Browsing Masters Degrees (Psychology) by Issue Date
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The progressive matrices intelligence test applied to three racial groups in Cape Town.
(1946)No abstract available. -
An investigation into the performance of a group of Durban Indian school children on the Wechsler intelligence scale for children.
(1970)Interest in this research was stimulated as a result of analysing performance of a group of Durban Indian school children, referred to the Durban Child Guidance Clinic as possible cases for remedial education, on A.E. ... -
The complexity of cognitive structure in relation to scholastic achievement.
(1973)This study is concerned with patterns of information search and utilisation, and the effect these have on the areas of academic interest and the level of achievement within these areas as a result a fit between ... -
An examination of some religious concepts of urban Indian school children.
(1975)No abstract available. -
An ethological study of the exploratory and play behaviour of pre-school children.
(1977)The behaviour of a group of nursery school children with respect to a novel object in a familiar playground was recorded on videotape and film. Recording sessions of half an hour's duration took place on 5 consecutive days. ... -
Psychological maturity as a moderator variable in academic achievement / implications for counselling.
(1977)The problem investigated is the contribution of non-intellectual factors, in particular the level of psychosocial maturity, to the academic achievement of the high school pupil. It has generally been shown that Intelligence ... -
Personality correlates to performance under stress in simulated chemical plant emergencies.
(1977)When a fault develops in a chemical plant process, the plant operator must identify the fault rapidly and take immediate corrective action. The interaction of process factors varies from fairly to highly complex (in extreme ... -
The development of communicative competence : the ontogenesis of joint co-ordinated interaction between mother and infant.
(1977)An analysis of mother-infant interaction during the preverbal period has revealed the importance of gaze in establishing the phatic channel and in the development of an intersubjectivity between them. Before the infant ... -
The relevance of mothers' speech in communication with the pre-verbal child.
(1977)In this research project, the speech which four mothers used to address their language-learning infants was examined. Part 1. A Descriptive analysis of mother's speech to infants led to the conclusion that this speech is ... -
The construction of a group test of cognitive processes for use in education.
(1980)While there is increasing emphasis in education on the learning of intellectual processes, relatively little attention has been given to the rigorous assessment of these processes. An attempt was made to construct a ... -
An investigation into the classification abilities of South African Indian children.
(1980)No abstract available. -
Locus of control and schizophrenic adjustment : a dimensional analysis.
(1980)The literature indicates that: (i) locus of control is a multi-factorial construct; and (ii) psychological maladjustment is associated with a generalised perception that reinforcements are not personally controlled. ... -
An investigation of the relationships between certain demographic and personality variables and death anxiety in Indian youth.
(1980)No abstract available. -
Brief visual memory processes in reading disabled children.
(1980)The information processing approach was used as a basis for studying some brief visual memory processes in reading disabled children. Three aspects of processing were examined, viz. (i) Duration of icon persistence; (ii) ... -
The attribution of intention to the behaviour of infants and young children, by naive observers.
(1982)This thesis addresses itself to the problem of observing, interpreting and explaining ongoing behaviour in the natural environment. It maintains that the ,intention of the actor is the primary characteristic of behaviour ... -
Childrens' justification of preference for other childrens' drawings.
(1983)The present study sought to establish the justifications of preference offered by children when evaluating other children's drawings. The sample consisted of seventy children, divided into seven age groups, of 6 to 12 ... -
An Investigation into the use of information-gathering strategies in the acquisition of language.
(1984)It is proposed that young children who already have some degree of linguistic ability will use various verbal information-gathering strategies to enhance that ability. Specifically, it is suggested that such children ... -
Learning and development : an investigation of a neo-Piagetian theory of cognitive growth.
(1985)Within the framework of Pascual-Leone's Theory of Constructive Operators (TCO), 252 Zulu-speaking children in the 7-8 , 9-10 and 11-12 age-groups were tested four times on the FIT RAC 794, a measure of mental capacity or ... -
A cross-cultural investigation of the interpersonal relations and social milieu of Indian and white gifted children.
(1985)Abstract not available.