Charles A Salter

Biographic Data

ID1703708
NAMECharles A Salter
GIVEN NAMESCharles A
FAMILY NAMESalter
SIGNATURESALTER C A
AFFILIATIONSSpring Hill College
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS13
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1974
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1990
H-INDEX2

  • The Impact of Television Viewing on Mental Aptitude and Achievement

    Steven L Gortmaker, Charles A Salter et al.ARTICLEPublic Opinion Quarterly1990Cited by: 8References: 1

    Journal Article THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION VIEWING ON MENTAL APTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY Get access STEVEN L. GORTMAKER, STEVEN L. GORTMAKER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar CHARLES A. SALTER, CHARLES A. SALTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar DEBORAH K. WALKER, DEBORAH K. WALKER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar…

  • The Construction of a Pet Attitude Scale

    Donald I Templer, Charles A Salter et al.ARTICLEThe Psychological Record1981

  • Attitudes toward Laetrile in Relation to Death Anxiety and Experience with Cancer in the Family

    Open AccessCharles A Salter, Donald I TemplerARTICLEPsychological Reports1981

    Three questionnaires concerning previous experiences and attitudes toward Laetrile were given to 68 college students and 44 professors. The hypothesis that individuals with greater anxiety would believe more strongly in the efficacy of Laetrile was supported. Positive attitudes toward Laetrile's effectiveness correlated significantly with higher death anxiety ( r = .25, p < .02), higher anxiety about cancer ( r = .25), and having a death from can…

  • Multiple Measurement of Anxiety and its Effects on Complex Verbal Learning

    Open AccessCharles A Salter, J Meunier et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports1976

    Some studies have found positive correlations between self-report anxiety and physiological anxiety during learning while others have not. This study used four measures: trait anxiety (IPAT Self-analysis Form), state anxiety (self-evaluation), physiological assessment (respiration rate), and unobtrusive observation by a confederate. 50 undergraduate psychology students (20 males and 30 females) worked on a German-English translation after which t…

  • Change in Attitudes Toward Other Nations as a Function of the Type of International Contact

    Charles A Salter, Allan I TegerARTICLESociometry1975Cited by: 5

    The hypothesis that cross-national contact leads to enhancement of attitude towards the countries visited was tested by controlling for two problems in earlier studies: (a) the confusion between genuine and superficial contact, and (b) the failure to specify the dimensions of contact and of attitudinal measurement. 35 Ss in two groups were given questionnaires before visiting Europe to work or travel (Time 1), on the return plane (Time 2), and af…

  • Intelligence and Belief in the Supernatural

    Open AccessCharles A Salter, Lewis M RoutledgeARTICLEPsychological Reports1974

    Just before starting university education, 339 Ss had small, but significant negative correlations between intelligence and both traditional and avant garde supernatural beliefs. A year later, an independent sample of 241 Ss maintained the significant negative correlation with traditional beliefs but had a non-significant correlation with avant garde beliefs. Religious background was the most significant predictor of beliefs, indicating that soci…

  • International Contact, Social Rewards, and Attitudes toward the Country Visited

    Open AccessCharles A Salter, Carlota D SalterARTICLEPsychological Reports1974

    33 foreign students at the University of Pennsylvania were asked which kind of experiences most affected their attitudes toward the United States. Although they said that educational considerations were paramount, their satisfaction with entertainment facilities was the main predictor, a finding consistent with social exchange theory