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Blashfield, Roger K. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1980
The growth of literature about cluster analysis is studied through an intensive analysis of the work by Johnson, Tryon, and Ward. A history of their ideas of men is discussed, and comments are made about cognitive vs, noncognitive factors influencing the growth of interest in cluster analysis. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cluster Analysis, Literature Reviews, Psychological Studies
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Gibb, Cecil – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1984
Psychology texts, dating from 1940, are examined to assess the impact of Raymond B. Cattell's work on the fields of social psychology and group dynamics. Factors contributing to his surprising lack of influence, including difficulties with the complexity, terminology, and independent nature of his work and personality, are discussed. (BS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Experimenter Characteristics, Group Dynamics, Influences
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Gorsuch, Richard L. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1984
This article overviews and evaluates Raymond B. Cattell's integration of psychology and ethics. It describes his views on the psychological bases of individual morality and values: superego strength, motivation, and religious sentiment. Cattell's proposed ethical system, Beyondism, based on scientific method rather than rationality alone, is also…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Ethics, Moral Values, Motivation
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Loehlin, John C. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1984
Raymond Cattell's efforts to sort out the relationships of genetic or environmental patterns to personality factors have contributed to behavior genetics. Early writings on the projected decline of intelligence in Britain, studies using Multivariate Abstract Variance Analysis, and other miscellaneous studies on personality factors and mental…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Experimenter Characteristics, Genetics, Heredity