Alexander Tolor
Biographic Data
| ID | 5220479 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Tolor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Tolor |
| SIGNATURE | TOLOR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fairfield University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Boredom Proneness and Political Activism
Boredom proneness as related to political activism was studied in three groups, namely, undergraduate students, graduate students, and senior citizens. It was hypothesized that individuals who express a disinclination to vote would score higher in boredom than subjects who express an intent to vote. A second hypothesis stated that individuals who value campaigning for a candidate would be less bored than subjects who feel such activities are usel…
Psychologists’ Attitudes toward Children Having Various Disabilities
Psychologists’ attitudes toward various disabling conditions in children were assessed on three different measures, an Adoption Scale, a Semantic Differential measure, and a Social Distance Scale. Respondents were 61 members of two state psychological associations. Disability-specific and measure-specific attitudes differed from those reported in the literature for other groups
Coping with Stress
In an effort to explore the possible relationship between coping strategies and adjustment levels in stressed high school students, 174 male students were first administered the High School Social Readjustment Scale to identify the high stress subjects. High stress individuals were then given a Coping Style Questionnaire and two adjustment measures: the Eysenck Personality Inventory and the Neuroticism Scale Questionnaire in order to establish ty…
Stress and Depression in High School Students
The High School Social Readjustment Scale, a measure of stressful life events, and the center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, a short self-report scale measuring depressive symptomatologies, were administered twice to 285 high school students over a 6-mo. interval. Both measures were statistically reliable. On both test administrations girls, but not boys, displayed a significant relationship between stress and depression
How Similar is College Teaching to Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy and college teaching are examined in terms of their goals, methodologies, interactional systems, outcome evaluations, and common pitfalls. Similar features abound in these seemingly different professions. In view of these similarities, it is not surprising that certain professors make good psychotherapists and certain psychotherapists make excellent teachers at the college level
Some Antecedents and Personality Correlates of Health Locus of Control
The study addressed the question of whether the history of early childhood illnesses and accidents is a determinant of internal-external expectancy in the health area. In addition, it tested the hypotheses that internal health locus of control would be related to good adjustment and to low death anxiety. Ratings of the intensity and frequency of illnesses and accidents experienced during childhood were made by 86 subjects. Subjects were also admi…
Women's attitudes toward forcible rape
Self-Concept and Locus of Control in Primary-Grade Children Identified as Requiring Special Educational Programing
A group of 28 children from kindergarten through Grade 4, presenting a variety of learning-related problems, were compared with a matched group of 28 control children on the Revised Self-appraisal Inventory and on the Preschool and Primary Internal-External Control Scale. It was hypothesized that the problem children relative to the controls would exhibit less positive self-concepts and have a more external generalized expectancy for control of r…
Preserving a Positive Image of a “Fallen” Politician
Mills, former influential Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, that his recently widely publicized escapades were a result of his being an alcoholic. Subjects were asked to rate Representative Mills as a person on a number of semantic differential scales. It was hoped that fundamental attitudes toward alcoholism and alcoholics would be disclosed that might otherwise not be revealed on more direct attitudinal questionnaires. 139 subject…
Sexual attitudes and behavior patterns during and following pregnancy
Effects of Procedural Variations in Measuring Interpersonal Distance by Means of Representational Space
To determine whether two commonly employed variations in the administration of personal space measures would significantly influence performance, 40 male and 40 female college students were administered the task under two conditions: placing a number of self figures in relation to fixed social objects and placing the same social objects in relation to fixed self figures. There were no significant differences in separation distances or in vertical…
Personality patterns of couples practicing the temperature‐rhythm method of birth control∗
This study investigated reactions to the temperature‐rhythm method of birth control, attitudes toward sex in general, sexual behavior patterns, and personality dynamics in 92 American couples who had been employing this method for an average of 4 years, 9 months. Husbands and wives independently completed several scales, including Byrne's Revised Repression‐Sensitization scale, Rotter's I‐E scale, a sexual behavior inventory, an Attitude Toward S…
Children's Figure Drawings and Changing Attitudes toward Sex Roles
Based on an analysis of the sex of the first drawn figure as being the product of both sexual identificatory ties and cultural attitudes toward the sexes, it was hypothesized that the more positive contemporary values assigned to the female role would be reflected in a greater percentage of girls now drawing their own sex as compared to previous times. This expectation was confirmed with two separate normative samples. The second hypothesis, pred…
The Question of a Genetic Basis for Alcoholism; Comment on the Study by Goodwin et al., and a Response
The reliability and validity of the methodology and conclusions of the study of adopted children by Goodwin et al. are questioned by Talor and Tamerin and defended by Goodwin
Relation between Parental Interpersonal Styles and Their Children's Psychological Distance
The relationship between parental past-life styles of varying degrees of closeness or distance to others and children's interpersonal distance patterns was investigated by means of the History of Interpersonal Distance (Mottola, 1968) scale and two measures based on Kuethe's (1962) social schemata technique. Two groups of children, a clinic population of 33 Ss and a normal group of 203 Ss, and at least the mothers (sometimes also the fathers) of …
The Social Schemata Technique as a Projective Device
The construct validity of a modified version of Kuethe's social schemata technique was studied. The major hypothesis was that the placement and replacement responses of pairs of silhouette figures to which unfavorable attributes were ascribed would be more distant than the distances between figures to which more favorable characteristics were attributed. When the data of 160 male college students, performing under five sets, two directions of set…
The “Natural Course” View of Conflict Resolution
While observing the events surrounding a recent episode of student disorder at the university with which the author is affiliated, he was particularly impressed with the early intransigence of the group involved. The students were at first not willing to enter into negotiations, they were opposed to vacating the building which they had occupied, and they were resistant to attempts to have a committee composed of administrators and faculty meet wi…
Reason, Research, and Reflections on Psychological Distance
On the basis of consistent and significantly different replacement distances achieved by long-term (LH) and short-term (SH) hospitalized psychiatric patients on a modified version of Kuethe's social schemata technique, Tolor and Donnon (1969) suggested that LH patients may have a greater desire for social involvement than SH. Neel's (1970) criticisms of this smdy revolve around nvo major issues: (a) the testing procedures might have communicated …
Psychological Distance as a Function of Length of Hospitalization
21 psychiatric patients hospitalized in a state institution for at least 3 yr. (LH group) were compared in regard to their psychological distance with 38 patients who had been in private hospitals for less than 3 mo. (SH group). Psychological distance was determined by means of a modified version of Kuethe's social schemata technique which calls for replacement of pairs of figures on a field. Although LH patients were significantly older than SH …
Psychological Distance in Disturbed and Normal Children
In an attempt to determine whether emotionally disturbed children experience more distant psychological relationships than normal children a modified version of Kuethe's social schemata technique was administered to 20 children referred to a treatment center and to 26 control group youngsters. The figures to be replaced on a field consisted of eight social stimuli and four non-social designs presented in 12 different combinations of pairs. No sig…
Educational Backgrounds of Teachers Who Differ in Attitudes toward Child Behavior
Since highly experienced teachers had previously been found to have markedly different attitudes toward the abnormality of children's behavior in comparison to less experienced teachers, an examination of the training received by both groups of teachers was undertaken. It was found that the two groups of teachers had significantly different educational backgrounds with the more experienced teachers possessing a college degree less often, and havi…
Stability of Schizophrenic Affect and Values
The stability over time of schizophrenics' personal values and emotional responses was studied using an especially devised Preference Schedule and the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List. Daily testing of 50 hospitalized schizophrenics and 22 controls over 2 wk. revealed greater variability of preference, but no greater fluctuation in affect, for schizophrenics. The schizophrenics, however, scored higher in Anxiety and Depression than normals. I…
Early Memories as Indicators of Ego Functioning
Three of the earliest memories were obtained from 58 male college students who had been selected on the basis of their grade point placement in the top and bottom 10% of their class. Memories were rated employing the classification system developed by Levy. There was no support for the hypothesized relationship between structural features of early memories and academic performance in college
A Taste of Honey
Dr. Manfred Guttmacher, in a recent article, criticizes Dr. Thomas Szasz's contention that elements in current psychiatric practices and institutions jeopardize the constitutional rights of the mental patient. However, Dr. Guttmacher's criticism often apparently fails to address itself to the substantive issues and frequently dwells upon peripheral and personalistic considerations
On Setting for Clinical Training
Coping with Stress
In an effort to explore the possible relationship between coping strategies and adjustment levels in stressed high school students, 174 male students were first administered the High School Social Readjustment Scale to identify the high stress subjects. High stress individuals were then given a Coping Style Questionnaire and two adjustment measures: the Eysenck Personality Inventory and the Neuroticism Scale Questionnaire in order to establish ty…
Sexual attitudes and behavior patterns during and following pregnancy
Personality patterns of couples practicing the temperature‐rhythm method of birth control∗
This study investigated reactions to the temperature‐rhythm method of birth control, attitudes toward sex in general, sexual behavior patterns, and personality dynamics in 92 American couples who had been employing this method for an average of 4 years, 9 months. Husbands and wives independently completed several scales, including Byrne's Revised Repression‐Sensitization scale, Rotter's I‐E scale, a sexual behavior inventory, an Attitude Toward S…
Personality disorder is disease
Stability of Schizophrenic Affect and Values
The stability over time of schizophrenics' personal values and emotional responses was studied using an especially devised Preference Schedule and the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List. Daily testing of 50 hospitalized schizophrenics and 22 controls over 2 wk. revealed greater variability of preference, but no greater fluctuation in affect, for schizophrenics. The schizophrenics, however, scored higher in Anxiety and Depression than normals. I…
Early Memories as Indicators of Ego Functioning
Three of the earliest memories were obtained from 58 male college students who had been selected on the basis of their grade point placement in the top and bottom 10% of their class. Memories were rated employing the classification system developed by Levy. There was no support for the hypothesized relationship between structural features of early memories and academic performance in college
A Taste of Honey
Dr. Manfred Guttmacher, in a recent article, criticizes Dr. Thomas Szasz's contention that elements in current psychiatric practices and institutions jeopardize the constitutional rights of the mental patient. However, Dr. Guttmacher's criticism often apparently fails to address itself to the substantive issues and frequently dwells upon peripheral and personalistic considerations
On Setting for Clinical Training
Educational Backgrounds of Teachers Who Differ in Attitudes toward Child Behavior
Since highly experienced teachers had previously been found to have markedly different attitudes toward the abnormality of children's behavior in comparison to less experienced teachers, an examination of the training received by both groups of teachers was undertaken. It was found that the two groups of teachers had significantly different educational backgrounds with the more experienced teachers possessing a college degree less often, and havi…
Psychological Distance in Disturbed and Normal Children
In an attempt to determine whether emotionally disturbed children experience more distant psychological relationships than normal children a modified version of Kuethe's social schemata technique was administered to 20 children referred to a treatment center and to 26 control group youngsters. The figures to be replaced on a field consisted of eight social stimuli and four non-social designs presented in 12 different combinations of pairs. No sig…
Psychological Distance as a Function of Length of Hospitalization
21 psychiatric patients hospitalized in a state institution for at least 3 yr. (LH group) were compared in regard to their psychological distance with 38 patients who had been in private hospitals for less than 3 mo. (SH group). Psychological distance was determined by means of a modified version of Kuethe's social schemata technique which calls for replacement of pairs of figures on a field. Although LH patients were significantly older than SH …
The “Natural Course” View of Conflict Resolution
While observing the events surrounding a recent episode of student disorder at the university with which the author is affiliated, he was particularly impressed with the early intransigence of the group involved. The students were at first not willing to enter into negotiations, they were opposed to vacating the building which they had occupied, and they were resistant to attempts to have a committee composed of administrators and faculty meet wi…
Reason, Research, and Reflections on Psychological Distance
On the basis of consistent and significantly different replacement distances achieved by long-term (LH) and short-term (SH) hospitalized psychiatric patients on a modified version of Kuethe's social schemata technique, Tolor and Donnon (1969) suggested that LH patients may have a greater desire for social involvement than SH. Neel's (1970) criticisms of this smdy revolve around nvo major issues: (a) the testing procedures might have communicated …
Relation between Parental Interpersonal Styles and Their Children's Psychological Distance
The relationship between parental past-life styles of varying degrees of closeness or distance to others and children's interpersonal distance patterns was investigated by means of the History of Interpersonal Distance (Mottola, 1968) scale and two measures based on Kuethe's (1962) social schemata technique. Two groups of children, a clinic population of 33 Ss and a normal group of 203 Ss, and at least the mothers (sometimes also the fathers) of …
The Social Schemata Technique as a Projective Device
The construct validity of a modified version of Kuethe's social schemata technique was studied. The major hypothesis was that the placement and replacement responses of pairs of silhouette figures to which unfavorable attributes were ascribed would be more distant than the distances between figures to which more favorable characteristics were attributed. When the data of 160 male college students, performing under five sets, two directions of set…
The Question of a Genetic Basis for Alcoholism; Comment on the Study by Goodwin et al., and a Response
The reliability and validity of the methodology and conclusions of the study of adopted children by Goodwin et al. are questioned by Talor and Tamerin and defended by Goodwin
Children's Figure Drawings and Changing Attitudes toward Sex Roles
Based on an analysis of the sex of the first drawn figure as being the product of both sexual identificatory ties and cultural attitudes toward the sexes, it was hypothesized that the more positive contemporary values assigned to the female role would be reflected in a greater percentage of girls now drawing their own sex as compared to previous times. This expectation was confirmed with two separate normative samples. The second hypothesis, pred…
Effects of Procedural Variations in Measuring Interpersonal Distance by Means of Representational Space
To determine whether two commonly employed variations in the administration of personal space measures would significantly influence performance, 40 male and 40 female college students were administered the task under two conditions: placing a number of self figures in relation to fixed social objects and placing the same social objects in relation to fixed self figures. There were no significant differences in separation distances or in vertical…
Personality patterns of couples practicing the temperature‐rhythm method of birth control∗
This study investigated reactions to the temperature‐rhythm method of birth control, attitudes toward sex in general, sexual behavior patterns, and personality dynamics in 92 American couples who had been employing this method for an average of 4 years, 9 months. Husbands and wives independently completed several scales, including Byrne's Revised Repression‐Sensitization scale, Rotter's I‐E scale, a sexual behavior inventory, an Attitude Toward S…
Preserving a Positive Image of a “Fallen” Politician
Mills, former influential Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, that his recently widely publicized escapades were a result of his being an alcoholic. Subjects were asked to rate Representative Mills as a person on a number of semantic differential scales. It was hoped that fundamental attitudes toward alcoholism and alcoholics would be disclosed that might otherwise not be revealed on more direct attitudinal questionnaires. 139 subject…
Sexual attitudes and behavior patterns during and following pregnancy
Self-Concept and Locus of Control in Primary-Grade Children Identified as Requiring Special Educational Programing
A group of 28 children from kindergarten through Grade 4, presenting a variety of learning-related problems, were compared with a matched group of 28 control children on the Revised Self-appraisal Inventory and on the Preschool and Primary Internal-External Control Scale. It was hypothesized that the problem children relative to the controls would exhibit less positive self-concepts and have a more external generalized expectancy for control of r…
Some Antecedents and Personality Correlates of Health Locus of Control
The study addressed the question of whether the history of early childhood illnesses and accidents is a determinant of internal-external expectancy in the health area. In addition, it tested the hypotheses that internal health locus of control would be related to good adjustment and to low death anxiety. Ratings of the intensity and frequency of illnesses and accidents experienced during childhood were made by 86 subjects. Subjects were also admi…
Women's attitudes toward forcible rape
How Similar is College Teaching to Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy and college teaching are examined in terms of their goals, methodologies, interactional systems, outcome evaluations, and common pitfalls. Similar features abound in these seemingly different professions. In view of these similarities, it is not surprising that certain professors make good psychotherapists and certain psychotherapists make excellent teachers at the college level
Stress and Depression in High School Students
The High School Social Readjustment Scale, a measure of stressful life events, and the center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, a short self-report scale measuring depressive symptomatologies, were administered twice to 285 high school students over a 6-mo. interval. Both measures were statistically reliable. On both test administrations girls, but not boys, displayed a significant relationship between stress and depression
Psychologists’ Attitudes toward Children Having Various Disabilities
Psychologists’ attitudes toward various disabling conditions in children were assessed on three different measures, an Adoption Scale, a Semantic Differential measure, and a Social Distance Scale. Respondents were 61 members of two state psychological associations. Disability-specific and measure-specific attitudes differed from those reported in the literature for other groups
Coping with Stress
In an effort to explore the possible relationship between coping strategies and adjustment levels in stressed high school students, 174 male students were first administered the High School Social Readjustment Scale to identify the high stress subjects. High stress individuals were then given a Coping Style Questionnaire and two adjustment measures: the Eysenck Personality Inventory and the Neuroticism Scale Questionnaire in order to establish ty…
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