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Investigates the effects of predisposed and distinctiveness-based salience on children's classifications in 96 preschoolers and fifth graders given a classification task designed to reflect a developmental shift from integral to separable perception. (Author/MP)

The article examines HIV risk behaviors of homeless youth in an urban area in the U.S. Majority of the respondents identified HIV risk factors which include multiple sex partners, high-risk partners, inconsistent condom use, history of sexually transmitted disease, anal sex, prostitution and intravenous drug use. Therefore, researchers claimed that the group is a major risk group for acquiring and spreading AIDS. Furthermore, it was found out that increased risk-taking behaviors found among these youth may be a consequence of the severity of their homeless experience.