Untersuchungen zur Handlungs- und Affektpsychologie

Ohne Zusammenfassung     

Das Problem der Willensmessung und das Grundgesetz der Assoziation. I

Ohne Zusammenfassung     

The Neuropsychology of Consciousness: The Mind-Body Problem Re-addressed

In this introductory contribution by the convenor of the 1996 Invited Presidential Symposium at the XXVI International Congress of Psychology, the recent renaissance of psychological, especially neuropsychological research into components and processes of consciousness is briefly reviewed. Conceptual dimensions of “consciousness” are distinguished, with an emphasis on consciousness in the sense of awareness, wakefulness, and control of overt behaviour, which are also central concepts in the subsequent symposium contributions.     

Sicherheit Vor,Mit Rußland? Nato-osterweiterung und Folgen

Studies in East European Thought -     

THE ACCULTURATION OF ITALIAN IMMIGRANT GIRLS IN CANADA

Several measures of acculturation reveal that Italian immigrant girls in Canada are exposed to a higher level of role specialization than non-immigrant girls. They are granted less autonomy in decision making than non-immigrant girls or Italian immigrant boys. After the first few years of North American residence immigrant girls are given more responsibility within the home. Their demands for greater autonomy outside the home are however not likely to be recognized until the second generation. The results are interpreted in terms of the female's greater salience in maintaining traditional family culture which is felt to be threatened by migration to North America.     

The interference of various word parts on color naming in the Stroop test

This study compared the interfering effects of various word parts on performance of the Stroop task. In different conditions, the first, middle, and last two letters of a color word formed color patches. In other conditions, random letters were attached to these word parts. In a control condition, entire words formed the color patches. While no condition produced as much interference as the control condition, the first part of a color word interfered with color naming more than other word parts. The addition of unrelated letters had little or no effect on the interference produced by the first part of a word. The results are consistent with suggestions that word perception often involves the activation of an articulatory motor program which is initiated by the first part of the word.     

Perceived characteristics of “competent” people

The purpose of this research was to determine the specific behaviors and cues which 104 assessors perceived as indicating the presence of psychological variables shown to be related to competent job behavior. The cue systems utilized were found to be reminiscent of theory Y conceptions of effective job behavior. Implications of the lack of correlation of cue utilization with assessor characteristics are discussed.