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An Experimental Study Of Repression, D. J. Doland, Charles F. Haner

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The concept of repression is commonly referred to in terms of pleasant and unpleasant material. We say that an individual will tend to remember pleasant experiences and will tend to forget or "repress" unpleasant experiences. Many of the investigators doing research in this field have failed to look into the meaning of the word "unpleasant" as it is used by Freud, and have mistakenly used affective tone as a criterion. The present study has been conducted on the basis of this interpretation of the term "repression," with the emphasis on first determining the frame of reference of the subject, rather …

1948 Old Gold, Iowa State Teachers College

UNI Yearbooks

The student yearbook of the Iowa State Teachers College, later known as the University of Northern Iowa.

The One-Way-Mirror Technique As A Scientific Approach To The Study Of Magazine Readership, Herman F. Brandt

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Coextensive with the problem of production in modern civilization is that of consumption. To ascertain what, where, when, and why certain commodities are purchased or utilized presupposes that a certain amount and kind of research has preceded. This applies to all commodities produced, manufactured and sold. Market research today is essential to the manufacturer of the product and it is employed in America's foremost and progressive industries. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent annually for the purpose of ascertaining what the consumer wants and what his buying interests and habits are.

How People Select And Purchase Greeting Cards, Evaluated By Means Of The One-Way-Mirror Technique, Herman F. Brandt

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The purpose of this study was to discover by means of the one-way mirror technique how people select and purchase greeting cards. To discover the buying habits of customers was the major objective throughout the respective studies. It was an attempt to answer questions such as: 1. How much time does the average customer spend in selecting and purchasing the card or cards of his choice. 2. How much time does he devote to picking up cards and reading the sentiments? 3. How many cards does the average buyer pick up? 4. How many cards are purchased by the average …

The Role Of An Irrelevant Drive Stimulus In The Acquisition Of Habit Strength, Max Ulric Eninger

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

One of the concepts most central to Clark L. Hull's systematic theory of behavior is the concept of habit strength, a logical construct which represents the strength of learning in an organism. Habit strength has the status of an intervening variable, and by that, it is meant that it is an hypothetical state of an organism, which is functionally related to antecedent, observable and manipulable events, on the one side, and to certain response manifestations, such as latency, frequency, and resistance to extinction, on the other. It is the task of the experimentalist in the field of learning theory to …

Proceedings Of The Sixtieth Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science Held At Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, April 16 And 17, 1948: Minutes Of The 1948 Meeting

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

A Tribute To The Champions 1940-1948, Iowa State Teachers College

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Those behind the scenes
--Panther Team in Action
--"Leadership in Teacher Education"
--1939 Squad - Started Victory String
--1939 Conference Record
--1940 Squad - First Champions
--1940 Conference Record
--"A Lineage of Starbeck Champs"
--"Confidence Based on Merit"
--1941 Squad - Won Second Crown
--1941 Conference Record
--1948 North Central Conference Champs
--"Stranger Than Fiction"
--"Championship Habit is no Accident"
--1942 Squad - Grabbed 3rd Title
--1942 Conference Record
--"Heads Up, Intelligent Football"
--"Interested in His Men"
--"The Finished Product of a Master Coach"
--1946 Squad - Tied Former Record
--1946 Conference Record
--"A Problem and a Pride"
--"Many …

The Place Of Biology In General Education, Martin L. Grant

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

General Education is the term used to express the idea that there is a common body of knowledge, of attitudes, and of behavior-patterns that should be considered of such universal significance as to necessitate its formal incorporation into the curriculum of all collegiate institutions. The idea is as old as formal education itself, and back in the day when there was only one curriculum in some educational institutions all education was general education. However, as specialized and professional curricula developed, fewer and fewer areas of subject matter remained to be explored by all students of a particular college, such that …

An Investigation Of Learning In A T-Maze With Relevant Drives Satisfied, Irving Maltzman

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Psychologists agree, in general, that the role of motivation in determining the behavior of organisms is an important one. However, different interpretations arise when one attempts to specify precisely what this role may be. Some psychologists believe that motivation serves only as a forcer or activator of behavior. Others hold that in addition to being an activator of behavior motivation must be reduced for learning to occur. Thus, field theorists such as Tolman and Leeper state that the acquisition of learning is not a function of the number of reinforcements, or drive state reductions. Rather, acquisition is dependent upon the …

Officers, Committees, Past Presidents, And Members, Iowa Academy Of Science

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

A Measure Of Retroactive Inhibition In Motor Learning, A. H. Shephard

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In everyday life it is a common experience to find that some established response interferes with the learning of some new response. Thus the automobile driver finds it somewhat difficult to learn to shift gears using a control on the steering column after having shifted them by means of an older type control. The typist finds that she has trouble learning to type on a second keyboard in which the keys are located in relatively different positions. These are examples of a phenomenon known as proactive inhibition. This term is generally used to refer to a decrement in performance or …

Previous Learning As A Factor Influencing Perception Of The Phi-Phenomenon, M. E. Wingett, C. F. Haner

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The first serious attempt at control and analysis of apparent movement was made by Exner in 1875. At first he believed it to be the result of 'diffusion circles' emanating from each of the retinal points stimulated, but when the phenomenon was elicited by stimulating a point in each retina he advanced as his explanation a tendency of the observer to see motion whenever the stimuli received made such an appearance possible. Stratton, in 1902 and 1911, reported on his investigations and gave an explanation in terms of a conscious organization of sensations. He spoke of a 'relational activity of …

A Short-Form Test Of Cynicism, Martin F. Fritz

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Papers concerned with an extensive study of cynicism and idealism have been given before the Iowa Academy of Science at several previous meetings. Since descriptions of the project along with statistical analyses have already been given, these will not receive detailed consideration here. Tests measuring cynicism and idealism would constitute a contribution to the study of certain phases of personality which have received very little consideration up to the present time. The original investigation made use of a test involving 200 items and this report describes a reduction to a short form by means of certain rational statistical procedures. The …

Quantification Of The Wechsler-Bellevue Vocabulary, Charles F. Haner, Wilse B. Webb

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The importance of the vocabulary test in mental testing is unquestioned. Such tests have been evaluated and used as the best single index of general intelligence when only one measure can be used. The inclusion of the vocabulary test in a general intelligence test is almost a foregone conclusion. In addition the vocabulary test has been extensively used in studying mental deterioration. Consideri.ng the importance of the vocabulary test it is surprising that so little attention has been given to scoring problems involved. Yacorzynski (1941) has suggested that the vocabulary score used in the deterioration ratio may obscure real deterioration …

The Alumnus, V31n4, October 1947, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Fall Activities Calendar
-- The Campus Today
-- Homecoming Set for October 25
-- The Class of 1922 Seeks Funds for Campus Chapel
-- The Panther Parade
-- Familiar Faculty Faces
-- New Faculty Members Ready to Serve
-- Keeping Up with Alumni
-- Iowa State Teachers College Pioneers in Highway Safety
-- Marriages
-- Births
-- Deaths

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1947, 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.

The Fifty-Ninth Session Of The Iowa Academy Of Science And The Fourteenth Convention Of The Junior Academy Of Science Of Iowa, April 18 And 19, 1947, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

No abstract provided.

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1947, 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.

An Evaluation Of The Various Short Forms Of The Wechsler-Bellevue Test, Bertram Cohen, Ira M. Steisel

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

The need for a rapid and efficient method of estimating adult intellectual level on an individual examination basis has been felt with increasing urgency in the past few years. An instrument of this type should include, to as great an extent as possible, the statistical advantages of a well standardized individual test along with the advantage of administrative economy. A brief scale meeting these criteria should be useful as a clinical screening device. It should be of some service as a method of sifting out of a large group those individuals who should be given further examination. Such an instrument …

A Preliminary Analysis Of Attitudes Related To Driving, Donald W. Conover

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Educators, psychologists and sociologists are stressing the problem of attitudes in many recent writings and those interested in safety feel it is one of the most fruitful approaches to successful accident prevention. Before the effects of training can be ascertained measuring instruments must be perfected and standardized. A review of recent literature on safety reveals that writers frequently refer to the attitudes of drivers as factors considered important in relation to general driving ability (Stack and Siebrecht, 1945) (Hubert, 1940). For present purpose, an attitude has been defined as the "acceptance value of a belief". It follows from this definition …

The Alumnus, V31n1, January 1947, Iowa State Teachers College

The Alumnus

Inside This Issue:
-- Admission Policy Announced
-- The Campus Today
-- Teachers College's Oldest Faculty Member Dies
-- The Panther Parade
-- A Home Away From Home
-- Our Faith Has Seven Days
-- Dr. Goetch Announces Fee Exemption Policy
-- Faculty Lines
-- Keeping Up with Alumni
-- Traveling Vanderwilts Stop at Denver
-- Marriages
-- Births
-- Deaths
-- Current Graduates and Alumni
-- Winter Events Calendar

Reports - Executive Committee; Secretary; Treasurer; Staff Reports; Committee Reports

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Selection Of The Optimal Scoring Plan For The Fritz Test Of Cynicism, Charles O. Neidt

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In an investigation involving a measuring instrument made up of situations to which a subject reacts on a response scale, consideration must be given the arithmetic weight-values to be assigned to the various responses along the scale before scoring the test. The present investigation was undertaken to select a scoring plan, i.e., weight-values, for the response scale provided in the Fritz Test of Cynicism.

What Poetry Can Do For Me, Douglas M. Harmon

Purple Pen

No abstract provided.

Puppy In A Storm, Jessie Latta

Purple Pen

No abstract provided.

Iowa State Teachers College Schedule Of Classes, Winter 1946-47, 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.

Proceedings Of The Fifty-Ninth Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science, Held At Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, On April 18 And 19, 1947: Minutes Of The 1948 Meeting

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Relation Between Ocular Dominance, Handidness, And Visual Acuity, Edward C. Palmer, Marjorie Seiser, A. R. Lauer

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

It is of certain theoretical and academic interest to learn whether persons who are right handed also tend to be right-eyed or visa versa. The question often comes up as to whether one who has marked ocular dominance tends to use the better eye or whether the eye being used most gets weaker or stronger. Data were available that could be analyzed to throw light on these problems which might be formulated into the following questions: 1. Is there a tendency for right-handed persons to be right-eyed and left-handed persons to be left-eyed? 2. Is the dominant eye the strongest …

The Selection Of Science Students At The College Level, John L. Holmes

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

In predicting scholarship in college practically every known fact about a student has been studied in an effort to find the variables most predictive of success. Age, height, weight, religion, father's occupation, education of parents, and size of family have been extensively used to predict college success. Prediction through the use of tests has been studied in practically every college from the smallest junior college to the largest universities. The interest, and it has been tremendous, shown in the prediction of college success is closely related to the progress made in devising more accurate measurement devices. Beginning in 1917 with …

Table Of Contents

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

No abstract provided.