Gary A Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 1662391 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gary A Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gary A |
| FAMILY NAME | Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS G A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hazardous Waste
This chapter defines and describes hazardous wastes and their adverse health effects. Historical evolution of the management and public understanding of waste issues is traced. Other parts of the chapter describe hazardous waste management, including disposal landfills, land farming, incineration, and toxics use reduction. Various regulatory measures are described as well as nonregulatory measures for prevention and control of adverse health effe…
Mapping the Middle Ground
Cartographic encounters, where geographical knowledge possessed by Native Americans was translated into forms understood (or misunderstood) by Euro-Americans, provided a significant contribution to the Euro-American exploration of North America. The concept of distributed cognition has been used to describe, for example, the piloting of ships and the operation of the Hubble Telescope. In this article, an exploratory survey of the Mississippi Rive…
David Thompson and the Source of the Mississippi
David Thompson and the Source of the Mississippi
Local Control Wasting Away
Municipal solid waste management and planning traditionally have been regarded as the responsibility of local government. However, the legal climate surrounding solid waste management has become more constrained, placing local government at the mercy of the private waste management industry, and eroding the effectiveness of local waste planning efforts. This article provides an overview of recent court decisions impacting local government solid w…
Techniques for Creative Thinking
30 undergraduates were allowed unlimited time to “think of ways to change or improve a door knob.” One group (Short Checklist) was taught to use a 7-item checklist which suggested general categories of ideas (i.e., change colors, shape, material, design/style, size; rearrange parts; add/subtract something). A second group (Long Checklist) used Osborn's (1963) “73 idea-spurring questions” as an idea checklist. Ss in the third group were instructed…
Paired Associates Transfer as a Function of Formal Stimulus Similarity and Semantic Properties of the Response
Effects of Simple Instructional Biases upon Performance in the Unusual Uses Test
(1968). Effects of Simple Instructional Biases upon Performance in the Unusual Uses Test. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 25-33
Recognition Memory for Visually Presented Homophones
Underwood's (1965) finding that undergraduate Ss would mistakenly recognize words (e.g., HARD) which had not actually occurred earlier in a 200-word list but which were strong verbal associates of words (e.g., SOFT) which had, in fact, occurred earlier in the list, was replicated. Also, using the same recognition memory task, when members of a homophone pair had different meanings (e.g., STEAK vs STAKE), false recognition frequencies were low. Wh…
Effects of List Length and the Number of Response Alternatives in a Serially Learned Paired-Associates Task
Current status of research and theory in human problem solving
Effects of Response Type and Problem Complexity upon Classification Learning
(1965). Effects of Response Type and Problem Complexity upon Classification Learning. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 151-159
Patient Attitudes Related to Some Problems in Psychiatric Architecture
Interviews were used to elicit attitudes and opinions of open-ward patients concerning the physical and socio-psychological mental hospital environment. Some particular problems discussed are: (a) the psychological influence of maximum security measures, (b) ward size, (c) dining and sleeping arrangements, (d) the use of concentrated vs dispersed wards, (e) the “refuge effect” of a comfortable hospital, and (f) aesthetic considerations. The resul…
Effects of Simple Instructional Biases upon Performance in the Unusual Uses Test
(1968). Effects of Simple Instructional Biases upon Performance in the Unusual Uses Test. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 25-33
Current status of research and theory in human problem solving
Effects of Response Type and Problem Complexity upon Classification Learning
(1965). Effects of Response Type and Problem Complexity upon Classification Learning. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 151-159
Patient Attitudes Related to Some Problems in Psychiatric Architecture
Interviews were used to elicit attitudes and opinions of open-ward patients concerning the physical and socio-psychological mental hospital environment. Some particular problems discussed are: (a) the psychological influence of maximum security measures, (b) ward size, (c) dining and sleeping arrangements, (d) the use of concentrated vs dispersed wards, (e) the “refuge effect” of a comfortable hospital, and (f) aesthetic considerations. The resul…
Effects of Response Type and Problem Complexity upon Classification Learning
(1965). Effects of Response Type and Problem Complexity upon Classification Learning. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 73, No. 1, pp. 151-159
Effects of List Length and the Number of Response Alternatives in a Serially Learned Paired-Associates Task
Current status of research and theory in human problem solving
Recognition Memory for Visually Presented Homophones
Underwood's (1965) finding that undergraduate Ss would mistakenly recognize words (e.g., HARD) which had not actually occurred earlier in a 200-word list but which were strong verbal associates of words (e.g., SOFT) which had, in fact, occurred earlier in the list, was replicated. Also, using the same recognition memory task, when members of a homophone pair had different meanings (e.g., STEAK vs STAKE), false recognition frequencies were low. Wh…
Effects of Simple Instructional Biases upon Performance in the Unusual Uses Test
(1968). Effects of Simple Instructional Biases upon Performance in the Unusual Uses Test. The Journal of General Psychology: Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 25-33
Techniques for Creative Thinking
30 undergraduates were allowed unlimited time to “think of ways to change or improve a door knob.” One group (Short Checklist) was taught to use a 7-item checklist which suggested general categories of ideas (i.e., change colors, shape, material, design/style, size; rearrange parts; add/subtract something). A second group (Long Checklist) used Osborn's (1963) “73 idea-spurring questions” as an idea checklist. Ss in the third group were instructed…
Paired Associates Transfer as a Function of Formal Stimulus Similarity and Semantic Properties of the Response
Local Control Wasting Away
Municipal solid waste management and planning traditionally have been regarded as the responsibility of local government. However, the legal climate surrounding solid waste management has become more constrained, placing local government at the mercy of the private waste management industry, and eroding the effectiveness of local waste planning efforts. This article provides an overview of recent court decisions impacting local government solid w…
David Thompson and the Source of the Mississippi
David Thompson and the Source of the Mississippi
Hazardous Waste
This chapter defines and describes hazardous wastes and their adverse health effects. Historical evolution of the management and public understanding of waste issues is traced. Other parts of the chapter describe hazardous waste management, including disposal landfills, land farming, incineration, and toxics use reduction. Various regulatory measures are described as well as nonregulatory measures for prevention and control of adverse health effe…
Mapping the Middle Ground
Cartographic encounters, where geographical knowledge possessed by Native Americans was translated into forms understood (or misunderstood) by Euro-Americans, provided a significant contribution to the Euro-American exploration of North America. The concept of distributed cognition has been used to describe, for example, the piloting of ships and the operation of the Hubble Telescope. In this article, an exploratory survey of the Mississippi Rive…
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