G P Brooks
Biographic Data
| ID | 1043089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G P Brooks |
| GIVEN NAMES | G P |
| FAMILY NAME | Brooks |
| SIGNATURE | BROOKS G P |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Francis Xavier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2704-2505 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Bereavement During and Not During the Pandemic in Terms of Complicated Grief and Social Support
Mandated measures to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus (e.g., social distancing and travel restrictions) led to isolation and reshaped the dying process as well as grief rituals for loved ones of deceased individuals due to COVID-19 and other causes of death. The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between those who lost a loved one during and not during the global pandemic in terms of complicated grief and perceive…
Mixing Interviews and Rasch Modeling
Developing psychometrically sound instruments can be difficult, especially if little is known about the constructs of interest. When constructs of interest are unclear, a mixed methods approach can be useful. Qualitative inquiry can be used to explore a construct’s meaning in a way that informs item writing and allows the strengths of one analysis method to compensate for the weaknesses of the other. Mixing method applications can be complex, how…
Item Discrimination and Type I Error in the Detection of Differential Item Functioning
In 2009, DeMars stated that when impact exists there will be Type I error inflation, especially with larger sample sizes and larger discrimination parameters for items. One purpose of this study is to present the patterns of Type I error rates using Mantel–Haenszel (MH) and logistic regression (LR) procedures when the mean ability between the focal and reference groups varies from zero to one standard deviation. The findings can be used as guides…
Initial Scale Development
Pilot studies are often recommended by scholars and consultants to address a variety of issues, including preliminary scale or instrument development. Specific concerns such as item difficulty, item discrimination, internal consistency, response rates, and parameter estimation in general are all relevant. Unfortunately, there is little discussion in the extant literature of how to determine appropriate sample sizes for these types of pilot studie…
This Invisible Riot of the Mind
Contributions to the History of Psychology
Isaac Watts (1674–1746), an early popularizer of psychological ideas and a promoter of self-improvement, argued that in a number of ways astronomy was an ideal vehicle to enlarge the mind's capacity, one of the major goals of mental culture
Contributions to the History of Psychology
Francis Hutcheson is among the important but neglected figures who contributed to the historical development of the concept of the association of ideas. Although Hutcheson's influence on that development has been acknowledged, nothing is known of the sources of his ideas. It is argued that inasmuch as his views differed from those of John Locke, they were derived from the aesthetic writings of Joseph Addison—although Hutcheson was not initially a…
The rise and fall of moral algebra
Until recently historians of psychology have typically argued that mathematical analysis in psychology originated with Herbart in nineteenth-century Germany. Among those who are now recognized to have pedated Herbart is Francis Hutcheson. In 1725, Hutcheson published a mathematical statement of his theory of the psychological basis of moral behavior and judgment. Hutcheson's attempt to present a theory of social behavior in mathematical terms is …
Contributions to the History of Psychology
A discussion is presented of the methodological pronouncements and basic tenets of the psychology of Lavater's physiognomical system. Many of his ideas were unusual, and even revolutionary, when they were first presented. It is suggested that Franz Gall, Lavater's successor in the attempt to link character with features of the body, may well have been more influenced by his predecessor than he admitted. Such a conclusion is based on the fact that…
Floyd Allport and the Master Problem of Social Psychology
Throughout this century social psychology has tended to swing between an individualistic orientation and an emphasis on group processes. Floyd Allport over a span of 50 yr. has wrestled with the problem of the appropriate approach of social psychology to its subject matter, labelling the question “the master problem.” Issues relating to assumptions, methods, and units of observation are discussed, and the development of trends in this dichotomiza…
The faculty psychology of Thomas Reid
Contradictory versions of Reid's faculty psychology have been presented. A reexamination of Reid's writings suggests that the term, faculty, was used not as a classificatory device but rather to refer to innate, universal, and active mental powers. Being active, the faculties are one of the basic causes of observable psychological phenomena. The relation of the faculties to other mental powers is considered. A new listing and classification of su…
Diet and abnormal behaviour
Mixing Interviews and Rasch Modeling
Developing psychometrically sound instruments can be difficult, especially if little is known about the constructs of interest. When constructs of interest are unclear, a mixed methods approach can be useful. Qualitative inquiry can be used to explore a construct’s meaning in a way that informs item writing and allows the strengths of one analysis method to compensate for the weaknesses of the other. Mixing method applications can be complex, how…
Contributions to the History of Psychology
A discussion is presented of the methodological pronouncements and basic tenets of the psychology of Lavater's physiognomical system. Many of his ideas were unusual, and even revolutionary, when they were first presented. It is suggested that Franz Gall, Lavater's successor in the attempt to link character with features of the body, may well have been more influenced by his predecessor than he admitted. Such a conclusion is based on the fact that…
Diet and abnormal behaviour
The faculty psychology of Thomas Reid
Contradictory versions of Reid's faculty psychology have been presented. A reexamination of Reid's writings suggests that the term, faculty, was used not as a classificatory device but rather to refer to innate, universal, and active mental powers. Being active, the faculties are one of the basic causes of observable psychological phenomena. The relation of the faculties to other mental powers is considered. A new listing and classification of su…
Floyd Allport and the Master Problem of Social Psychology
Throughout this century social psychology has tended to swing between an individualistic orientation and an emphasis on group processes. Floyd Allport over a span of 50 yr. has wrestled with the problem of the appropriate approach of social psychology to its subject matter, labelling the question “the master problem.” Issues relating to assumptions, methods, and units of observation are discussed, and the development of trends in this dichotomiza…
Contributions to the History of Psychology
A discussion is presented of the methodological pronouncements and basic tenets of the psychology of Lavater's physiognomical system. Many of his ideas were unusual, and even revolutionary, when they were first presented. It is suggested that Franz Gall, Lavater's successor in the attempt to link character with features of the body, may well have been more influenced by his predecessor than he admitted. Such a conclusion is based on the fact that…
The rise and fall of moral algebra
Until recently historians of psychology have typically argued that mathematical analysis in psychology originated with Herbart in nineteenth-century Germany. Among those who are now recognized to have pedated Herbart is Francis Hutcheson. In 1725, Hutcheson published a mathematical statement of his theory of the psychological basis of moral behavior and judgment. Hutcheson's attempt to present a theory of social behavior in mathematical terms is …
Contributions to the History of Psychology
Francis Hutcheson is among the important but neglected figures who contributed to the historical development of the concept of the association of ideas. Although Hutcheson's influence on that development has been acknowledged, nothing is known of the sources of his ideas. It is argued that inasmuch as his views differed from those of John Locke, they were derived from the aesthetic writings of Joseph Addison—although Hutcheson was not initially a…
Contributions to the History of Psychology
Isaac Watts (1674–1746), an early popularizer of psychological ideas and a promoter of self-improvement, argued that in a number of ways astronomy was an ideal vehicle to enlarge the mind's capacity, one of the major goals of mental culture
This Invisible Riot of the Mind
Initial Scale Development
Pilot studies are often recommended by scholars and consultants to address a variety of issues, including preliminary scale or instrument development. Specific concerns such as item difficulty, item discrimination, internal consistency, response rates, and parameter estimation in general are all relevant. Unfortunately, there is little discussion in the extant literature of how to determine appropriate sample sizes for these types of pilot studie…
Item Discrimination and Type I Error in the Detection of Differential Item Functioning
In 2009, DeMars stated that when impact exists there will be Type I error inflation, especially with larger sample sizes and larger discrimination parameters for items. One purpose of this study is to present the patterns of Type I error rates using Mantel–Haenszel (MH) and logistic regression (LR) procedures when the mean ability between the focal and reference groups varies from zero to one standard deviation. The findings can be used as guides…
Mixing Interviews and Rasch Modeling
Developing psychometrically sound instruments can be difficult, especially if little is known about the constructs of interest. When constructs of interest are unclear, a mixed methods approach can be useful. Qualitative inquiry can be used to explore a construct’s meaning in a way that informs item writing and allows the strengths of one analysis method to compensate for the weaknesses of the other. Mixing method applications can be complex, how…
Bereavement During and Not During the Pandemic in Terms of Complicated Grief and Social Support
Mandated measures to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus (e.g., social distancing and travel restrictions) led to isolation and reshaped the dying process as well as grief rituals for loved ones of deceased individuals due to COVID-19 and other causes of death. The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between those who lost a loved one during and not during the global pandemic in terms of complicated grief and perceive…
Psychology (12 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (6 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Psychoanalysis (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Mathematics (3 works)