Arnold Powell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3964646 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arnold Powell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arnold |
| FAMILY NAME | Powell |
| SIGNATURE | POWELL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbus State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An overview of a multifactor-system theory of personality and individual differences
In Part III of this three-part series on multifactor-system theory, multivariate, life-span development is approached from the standpoint of a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the ontogenesis of factors in each of the six systems. The pattern of quantitative development (described via the Gompertz equation and three developmental parameters) involves growth, stability, and decline, and qualitative development involves changes in the organ…
An overview of a multifactor-system theory of personality and individual differences
An overview of a multifactor-system theory of personality and individual differences
An overview of a multifactor-system theory of personality and individual differences
Paths to Being, Life Style, and Individuality
Our analysis of the ways in which individuals attempt to make their lives meaningful has identified three basic paths to being, each motivated by a distinctive value-orientation, intrinsic, self, or social. Valid philosophies of life emerge when these value commitments entail existential risk and an existential criterion. Furthermore, distinctive life styles are considered to result from attempts to pursue patterns in living that are consistent w…
Further Note on Rule Utilization in Solutions of Abstract Picture-Analogy Problems
As a further test of a rule model of analogical reasoning, 24 problems from the Raven Progressive Matrices were given 93 Ss, run in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design in which there were two presentation intervals (20 vs 45 sec.), two stimulus conditions (the first two rows of each matrix were either present or absent), and two rule conditions (some Ss had access to E-generated rules). Over-all there were fewer errors with the longer interval, when the…
Memory Span, Organization, and Transformations in Recall of Pictures and Words
Immediate memory span, category clustering, and reading comprehension scores accounted for approximately 60% of the variance in average free-recall performance across three trials given 30 high school Ss in special reading classes. Immediate memory span tended to correlate more highly with recall of words than pictures, while reading comprehension tended to correlate more highly with recall of pictures. Category clustering correlated only slightl…
Conceptual and Associative Context Effects on Speed of Word Recognition
Both conceptual and associative relationships between clue words and target words influenced the speed of recognition of tachistoscopically presented target words. When clue and target words were associated, but in a conceptual context different from that in which the clue word occurred, presentation of the clue word actually interfered with recognition speed. This finding was interpreted as supporting the hypothesis that the information relevant…
Visual Defects and Performance on Psychological Tests
The effects of children's visual defects on their psychological test performances have received little attention in the literature although their effects on achievement are well documented (e.g., Haines, 1955; Kephart et al., 1960). A study by Klauer (1962) indicated that although visually handicapped children do not differ significantly in IQ from normal children, those with severe handicaps had significantly reduced performance IQ's when these …
Semantic Clues in Comprehension of Novel Sentences
It has been suggested that semantics provide important clues to underlying linguistic structure. The present results supported this suggestion, since self-embedded sentences containing 3 relative clauses were easier to decode when semantic clues were present. Lack of transfer of learning from one set of sentences to another set of similarly constructed sentences was interpreted as supporting models of linguistic competence and language acquisitio…
Adult Locus of Control and Self-Righteous Attitudes
In a recent study (3) internal as measured by the Adult Locus of Control Scale was negatively correlated with scores on the Pharisaic Virtue (1) scale. The latter, an MMPI research scale, was designed to measure self-righteous or hypocritical attitudes toward ochers and to correlate with scores on the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory, a measure of democratic versus authoritarian approaches to others. The correlation between adult and Pharisai…
Secondary Reinforcement and the Reconditioning Hypothesis
Adult Locus of Control and Mental Ability
Correlations between I-E and Adult Locus of Control scales, and a measure of mental ability, supported the hypothesis that these scales provide alternative measures of feelings of control for adults. Support was also obtained for the hypothesis that an internal control is associated with greater mental ability
Correlates of Adult Locus of Control
Correlations between scores on the Adult Locus of Control Scale and a number of personality scales supported the hypothesis that the control scores are related to need achievement, anxiety, psychopathology, socioeconomic status, ethnic group membership, and intellectual ability. There was some evidence that locus of control scores are also related to teacher effectiveness
Rule Utilization in Solutions of Abstract Picture-Analogy Problems
Two experiments tested the hypothesis that rules are generated and applied in solving analogy problems by providing one group of Ss with the appropriate rules. Analogy problems from the Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test were employed in Exp. I, and problems from the Raven Progressive Matrices were employed in Exp. II. The results from both experiments did not support the hypothesis. It was suggested that the possibility, that the cognitive proces…
Alternative Measures of Locus of Control and the Prediction of Academic Performance
Correlations between the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire and several measures of academic achievement did not support the hypothesis that this scale measures locus of control attitudes in intellectual-academic achievement situations. Support was obtained for the hypothesis that a measure of more generalized locus of control attitudes was related to academic achievement
Alternative Measures of Locus of Control and the Prediction of Academic Performance
Correlations between the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire and several measures of academic achievement did not support the hypothesis that this scale measures locus of control attitudes in intellectual-academic achievement situations. Support was obtained for the hypothesis that a measure of more generalized locus of control attitudes was related to academic achievement
Adult Locus of Control and Mental Ability
Correlations between I-E and Adult Locus of Control scales, and a measure of mental ability, supported the hypothesis that these scales provide alternative measures of feelings of control for adults. Support was also obtained for the hypothesis that an internal control is associated with greater mental ability
Correlates of Adult Locus of Control
Correlations between scores on the Adult Locus of Control Scale and a number of personality scales supported the hypothesis that the control scores are related to need achievement, anxiety, psychopathology, socioeconomic status, ethnic group membership, and intellectual ability. There was some evidence that locus of control scores are also related to teacher effectiveness
Rule Utilization in Solutions of Abstract Picture-Analogy Problems
Two experiments tested the hypothesis that rules are generated and applied in solving analogy problems by providing one group of Ss with the appropriate rules. Analogy problems from the Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Test were employed in Exp. I, and problems from the Raven Progressive Matrices were employed in Exp. II. The results from both experiments did not support the hypothesis. It was suggested that the possibility, that the cognitive proces…
Semantic Clues in Comprehension of Novel Sentences
It has been suggested that semantics provide important clues to underlying linguistic structure. The present results supported this suggestion, since self-embedded sentences containing 3 relative clauses were easier to decode when semantic clues were present. Lack of transfer of learning from one set of sentences to another set of similarly constructed sentences was interpreted as supporting models of linguistic competence and language acquisitio…
Adult Locus of Control and Self-Righteous Attitudes
In a recent study (3) internal as measured by the Adult Locus of Control Scale was negatively correlated with scores on the Pharisaic Virtue (1) scale. The latter, an MMPI research scale, was designed to measure self-righteous or hypocritical attitudes toward ochers and to correlate with scores on the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory, a measure of democratic versus authoritarian approaches to others. The correlation between adult and Pharisai…
Secondary Reinforcement and the Reconditioning Hypothesis
Visual Defects and Performance on Psychological Tests
The effects of children's visual defects on their psychological test performances have received little attention in the literature although their effects on achievement are well documented (e.g., Haines, 1955; Kephart et al., 1960). A study by Klauer (1962) indicated that although visually handicapped children do not differ significantly in IQ from normal children, those with severe handicaps had significantly reduced performance IQ's when these …
Further Note on Rule Utilization in Solutions of Abstract Picture-Analogy Problems
As a further test of a rule model of analogical reasoning, 24 problems from the Raven Progressive Matrices were given 93 Ss, run in a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design in which there were two presentation intervals (20 vs 45 sec.), two stimulus conditions (the first two rows of each matrix were either present or absent), and two rule conditions (some Ss had access to E-generated rules). Over-all there were fewer errors with the longer interval, when the…
Memory Span, Organization, and Transformations in Recall of Pictures and Words
Immediate memory span, category clustering, and reading comprehension scores accounted for approximately 60% of the variance in average free-recall performance across three trials given 30 high school Ss in special reading classes. Immediate memory span tended to correlate more highly with recall of words than pictures, while reading comprehension tended to correlate more highly with recall of pictures. Category clustering correlated only slightl…
Conceptual and Associative Context Effects on Speed of Word Recognition
Both conceptual and associative relationships between clue words and target words influenced the speed of recognition of tachistoscopically presented target words. When clue and target words were associated, but in a conceptual context different from that in which the clue word occurred, presentation of the clue word actually interfered with recognition speed. This finding was interpreted as supporting the hypothesis that the information relevant…
Paths to Being, Life Style, and Individuality
Our analysis of the ways in which individuals attempt to make their lives meaningful has identified three basic paths to being, each motivated by a distinctive value-orientation, intrinsic, self, or social. Valid philosophies of life emerge when these value commitments entail existential risk and an existential criterion. Furthermore, distinctive life styles are considered to result from attempts to pursue patterns in living that are consistent w…
An overview of a multifactor-system theory of personality and individual differences
In Part III of this three-part series on multifactor-system theory, multivariate, life-span development is approached from the standpoint of a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the ontogenesis of factors in each of the six systems. The pattern of quantitative development (described via the Gompertz equation and three developmental parameters) involves growth, stability, and decline, and qualitative development involves changes in the organ…
An overview of a multifactor-system theory of personality and individual differences
An overview of a multifactor-system theory of personality and individual differences
An overview of a multifactor-system theory of personality and individual differences
Psychology (16 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Cognitive psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Personality (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Artificial Intelligence (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works)