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Science Vocabulary And Teaching, R. R. Haun Jan 1957

Science Vocabulary And Teaching, R. R. Haun

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

If it should be necessary to relate the work here reported to a theoretical background or to some current problems, such relationships could easily be found in the developing concepts about the psychology and philosophy of the thinking process and in the current discussions concerning critical thinking and the philosophy of science.

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Correlational Analyses Of Test-Retest Data With A Thirty-Year Intertrial Interval, Harold P. Bechtoldt, Richard I. Moren Jan 1957

Correlational Analyses Of Test-Retest Data With A Thirty-Year Intertrial Interval, Harold P. Bechtoldt, Richard I. Moren

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In recent years there has been a marked increase in the application of the methods of factor analysis to data associated with studies of learning phenomena or of practice effects. The problems are usually posed as investigations of changes in factorial composition as a function of practice with the variables of the correlation matrix including two or more trials on one or more tasks, or two or more parallel forms of some test. The first purpose of this paper is to present an application of a recently developed procedure for analyzing such correlational data. (2) In contrast to the analyses …

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A Criterion Scale For Classification Of Automobile Drivers, A. R. Lauer Jan 1957

A Criterion Scale For Classification Of Automobile Drivers, A. R. Lauer

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The problem of developing a satisfactory criterion scale for evaluating driving performance has been bothering experimenters in this field for many years. It has been found that accidents used as a criterion are quite unreliable, especially among lay drivers. This is partly due to variance traceable to exposure factors. Sometimes a spurious reliability may be obtained by correlating periods of time in which there is no control made of the risk factor. Studies made in Sweden (1) and elsewhere have shown that a serious error is introduced when correlating segments of driving record due to the spuriosity introduced by exposure …

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Mental Health Research In A Veterans Administration General Hospital, Edwin Cohen Jan 1957

Mental Health Research In A Veterans Administration General Hospital, Edwin Cohen

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Opportunities for mental health research in a VA general medical hospital are in themselves not unique. Much of the research is similar in nature to clinical and experimental investigations conducted at other types of institutions. Of course the paucity of one of the sexes and children precludes the possibility of research in such areas as post-partum psychosis and childhood schizophrenia. Since, as you may have heard, we are not yet saturated with knowledge in any of the areas of mental health, this inequity of VA hospital populations has not been an obstacle of any appreciable proportion. On the other hand, …

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A Statement Of The Problem, Leonard D. Goodstein Jan 1957

A Statement Of The Problem, Leonard D. Goodstein

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

While discussions of the magnitude of the mental health problem here in Iowa and throughout the United States are commonplace, the facts and figures concerning this problem are nevertheless still quite overwhelming. For example, the average daily resident population in Iowa publicly supported mental hospitals for 1956 was 5,200 persons, while the national average was 556,000 (1); these figures exclude persons in federally supported hospitals, private hospitals and those receiving only out-patient treatment. The total expenditures for the maintenance of these patient populations (excluding capital improvements) in 1956 was $6,900,000 in Iowa alone; the national total for 1956, again excluding …

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Mental Health Research In An Academic Setting, Alfred B. Heilbrun Jr. Jan 1957

Mental Health Research In An Academic Setting, Alfred B. Heilbrun Jr.

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The goals of human research conducted by psychologists in an academic setting might seem at first glance as divergent as the varied interests of the individual researchers. While one concentrates on the relationships between motivational variables and "simple" learning, another investigates the conditions under which complex motor skills are acquired, another studies the effect of stress upon Rorschach performance, and still another attempts to devise some objective measure which can discriminate between individuals characterized by low and high achievement needs. There is, or at' least should be, a goal common to all psychological research, however, that being the establishment of …

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Discussion Of "Psychological Research And Mental Health", James T. Freeman Jan 1957

Discussion Of "Psychological Research And Mental Health", James T. Freeman

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

From my standpoint, the paper by Dr. Otis raises some issues of a rather fundamental nature. The possible relations between infrahuman and human behavior may always be counted on to raise some lively issues-but I sometimes wonder in so doing if the basic point is not frequently missed. Dr. Otis, in the best tradition, seems properly diffident and cautious in extending the findings from one phylogenetic level to another. Some of the parallels comparing the maze behavior of the rat with humans (with the gap of many "psychological light years") may have tended to divert us from an important point …

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Remedial Reading Instruction Of A Non-Reader In High School, Helen S. Inamasu Jan 1957

Remedial Reading Instruction Of A Non-Reader In High School, Helen S. Inamasu

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to initiate a remedial reading program for a high school pupil in learning to read. The subject was a sixteen year old boy in the ninth grade in the senior high school. He was reported to be severely retarded in all areas of academic work.

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Some Contributions Of Literature To Elementary School Camp Curriculum, Harold C. Bunz Jan 1957

Some Contributions Of Literature To Elementary School Camp Curriculum, Harold C. Bunz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

It was the purpose of this study to determine the contributions that literature has made available to educators interested in developing a program of outdoor education for school children. The values inherent in an outdoor education for children will be presented and suggestions for vitalizing the schoolroom program in science will be described.

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Title Page - Front Matter Jan 1957

Title Page - Front Matter

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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Table Of Contents Jan 1957

Table Of Contents

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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Further Study On The Comparison Of The Ream Motility Test With The Rotary Activity Test, Gerald G. Meier Jan 1957

Further Study On The Comparison Of The Ream Motility Test With The Rotary Activity Test, Gerald G. Meier

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the degree of relationship, if any, between two different methods of measuring motility. Seashore (4) and others have used motility as a means of measuring skill such in musical performance. Ream's technique (3) for measuring motility has been criticized on the grounds that it is possible for a subject to tense his muscles and thus obtain a spuriously high score from involuntary tremor under certain conditions. Similarly some subjects tend to tense themselves and thus to introduce hindrances in function which seems to lower their score. It is thought that these …

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Mental Health Research In A Psychiatric Setting, Irwin J. Knoff Jan 1957

Mental Health Research In A Psychiatric Setting, Irwin J. Knoff

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Modern psychiatric facilities are usually staffed by representatives of psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. While each group has in one way or another indicated interest in research, the current overwhelming need for treatment and the dearth of professionally trained personnel have made it necessary for many workers to neglect research activities almost entirely. By tradition and purpose, most psychiatric hospitals focus on service functions and the clinician in this setting is expected to accept this as his principal responsibility. Too often research is viewed as a luxury to be enjoyed sometime in the future when …

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Psychological Research And Mental Health: A Symposium, Leonard D. Goodstein, Edwin Cohen, Alfred B. Heilbrun Jr., Irwin J. Knopf, Leon S. Otis, James Freeman, Leonard Worell Jan 1957

Psychological Research And Mental Health: A Symposium, Leonard D. Goodstein, Edwin Cohen, Alfred B. Heilbrun Jr., Irwin J. Knopf, Leon S. Otis, James Freeman, Leonard Worell

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Leonard D. Goodstein, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Chairman "Mental Health Research in a Veterans Administration General Hospital" Edwin Cohen, Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City. "Mental Health Research in an Academic Setting" Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr., State University of Iowa, Iowa City. "Mental Health Research in a Psychopathic Hospital" Irwin J. Knopf, Iowa Psychopathic Hospital, Iowa City. "The Implications of Animal Research for Mental Health Problems" Leon S. Otis, State University of Iowa, Iowa City. Discussants: James Freeman, Iowa State College, Ames, and Leonard Worell, State University of Iowa, Iowa City.

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An Analysis Of Interests Of Selected Sixth Grade Pupils As Determined By The What I Like To Do Inventory And A Study Of The Relationship Of Interests So Determined To Experience, Mary V. Henze Jan 1957

An Analysis Of Interests Of Selected Sixth Grade Pupils As Determined By The What I Like To Do Inventory And A Study Of The Relationship Of Interests So Determined To Experience, Mary V. Henze

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This study is concerned with the expressed interests of sixth grade pupils and with the relationship of experience to those interests. The study has three major objectives. The first objective is to determine the extent and variability of the likes and dislikes of selected sixth grade pupils in the eight different areas of the What I Like to Do inventory. The second objective is to determine the degree to which these stated likes and dislikes and based upon prior experience. The Third objective is to identify those items on the inventory that boys and girls would like to have a …

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The Alumnus, V40n4, December 1956, Iowa State Teachers College Dec 1956

The Alumnus, V40n4, December 1956, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Social Science Sponsors Mexican Tour
-- ISTC Coed Meets the President
-- On Campus
-- O.E. Brinkley Chosen "Dad of the Day"
-- Wrestling, Basketball Seasons Open
-- ...For Want of a Teacher
-- News
-- Births
-- Deaths
-- Marriages

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Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1956, Iowa State Teachers College Oct 1956

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1956, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.

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Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Summer 1956, Iowa State Teachers College Jul 1956

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Summer 1956, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.

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The Sixty-Eighth Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Twenty-Third Convention Of The Iowa Junior Academy Of Science, April 20-21, 1956, Iowa Academy Of Science Apr 1956

The Sixty-Eighth Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Twenty-Third Convention Of The Iowa Junior Academy Of Science, April 20-21, 1956, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

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Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1956, Iowa State Teachers College Apr 1956

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1956, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.

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Response Strength As A Function Of Alley Length And Time Of Deprivation, Norma C. Fredenburg Jan 1956

Response Strength As A Function Of Alley Length And Time Of Deprivation, Norma C. Fredenburg

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The present study has been formulated to test Hull's assumption of differential formation of habit strength of the initial S-R components of response chains of different length. A factorial design with two lengths of alley and 1\Hl times of food deprivation was employed. From the assumptions of 1) differential drive based upon food privation, 2) differential habit based upon alley length, and 3) the multiplicative relationship between drive level and habit strength, a larger difference between the response strengths for long and short chains would he predicted for the high drive groups than for the low drive groups. Incidental to …

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Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Winter 1955-56, Iowa State Teachers College Jan 1956

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Winter 1955-56, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the Iowa State Teachers College.

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Age And Handedness As Factors In The Performance Of A Complex Pursuit Task: Results Of A Study At The Iowa State Fair, Guy H. Miles, Don Lewis Jan 1956

Age And Handedness As Factors In The Performance Of A Complex Pursuit Task: Results Of A Study At The Iowa State Fair, Guy H. Miles, Don Lewis

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In connection with systematic studies of the underlying variables which affect the learning and retention of complex skills, it has been found that certain patterns of response-the steering and pointing patterns, in particular--are firmly ingrained in the average person before adulthood is reached. They are so rigidly fixed that alterations of them are extremely difficult to produce in reasonable lengths of time, under laboratory conditions. They depend on a high degree of coordination of perceptual and motor components of behavior, and are presumably acquired during many years of reinforced practice. Steering left when turning right is desired is seemingly as …

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Proceedings Of The Sixty-Eighth Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Sdence Held At Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, April 20 And 21, 1956: Minutes Of The 1956 Meeting Jan 1956

Proceedings Of The Sixty-Eighth Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Sdence Held At Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, April 20 And 21, 1956: Minutes Of The 1956 Meeting

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

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Comparing Inventory Items By Use Of Ibm Punch Cards, Virtus W. Suhr Jan 1956

Comparing Inventory Items By Use Of Ibm Punch Cards, Virtus W. Suhr

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Extensive analysis of specific inventory-item information on large numbers of any extended form by ordinary methods would be practically impossible due to the volume and labor involved. To overcome this obstacle it is necessary to put the data into a form in which large numbers of completed inventories can be item analyzed easily and quickly but without losing completeness and individuality. A system using IBM punch cards seemed to meet all of these conditions when a counting or statistical sorter is available. The IBM punch card, as shown in Figure 1, is known to most research workers. Data, after having …

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Frequency Analysis Of Eegs Of Stutterers And Normal Speakers During Photic Stimulation, Robert E. Correll Jan 1956

Frequency Analysis Of Eegs Of Stutterers And Normal Speakers During Photic Stimulation, Robert E. Correll

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In the past, numerous investigators have attempted to demonstrate differences between the electroencephalograms of normal speakers and stutterers. These studies have utilized both unilateral and bilateral recordings and have used measures of per cent time alpha, isomorphism (defined in terms of similarity of the waveforms of the two hemispheres) and synchronization (defined in terms of phase relationships existing between the waves in the two hemispheres). Some consistencies have been found, but many of the studies still require validation.

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Relationships Between Number Of Verbal Associations To Value Words And Subjective Ratings Of Values, Alice Van Krevelen Jan 1956

Relationships Between Number Of Verbal Associations To Value Words And Subjective Ratings Of Values, Alice Van Krevelen

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

This study attempts to demonstrate whether or not there is a relationship between Ss' rankings of statements descriptive of Spranger's values and the number of verbal associations made by the same Ss to nouns referring to these values. Noble (2) has demonstrated that one may define the meaningfulness of a stimulus word in terms of the number of associations to this word written by Ss within a prescribed time. Bousfield and Samborski (1) using the written association method of Noble attempted to test the hypothesis that for individuals the relative strength of personal values should correlate positively with the extent …

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Mmpi Profiles Of A College Faculty Group, Thomas Loring Appleby, Charles F. Haner Jan 1956

Mmpi Profiles Of A College Faculty Group, Thomas Loring Appleby, Charles F. Haner

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The present investigation undertook to assess the personality characteristics of a group of experienced college teachers as measured by the MMPI. The aim was to determine if characteristic profiles existed which would supplement existing data on population sub-groups and which might serve as an aid in vocational guidance. Break-downs by sex and college division or department were planned.

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Validation Of The Grassi Block Substitution Test For Measuring Brain Pathology, Michael Hirt Jan 1956

Validation Of The Grassi Block Substitution Test For Measuring Brain Pathology, Michael Hirt

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The human brain is most vulnerable from two sources of damage: external trauma and chemical reactions. We now recognize and distinguish two types of symptoms following brain damage: neurological and psychological. In this study emphasis will be placed upon the psychological behavior of the individual. This is justified with the understanding that the psychological behavior will reflect to some extent the neurological changes which might have occurred in the brain. Furthermore, the concern in this study is with that part of behavior which is evoked whenever there is organic involvement and to which it is possible to apply accepted psychometric …

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The Effect Of Stimulus Intensities Upon Sensory Pre-Conditioning, Givens L. Thornton Jan 1956

The Effect Of Stimulus Intensities Upon Sensory Pre-Conditioning, Givens L. Thornton

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The phenomenon of sensory pre-conditioning was noted originally by Brogden (3) and, for the purpose of this study, may be described in three parts as follows. In part one, Ss are presented with a number of simultaneous pairings of two neutral stimuli, e.g., bell and light. Following this, one stimulus, for example the bell, is made the CS for an avoidance response. Part three consists of presenting the other stimulus (light) for the purpose of determining to what extent it also will elicit the same response as a result of its prior association with the first.

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