Reports a study investigating the relationship between verbal ability and the ability to perform quickly. Additionally, the influence of the subject's age on this relationship was examined. (TO)

Reports that a comparison of scores obtained from 184 fourth through sixth graders on tests of verbal and nonverbal creative thinking and arithmetic tests produced significant correlations of small to moderate magnitude between verbal originality and mathematics. (TO)

Individual differences in verbal ability measured by Verbal Scholastic Aptitude Test score and imagery ability measured by Betts' Questionnaire Upon Mental Imagery and Marks' Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire were determined for 189 college students. (Author)

Language form and communication style are two domains of verbal behavior. Two parents of language disordered children received six hours of training in one domain. Each parent demonstrated positive change in the trained and untrained domain. The duration and domains of parent training programs might be reduced while increasing efficiency.…

Spatial span (Corsi's block tapping) and verbal span (Wechsler Digits Forward) were measured in 1113 children (ages 4-10) from urban and rural districts of Italy. The urban group performed significantly better on both tests. Sex differences, favoring boys, were found only on the spatial span test. (Author/SJL)

Self-reinforcement by 74 children of age five years for asking questions in a small group with one trainer, then in a large group with another person, showed that self-reinforcing children had learned to ask questions but the behavior did not transfer to the new situation. (Author)