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Francis, Leslie J.; Byrne, Gareth; Lewis, Christopher Alan; Sweetman, Bernadette – Journal of Religious Education, 2020
This study set out to explore levels of religious affect (measured by the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity) and personal affect (measured by the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire) among samples of Catholic students in the Republic of Ireland attending fifth- and sixth-year classes (N = 3015) and Catholic students in Northern Ireland…
Descriptors: Catholics, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis, Psychological Patterns
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Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Wei, Li – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The present study investigates inter-individual variation (linked to personality traits, multilingualism and sociobiographical variables) in attitudes towards code-switching (CS) among 2070 multilinguals. Data were collected through an online questionnaire. We found that high levels of Tolerance of Ambiguity (TA) and Cognitive Empathy (CE), and…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Adults, Multilingualism, Monolingualism
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Alavinia, Parviz; Sameei, Abdolraoof – English Language Teaching, 2012
The present study was implemented to investigate the possible relationship between introversion/extroversion and the listening ability of intermediate Iranian EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners by taking into account their gender, age, and grades of study. A total of 120 Intermediate learners (62 males and 58 females) studying at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Schmeck, Ronald R; Spofford, Mark – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1982
An investigation was undertaken to determine whether highly aroused (e.g. highly anxious) students are handicapped with regard to their ability to learn through deep processing and elaboration. The hypothesis that well-developed deep and elaborative habits of thought might counteract the disruptive effects that excessive arousal has upon students…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention, Cognitive Style, Higher Education
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Beyler, Jane; Schmeck, Ronald Ray – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
The construct validity of the holistic-analytic continuum in information processing strategies was generally supported by an evaluation of the following instruments: (1) the Inventory of Learning Processes; (2) the Human Information Processing Survey; (3) the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; and (4) the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Subjects were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Higher Education