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D I Lasky

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PubMed1995

Effects of same and cross-modal interference on recall of word lists.

This research examined with 48 undergraduates the effects of same and cross-modal interference in the recall of word lists. The modalities were visual and auditory for both type of presentation and type of interference. A two-way analysis of variance indicated a main effect for type of interference, with auditory interference significantly decreasing recall for both visual and auditory word lists. There was no interaction between mode of presentation and mode of interference.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Stereoscopic eye exercises and visual acuity.

The present study was done to investigate the effects of stereoscopic eye exercises on visual acuity, testing 20 college students (9 men and 11 women, ages 18 to 35 yr.). Visual acuity was assessed before and after the exercises through six tests: far vision--both eyes, right eye; left eye; and near vision--both eyes, right eye, left eye. Statistically significant improvements were found on five of the six pretest-posttest comparisons: far vision--both eyes, right eye, and left eye; and near vision--both eyes, right eye, and left eye. Changes in far vision, right eye only approached significance. Limitations of the present study were discussed, and recommendations for research were presented.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Anomie and drug use in high school students.

The use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs as it relates to anomie was studied in 11th grade students. A questionnaire was administered to 1,314 11th grade students which included Srole's Anomie Scale as well as items pertaining to the usage of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, cocaine, LSD, heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, and methaqualone. The name of each drug was given along with the colloquial terms typically used to identify each drug. Substance users showed significantly higher anomie scores than nonusers on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, LSD, amphetamines, and barbiturates. Although the results were not statistically significant for cocaine, heroin, or methaqualone, the differences between substance users and nonusers were all in the predicted direction.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

Effect of maternally administered heroin on the motor activity of rat offspring.

The behavioral of 21-day old rats whose mothers were administered heroin (5 mg/kg daily) throughout gestation and lactation was studied utilizing an activity wheel, activity cage, open field test, and step-down latency times from an elevated platform. The total score of all behavioral tasks of offspring from heroin-injected females was statistically different from that of pups from saline-injected mothers, with heroin-treated animals appearing more active.

Animals↗