Charles N Cofer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1659616 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles N Cofer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles N |
| FAMILY NAME | Cofer |
| SIGNATURE | COFER C N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1943 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Weston Ashmore Bousfield (1904–1986)
The history of the concept of motivation
Explanations and postulated mechanisms of motivation are traced from Hobbes to current cognitive formulations. Beginning with the hedonic principle, succeeding explanations of motivation have included drive theory, in terms of reflexive properties and in the Freudian notion of unconscious motivation, and current cognitive explanations, which have not yet been fully developed. It is hoped that the repeating cycle from rationality to irrationality …
Berlyne's Demonstration of Epistemic Curiosity: An Experimental Re‐evaluation
Berlyne demonstrated the existence of epistemic curiosity by showing that subjects given a questionnaire and then a set of statements including answers to the questionnaire recalled more of these answers than subjects not given the questionnaire. Methodological limitations of this experiment suggested that it should be replicated, and certain extensions of the design were also made. The three experiments reported here confirm Berlyne's findings w…
Discrepancy from expectation in relation to affect and motivation: Tests of McClelland's hypothesis
Conditions for the use of verbal associations
Psychological Review
On some factors in the organizational characteristics of free recall
Retroactive Interference in Meaningful Material as a Function of the Degree of Contextual Constraint in the Original and Interpolated Learning
Exploratory Studies of Stories Varying in the Adjective-Verb Quotient
A Study of Clustering in Free Recall Based on Synonyms
(1959). A Study of Clustering in Free Recall Based on Synonyms. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 3-10
Comparison of Word Associations Obtained by the Methods of Discrete Single Word and Continued Association
The most common method for obtaining normative free data is to present a series of stimulus words one at a time to a large number of Ss, each of whom gives one response to each stimulus. The resulting are often taken as indicative of relative response strengths of the various responses to each stimulus and also for the response hierarchy which one or more Ss' might give szlccessively to the same stimulus. Russell and Rosen (4) have obtained some …
Attitudes and Stimuli as Determiners of Response
Problem Solution as a Function of Sequence of Components in Nonsense Items
An Exploratory Study of Discrete Free Association to Compound Verbal Stimuli
Associative Commonality and Rated Similarity of Certain Words from Haagen's List
Associative Commonality and Rated Similarity of Certain Words From Haagen's List
Further Study of Implicit Verbal Chaining in Paired-Associate Learning
Russell and Storms ( 5 ) recently reported that an implicit verbal response chain can facilitate the learning of paired associates. They paired nonsense syllables, like CEF, with Kent-Rosanoff association test stimulus words, like Stem. A high frequency associate of Stem is Flower and a high frequency associate of Flower is Smell, After the learning of a list of pairs like CEFStem, Ss learned a list of pairs like CEF-Smell. As compared with contr…
Reasoning as an Associative Process: III. The Role of Verbal Responses in Problem Solving
Reasoning as an Associative Process: II. “Direction” in Problem Solving as a Function of Prior Reinforcement of Relevant Responses
Several studies are described in which relevant patterns of verbal associations, set up by learning in the first stage of the experiment, are shown to be associated with the frequencies of certain types of solution in the Maier two string and hat rack problems. It is also shown, in the case of a simple verbal problem, that problem solution requiring choice of members of a chain of free associations is affected by prior reinforcement of one member…
Reasoning as an Associative Process: I. “Direction” in a Simple Verbal Problem
Two investigations are described in which series of verbal classification problems were used to study two hypotheses concerning the nature of set or direction in problem solving. The evidence is considered to support the hypotheses, which state that direction is a function of priority of stimulus activation of response systems under certain conditions and of activation of strong and pervasive response systems previously acquired by Ss under other…
Seminar on "Professional Aspects of Psychological Science" at the University of Maryland
A limited comparison of representatives to APA Council and delegates to the Conference of State Psychological Associations
Personality Ratings as Influenced by Verbal Stimuli 1
An Exploratory Study of Relationships between Certain Written Language Measures and Vocational Interests
(1948). An Exploratory Study of Relationships between Certain Written Language Measures and Vocational Interests. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 49-72
Psychological Test Performance under Hyoscine: A Case of Post-Infectious Encephalopathy
Reasoning as an Associative Process: III. The Role of Verbal Responses in Problem Solving
Discrepancy from expectation in relation to affect and motivation: Tests of McClelland's hypothesis
On some factors in the organizational characteristics of free recall
Berlyne's Demonstration of Epistemic Curiosity: An Experimental Re‐evaluation
Berlyne demonstrated the existence of epistemic curiosity by showing that subjects given a questionnaire and then a set of statements including answers to the questionnaire recalled more of these answers than subjects not given the questionnaire. Methodological limitations of this experiment suggested that it should be replicated, and certain extensions of the design were also made. The three experiments reported here confirm Berlyne's findings w…
Recall of Verbal Materials After a Four-Year Interval
Recall of Verbal Materials After a Four-Year Interval." The Journal of General Psychology, 29(1), pp. 155–156
Intelligence and its deviations
Psychological Test Performance under Hyoscine: A Case of Post-Infectious Encephalopathy
A simple, inexpensive classroom demonstration of concept formation
An Exploratory Study of Relationships between Certain Written Language Measures and Vocational Interests
(1948). An Exploratory Study of Relationships between Certain Written Language Measures and Vocational Interests. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 49-72
Personality Ratings as Influenced by Verbal Stimuli 1
Seminar on "Professional Aspects of Psychological Science" at the University of Maryland
A limited comparison of representatives to APA Council and delegates to the Conference of State Psychological Associations
Reasoning as an Associative Process: II. “Direction” in Problem Solving as a Function of Prior Reinforcement of Relevant Responses
Several studies are described in which relevant patterns of verbal associations, set up by learning in the first stage of the experiment, are shown to be associated with the frequencies of certain types of solution in the Maier two string and hat rack problems. It is also shown, in the case of a simple verbal problem, that problem solution requiring choice of members of a chain of free associations is affected by prior reinforcement of one member…
Reasoning as an Associative Process: I. “Direction” in a Simple Verbal Problem
Two investigations are described in which series of verbal classification problems were used to study two hypotheses concerning the nature of set or direction in problem solving. The evidence is considered to support the hypotheses, which state that direction is a function of priority of stimulus activation of response systems under certain conditions and of activation of strong and pervasive response systems previously acquired by Ss under other…
An Exploratory Study of Discrete Free Association to Compound Verbal Stimuli
Associative Commonality and Rated Similarity of Certain Words from Haagen's List
Associative Commonality and Rated Similarity of Certain Words From Haagen's List
Further Study of Implicit Verbal Chaining in Paired-Associate Learning
Russell and Storms ( 5 ) recently reported that an implicit verbal response chain can facilitate the learning of paired associates. They paired nonsense syllables, like CEF, with Kent-Rosanoff association test stimulus words, like Stem. A high frequency associate of Stem is Flower and a high frequency associate of Flower is Smell, After the learning of a list of pairs like CEFStem, Ss learned a list of pairs like CEF-Smell. As compared with contr…
Reasoning as an Associative Process: III. The Role of Verbal Responses in Problem Solving
Comparison of Word Associations Obtained by the Methods of Discrete Single Word and Continued Association
The most common method for obtaining normative free data is to present a series of stimulus words one at a time to a large number of Ss, each of whom gives one response to each stimulus. The resulting are often taken as indicative of relative response strengths of the various responses to each stimulus and also for the response hierarchy which one or more Ss' might give szlccessively to the same stimulus. Russell and Rosen (4) have obtained some …
Attitudes and Stimuli as Determiners of Response
Problem Solution as a Function of Sequence of Components in Nonsense Items
A Study of Clustering in Free Recall Based on Synonyms
(1959). A Study of Clustering in Free Recall Based on Synonyms. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 3-10
Retroactive Interference in Meaningful Material as a Function of the Degree of Contextual Constraint in the Original and Interpolated Learning
Exploratory Studies of Stories Varying in the Adjective-Verb Quotient
Psychological Review
On some factors in the organizational characteristics of free recall
Conditions for the use of verbal associations
Discrepancy from expectation in relation to affect and motivation: Tests of McClelland's hypothesis
Psychology (28 works) · Cognitive psychology (19 works) · Computer Science (12 works) · Mathematics (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Behavioral and Psychological Studies (7 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (6 works) · Associative property (6 works) · Artificial Intelligence (5 works)