This article describes an experiment in which the following hypothesis was tested and supported: that tension serves to reinforce the phoneme's articulatory characteristic, whether it be closure or openness; and that audibility interferes with perception of tension. (Text is in French.) (AM)

This article presents a sensory description of the sounds of language which differs from the traditional acoustic or articulatory description. The main idea is that sounds differ according to auditory and extra-auditory factors. (Text is in French.) (AM)

In this study a marked shift toward feminism was found in women's attitudes, but little change occured in their perception of men as relatively conservative. Strains may be developing as more women adopt attitudes which they believe men reject. (Author)

This study investigated the relationship between informal interaction with students and faculty members' perceptions of students. The findings suggest that increased informal interaction is associated not only with more positive expectations of students' intellectual interests and openness but also with the degree of congruence with students' self…

Criticizes studies of egocentric development in children using cutaneous perception procedures. Also questions study contribution to the understanding of the development of decentering. (Author/SDH)

The mental maps (geographic depiction of expressed preferences for alternative residential locations) of 148 scholarship holders of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii wer examined. (NQ)

This article reports a study of the influences on the choice of subject matter and teaching methods made by teachers of economics. (Editor)

This study of 108 Israeli boys from kibbutz, moshav, and city settings supports the hypothesis of Hollos and Cowan that a basic amount of early social experiences is necessary for the development of role-taking skills. (Author/SDH)

A study of the relationship between pupil placement in a particular academic track and: (1) teachers' and peers' regard for the various curriculum arrangements; (2) teachers' and students' appraisals of each other; (3) students' and peers' opinions of each other; and, (4) students' level of academic and general self-concept. The presumed…

A theoretical framework which makes possible the correlation of grammatical meaning with the structure of sensory experience is explored. (RM)

Research is reported in which subjects were required to perceive sentences in noise. A series of sentences having the same syntax and rhythm was presented. On a final sentence either rhythm alone or rhythm plus syntax were changed. The results stress the importance of rhythm in speech perception. (Author/RM)

Two current evaluation projects of the Family Nurse Practitioner Training Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill compare the utilization or quality of services provided by graduates practicing in different care settings. Clinical trial studies are essential first steps in assessing an innovation in health care delivery. (EA)

The purpose of the study was to isolate groups homogeneous in role-taking ability and to describe them on dimensions of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) Socialization (So) scale. The results support the validity of some of the subscales as indicators of the role-taking construct underlying the So scale. (Author)

This 1972 investigation analyzed differential perceptions and preferences of teachers, principals, and school psychologists to three models of interview style: clinical, phenomenological, and social learning. The conclusion that school psychology is on a behavioristic path not yet endorsed by educators was strongly supported. (Author)