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Tuinman, J. Jaap – Psychometrika, 1973
When teaching elementary concepts on information theory a problem keeps reoccurring which, if only for pedagogical reasons, deserves discussion. (Author)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Information Theory, Mathematical Models
Singer, Burton; Spilerman, Seymour – 1976
In this paper we explore the consequences of particular stage linkage structures for the evolution of a population. We first argue the importance of mixed-sex pairs of subjects discussed a legal case, each pair seated first five feet of examples the implications of various stage connections for poulation movements. In discussing dynamic models,…
Descriptors: Age, Analysis of Variance, Concept Formation, Developmental Psychology
Hotchkiss, Lawrence – 1979
This document was prepared in connection with a three-year longitudinal study of career expectations of high school students conducted to explain scientifically the process by which youth form career expectations, e.g., educational, occupational, and income expectations. Divided into six chapters, this document contains a theoretical rationale for…
Descriptors: Career Development, Concept Formation, Decision Making, Educational Research
Weldon, David E.; And Others – 1974
This study focused on two methodological issues by testing for discriminant validity in a multitrait-multimethod matrix which contrasted the set of estimates obtained from two methods and the "regression weights" derived from each subject's estimates from the second method. In order to change the conceptions of social behavior held by persons from…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching