McCauley, Stitt, Woods and Lipton's finding that groups were more conservative than individuals when betting at a race track has been criticized on statistical and methodological grounds. This study evaluates their research and sustains their general results and conclusions. (Editor/RK)

Attempts to demonstrate that the ethnographic hypothesis is both culturally relevant and empirically grounded. It is noted that any hypothesis which lacks these attributes is inappropriate for cross cultural research. (Author/AM)

Hypothesizes that psychologists would give higher IQ estimates (1) to black and to Mexican-American children than to white children; (2) to lower-class than to middle-class children; and (3) to profiles with much scatter than to profiles with limited scatter. (Author/RK)

This study proposed to formulate an instrument to help the adolescent make a self-evaluation, and to acquire some self-understanding. (Author)

Study pits two competing hypotheses, demand characteristics hypothesis and subject commitment hypothesis, against one another in a laboratory context by manipulating subjects' anonymity. (CB)

Plato's rationale for his ideas on teaching and the problems he confronted in convincing other educational leaders of the validity of his beliefs are discussed. (CK)

Study suggests that one possible way to begin to increase the attractiveness of secondary schools is to open" the climate. (Authors)

The hypothesis that the correlation of measures on the same characteristic at two points in time will approach unity when the relevant, intervening environment is added to the prediction equation is tested on a sample of high school physics students. (Author/AG)

An understanding of the linguistic differences of black and Puerto Rican children will better prepare the teacher to cope with the language learning situation. (Authors)