leader should be aware of learning styles of group members, for these will influence how members participate, what they invest themselves in, and the learnings they may experience in the group. (Author/CC)