Elements of a theory relating cognition and affect are outlined. The theory is heavily based upon neuroscience research regarding the hemispheric lateralization of various cognitive processes and emotions; specific examples are provided. Developmental research on intelligence as well as theories of intrinsic motivation, are also discussed.…

Presented is a measurement method derived from ordering theory in which hierarchies among items are determined by processing item response patterns according to rules of symbolic logic. The method, based upon a boolean algebraic framework, is said to provide an alternative to classical measurement methods which assume that the trait to be measured…

Presented is a method, derived from ordering theory, for the multidimensional scaling of dichotomous item data. The method is said to be related to the methodological multivariate extension of I. Guttman's scalogram analysis developed by C. Coombs and his students. An example is used to compare the data analytic results of the ordering theoretic…

Some of the ramifications of the linear order assumption underlying much of measurement theory are discussed. Ordering theory is then described as an alternative deterministic measurement model that does not make the linear order assumption. (Author/RC)

The inadequacies in present measurement models are indicated and a description is given of how tree theory, a theory-generative model, overcomes these inadequacies. Among the weaknesses cited in many measurement models are their untested assumptions of linear order and unidimensionality and their inability to generate non-associational…

Author states that psychometric research in alternative measurement models contribute to progress in the test construction field so that more qualitative behavioral information can be obtained from tests. (Author/HB)

With the ordering-theoretic method of item hierarchy construction any array of bivalued item data can be analyzed to determine the item hierarchy structure. (Authors)

Using ordering theory, a boolean algebraic measurement model in which item response patterns are viewed as atoms in a boolean algebra with as many generators as there are items being considered, a hierarchy-generative procedure is developed. This procedure relates to the determination of prerequisite relationships between pairs of items. An…

Analyzed is the Piagetian concept of cognitive structure (concerning an individual's thought organization) and noted is the lack of precise psychological definition. Reviewed are deficiencies in Piaget's theories relating to developmental stages of the cognitive structure. Elements of the cognitive structure are defined; five basic assumptions are…