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2 Abilities, Motivation, and Methodology The Minnesota Symposium on Learning and Individual Differences 3 Abilities, Motivation, and Methodology The Minnesota Symposium on Learning and Individual Differences Edited by Ruth Kanfer Phillip L. Ackerman Robert Cudeck University of Minnesota 4 First Published 1989 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. This edition published 2014 by Psychology Press 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017 and by Psychology Press 27 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2FA Psychology Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 1989 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Minnesota Symposium on Learning and Individual Differences (1988 : Minneapolis, Minn.) Abilities, motivations nd methodology / the Minneapolis Symposium 5 on Learning and Individual Differences ; edited by Ruth Kanfer, Phillip L. Ackerman, Robert Cudeck. p. cm. ISBN 0-8058-0495-1. — ISBN 0-8058-0496-X (pbk.) 1. Learning, Psychology of—Congresses. 2. Individual differences—Congresses. I. Kanfer, Ruth. II. Ackerman, Phillip Lawrence, 1957-. III. Cudeck, Robert. IV. Title. BF318.M56 1988 89-17153 153.1’5—dc20 CIP ISBN 978-0-203-76290-5 (eISBN) Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this book but pointsout that some imperfections from the original may be apparent. 6 To Fred and Ruby (R.K.) Leonard and Sally Ann (P.L.A.) Trisha (R.C.) 7 Contents List of Contributors Preface Prolegomenon J. Bruce Overmier William E. Montague James J. Jenkins PART I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES 1. Historical Background and Appraisal of Research on Individual Differences in Learning Jack A. Adams Open Discussion 2. Volitional Effects on Performance—Conceptual Considerations and Results from Dual-Task Studies Uwe Kleinbeck, Hans-Henning Quast, and Ronald Schwarz Open Discussion 8 3. Factor Analysis Since Spearman: Where Do We Stand? What Do We Know? John B. Carroll Open Discussion PART II. METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES 4. A Structural Modeling Experiment with Multiple Growth Functions J. J. McArdle Open Discussion 5. Estimating Individual Differences in Information Processing Using Speed-Accuracy Models David F. Lohman Open Discussion 6. Simple Solutions and Complex Problems Robert Cudeck PART III. COGNITIVE ABILITIES AND INFORMATION PROCESSING 7. Assessment and Modeling of Information Coordination Abilities 9 James W. Pellegrino, Earl B. Hunt and Penny Yee Open Discussion 8. Broad and Narrow Abilities in Research on Learning and Instruction Jan-Eric Gustafsson Open Discussion 9. Role of Cognitive Factors in the Acquisition of Cognitive Skill Patrick C. Kyllonen and Dan J. Woltz Open Discussion 10. Abilities, Elementary Information Processes, and Other Sights to See at the Zoo Phillip L. Ackerman PART IV. MOTIVATIONAL AND VOLITIONAL PROCESSES 11. Personality, Motivation, and Cognitive Performance William Revelle Open Discussion 10
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