David B Wiseman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6645211 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David B Wiseman |
| GIVEN NAMES | David B |
| FAMILY NAME | Wiseman |
| SIGNATURE | WISEMAN D B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brookdale Community College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perceptions of a Tattooed College Instructor
128 undergraduates' perceptions of tattoos on a model described as a college instructor were assessed. They viewed one of four photographs of a tattooed or nontattooed female model. Students rated her on nine teaching-related characteristics. Analyses indicated that the presence of tattoos was associated with some positive changes in ratings: students' motivation, being imaginative about assignments, and how likely students were to recommend her …
Two portraits of Spence
Two portraits of Spence
A response to H. H. Kendler's (2001) comments on D. B. Wiseman's (2000) original article about Kenneth Spence's human learning research is presented. Specifically addressed are distinctions between objectivity and subjectivity and Kendler's view about Spence. The current response also describes a contrast between Spence's (a) philosophical views about science as formally expressed to psychologists outside of the University of Iowa and (b) behavio…
Subjective science
Subjective science
This article examines Kenneth Spence's human learning research from 1949 to 1967. His works show the conditioning field to be in turmoil over basic issues during this time. These issues included whether determinism should be accepted, how to interpret a psychological test score, what psychometric properties a test should have, and how to use theoretical constructs. Turmoil occurred because behaviors and events had different meanings and degrees o…
A New Laboratory Method for Altering Positive Affect
This paper reports the development with 95 undergraduates of a new method for altering Positive Affect in the laboratory. The method consists of assigning persons to complete a boring task for a specific amount of time and shortly after beginning the task, informing them that the assigned time period has either been increased or reduced. The advantages of this method are that it is effective, relatively free of demand characteristics, ethical, fa…
Subjective science
This article examines Kenneth Spence's human learning research from 1949 to 1967. His works show the conditioning field to be in turmoil over basic issues during this time. These issues included whether determinism should be accepted, how to interpret a psychological test score, what psychometric properties a test should have, and how to use theoretical constructs. Turmoil occurred because behaviors and events had different meanings and degrees o…
A New Laboratory Method for Altering Positive Affect
This paper reports the development with 95 undergraduates of a new method for altering Positive Affect in the laboratory. The method consists of assigning persons to complete a boring task for a specific amount of time and shortly after beginning the task, informing them that the assigned time period has either been increased or reduced. The advantages of this method are that it is effective, relatively free of demand characteristics, ethical, fa…
Subjective science
Subjective science
This article examines Kenneth Spence's human learning research from 1949 to 1967. His works show the conditioning field to be in turmoil over basic issues during this time. These issues included whether determinism should be accepted, how to interpret a psychological test score, what psychometric properties a test should have, and how to use theoretical constructs. Turmoil occurred because behaviors and events had different meanings and degrees o…
Two portraits of Spence
Two portraits of Spence
A response to H. H. Kendler's (2001) comments on D. B. Wiseman's (2000) original article about Kenneth Spence's human learning research is presented. Specifically addressed are distinctions between objectivity and subjectivity and Kendler's view about Spence. The current response also describes a contrast between Spence's (a) philosophical views about science as formally expressed to psychologists outside of the University of Iowa and (b) behavio…
Perceptions of a Tattooed College Instructor
128 undergraduates' perceptions of tattoos on a model described as a college instructor were assessed. They viewed one of four photographs of a tattooed or nontattooed female model. Students rated her on nine teaching-related characteristics. Analyses indicated that the presence of tattoos was associated with some positive changes in ratings: students' motivation, being imaginative about assignments, and how likely students were to recommend her …
Psychology (6 works) · History of psychology (4 works) · Psychoanalysis (4 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Educational and Psychological Assessments (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)