William R Looft
Biographic Data
| ID | 1660496 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William R Looft |
| GIVEN NAMES | William R |
| FAMILY NAME | Looft |
| SIGNATURE | LOOFT W R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Conceptions of Human Nature, Educational Practice, and Individual Development
The continuing debate over the ability/heredity/environment issue is a clear manifestation of the underlying assumptions about human nature that permeate the social economic, and educational institutions of America. It is argued here that this set of assumptions – or model of man – is neither necessary nor desirable for a humane society; that the educational system has been the principal agent in disseminating this view; that alternative views of…
The Evolution of Developmental Psychology
Three different handbooks from child psychology, whose publication dates span 40 years, and BIRREN’s [1959] handbook on the psychology of aging were subjected to quantitative and qualitative comparative analyses. The assumption underlying these analyses was that the differences existing among the compendia are reflective of the changes that have occurred throughout the evolutionary course of developmental psychology
The Current Status of the Development of Developmental Psychology as Reflected by the 1971 West Virginia Conference on Life-Span Developmental Psychology
Development of directionality in children
Egocentrism and social interaction across the life span
Vocational Aspirations of Second-Grade Girls
41 second-grade girls in a Catholic school were asked about their vocational interests or aspirations from two different perspectives: (a) their desired occupational goals and (b) their realistic expectations regarding their occupational goals. To the first question most girls nominated vocations which were very sex-role stereotyped and altruistic (nurse and teacher were most common); to the second question Ss tended to (a) repeat their original …
An Analysis of Five Measures of Sensation Seeking and Preference for Complexity
(1971). An Analysis of Five Measures of Sensation Seeking and Preference for Complexity. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 85, No. 2, pp. 307-313
The Unimodal Preference-for-Complexity Function
Sex differences in the expression of vocational aspirations by elementary school children
The psychology of more
Note on Wais Vocabulary Performance by Young and Old Adults
An analysis of the WAIS Vocabulary performance of 56 young adults ( M age about 19 yr.) and 39 old adults ( M age about 77 yr.), equated for educational level, showed that the average performance of the younger group was significantly higher. An examination of the responses of the two age groups to specific items suggested generational change in the degrees of understanding and the kinds of referents for several words
Modification of the life concept in children
Animism revived
Sex differences in the expression of vocational aspirations by elementary school children
Egocentrism and social interaction across the life span
The psychology of more
Animism revived
An Analysis of Five Measures of Sensation Seeking and Preference for Complexity
(1971). An Analysis of Five Measures of Sensation Seeking and Preference for Complexity. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 85, No. 2, pp. 307-313
Modification of the life concept in children
Animism revived
Note on Wais Vocabulary Performance by Young and Old Adults
An analysis of the WAIS Vocabulary performance of 56 young adults ( M age about 19 yr.) and 39 old adults ( M age about 77 yr.), equated for educational level, showed that the average performance of the younger group was significantly higher. An examination of the responses of the two age groups to specific items suggested generational change in the degrees of understanding and the kinds of referents for several words
Vocational Aspirations of Second-Grade Girls
41 second-grade girls in a Catholic school were asked about their vocational interests or aspirations from two different perspectives: (a) their desired occupational goals and (b) their realistic expectations regarding their occupational goals. To the first question most girls nominated vocations which were very sex-role stereotyped and altruistic (nurse and teacher were most common); to the second question Ss tended to (a) repeat their original …
An Analysis of Five Measures of Sensation Seeking and Preference for Complexity
(1971). An Analysis of Five Measures of Sensation Seeking and Preference for Complexity. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 85, No. 2, pp. 307-313
The Unimodal Preference-for-Complexity Function
Sex differences in the expression of vocational aspirations by elementary school children
The psychology of more
Development of directionality in children
Egocentrism and social interaction across the life span
Conceptions of Human Nature, Educational Practice, and Individual Development
The continuing debate over the ability/heredity/environment issue is a clear manifestation of the underlying assumptions about human nature that permeate the social economic, and educational institutions of America. It is argued here that this set of assumptions – or model of man – is neither necessary nor desirable for a humane society; that the educational system has been the principal agent in disseminating this view; that alternative views of…
The Evolution of Developmental Psychology
Three different handbooks from child psychology, whose publication dates span 40 years, and BIRREN’s [1959] handbook on the psychology of aging were subjected to quantitative and qualitative comparative analyses. The assumption underlying these analyses was that the differences existing among the compendia are reflective of the changes that have occurred throughout the evolutionary course of developmental psychology
The Current Status of the Development of Developmental Psychology as Reflected by the 1971 West Virginia Conference on Life-Span Developmental Psychology
Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Career Development and Diversity (2 works) · Cognitive Abilities and Testing (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental stage theories (2 works) · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works)