PSYCHOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT

Unlike other social sciences, psychology has for long remained outside the orbit of social change and national development. Because of the very nature of socio-economic development that is taking place in the Third World countries, psychology has a distinct role. Temporal compression and cacophonic nature of changes have caused conditions of instability that have brought to the fore many socio-psychological problems requiring immediate attention. The role of psychology in this context and the factors underlying the limited impact it has made so far have been discussed. Some robust findings in psychology that have obvious implications for policy formulation and action programme are outlined.     

ROBERT J. RUSSELL'S ESCHATOLOGICAL THEOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF COSMOLOGY

The main title of Robert J. Russell's Cosmology from Alpha to Omega: The Creative Mutual Interaction of Theology and Science catches the substance of the essays; the subtitle his methodological vision. The mutualis modest as far as the influence from theology on science goes; in no way is Russell curtailing the pursuit of science. Driven by intellectual honesty, he holds that in the end religious convictions will have to stand the test of compatibility with scientific knowledge. And as a Christian he believes core beliefs of Christianity, reformulated as needed, will be able to stand this test. The essays address the origin and contingency of our universe in relation to belief in creation, and his proposal for noninterventionist objective divine action. For him a stumbling block is natural evil; the evolutionary intelligibility of evil falls short of what would be desirable theologically. As steps toward an adequate eschatology Russell seeks to develop a more complex understanding of temporality, and proposes to understand the resurrection of Jesus as the First Instantiation of a New Law of the New Creation. This area is more in tension with current science, but that could be expected when one moves from creation to redemption. Within his self-imposed boundaries, these essays are well informed and well argued, and together they provide a sincere and sustained research program.     

语境因素对阅读时眼动控制的影响：来自汉语句子语境的证据

采用眼动记录法,探讨了语境因素对阅读过程中眼动的影响。实验为2(工作记忆容量:高、低)×2(语境:高预期性、控制性)×2(靶词:一致性、不一致性)混合因素设计。以首次注视时间、凝视时间、第二次加工时间以及向右跳的潜伏时间为因变量指标。结果发现:(1)在初步表征阶段,读者的眼动受低水平的视觉因素所控制;但在文章的整合阶段,眼动却由高水平的语义因素所控制;(2)工作记忆容量的高低影响读者整合阶段中的眼动。     

汉语句子语境对单词识别的效应

本实验采用命名作业对汉语句子语境条件下的单词识别作了初步探索。结果发现:句子语境类型、语境对目标词的限制强度、目标词词频和笔画数对单词识别都产生明显影响;并且语境对单词识到效应的大小也受到语境限制强度、词频和笔画数等的影响。这些结果表明:(1)语境对单词识别的作用点会随着不同的条件而改变;(2)被试在不同的语境限制强度条件下采用了不同的利用语境信息的策略。本研究没有支持核证模型、Logogen模型和双加工理论的一些预测。有关汉语文的语境效应作用机制则有待于进一步的研究。     

美国认知发展研究近况简介

作者于1983年8、9月间在美国参加了中美两国心理学学术交流会,并参观访问了十七个研究机构和学术团体。本文对美国在解悟认知、数学和自然科学的认知、阅读和语文学习、社会认知发展、对婴儿的研究、计算机的应用等方面的部分研究情况作一简要介绍,目的只在于提供一些参考的线索。