Aggression in adolescents as a function of parent-child relationship

The present study primarily focused on the nature of perceived parent-child relationship quality as determinant of aggression in adolescents. The test sample included 512 boy and girl students of secondary and higher secondary level falling within the age range of 14-18 years. The nature of perceived parent-child relationship was examined as constituting two categories i] loving, object reward, protecting, symbolic reward; and ii] demanding, indifferent, neglecting, object punishment, rejecting, and symbolic punishment. Pearson correlation revealed a negative correlation between perceived quality of parent-child relationship and level of aggression in adolescents. Multiple regression analysis showed symbolic punishment aspect of parent-child interaction to be the strongest predictor of aggression

Effect of immediate vs delayed knowledge of results on subsequent performance in verbal learning

The aim of the present research was to study the effect of immediate vs. delayed knowledge of results on subsequent performance in verbal learning. A homogenous sample of 26 male and 26 female students was selected on the basis of their performance on Otis Quick Scoring Mental Ability Test, with their IQs ranging between 90-100. The test material consisted of a series of simple four digit mathematical [addition] problems used under two treatment conditions, i.e., "Immediate" and "Delayed" knowledge of results. T test was applied to test the significance of difference between the means of two groups. Hypothesis was duly supported, i.e., immediate knowledge of results tended to favour the subsequent performance of all subjects, with no significant difference between the performance of males and females taken separately

Family size and temperament

Often questioned issue, the relationship between temperament and family size was the main objective of the present study. The thorndike dimensions of temperament was administered to a proportional stratified random sample of 49 M.A/M.Sc. students of the Punjab university, Lahore. the use of X2 [P<01] indicated a significant relationship between family size and placidity whereas, no such relationship was found on other scales, eg' Soc, Asc, Che, Acc, T.M. Ref. Imp, Act and Res