The second facet of forgetting: A review of warm-up decrementAdams, Jack A.
doi: 10.1037/h0044798pmid: 13681395
Interference theory, though generally accepted as an adequate explanation of forgetting, may not be sufficient to account for all the data. An alternative position hypothesizes that warm-up is a 2nd part of forgetting independent of direct interference with the goal responses. Experimental studies of this 2-factor view are not sufficiently strong to warrant acceptance or rejection at this time. (79 ref.) From Psyc Abstracts 36:01:3CL57A.
On the reformulation of inhibition in Hull's systemJensen, Arthur R.
doi: 10.1037/h0043984pmid: 13789885
Recent attempts to reformulate Hull's theory with respect to inhibition have, in light of the relevant experimental evidence, not led to any improvements over the original formulations. It is suggested that improvements will occur not by manipulation of the original variables but rather by the postulation and quantification of new intervening variables. From Psyc Abstracts 36:01:3CK74J.
Acquiescence and the factorial interpretation of the MMPI.Messick, Samuel; Jackson, Douglas N.
doi: 10.1037/h0043979pmid: 13769793
Response set is a reliable phenomenon occurring with inventories using the true-false or agree-disagree format. Using the MMPI as an example of this type of inventory evidence is presented suggesting that the 2 major factors usually found for the MMPI may be rotated into positions interpretable as 2 response styles: the tendency to agree and the tendency to respond in a desirable way. Research should be concerned with how these stylistic consistencies are related to personality organization and psychopathology. From Psyc Abstracts 36:01:3HF99M.
Scales and statistics: Parametric and nonparametricAnderson, Norman H.
doi: 10.1037/h0042576pmid: 13683251
A comparison of parametric and nonparametric statistics is presented in terms of practical problems and measurement theoretical considerations. Though there is little to choose between the 2 in terms of significance level or power it is stated that parametric procedures, being more versatile, best meet the needs of psychological research. Type of metric scale, ordinal vs. interval, has little relevance to the question of whether to use parametric or nonparametric statistics. From Psyc Abstracts 36:01:3AE05A.
The self-concept: Fact or artifactLowe, C. Marshall
doi: 10.1037/h0048771pmid: 13763807
Research interest in the last 10 years has been sufficient enough so that it is now possible to ask whether the self is an objective reality or a nebulous abstraction. Assessment of the emipircal and theoretical foundations as well as the philosophical suggest that the self is an artifact which has been invented to explain experience. From Psyc Abstracts 36:01:3HJ25L.