The distinction between automatic processes and controlled processes is a central organizational theme across areas of psychology. However, this dichotomy conceals important differences among qualitatively different processes that independently contribute to ongoing behavior. The Quadruple process model is a multinomial model that provides…

Individuals can be divided into three types of processing orientations: information-oriented; avoidant/diffuse orientation; and normative. These orientations are assumed to operate on at least three different levels: what people actually do; social-cognitive strategies; and identity style. Differences in identity style may be due mainly to…

The author reviews studies supporting the individuality of children and provides guidelines for parents of highly creative children. (SBH)

Appropriate techniques for assessing maximal isotonic strength are explained. Problems of evaluating individual differences in strength because of differences in body weight are discussed, and procedures to adjust for differences are presented. (MT)

Discusses quantification of stimulus variables and analytic versus synthetic strategies relating to the block design task in two articles. Provides commentaries on recent articles by Royer (1984) and Schorr, Bower, and Kiernan (1982). (JAC)

A review of Essentials of Psychological Testing (Harper and Row, 1970) by Lee J. Cronbach. (CK)

Wrenn states his personal beliefs as distilled from his experience, including beliefs about self, the nature of other people, and relationship to God. (SK)

Asserts that if educational technology is to fulfill its promise, educators must look beyond the hardware to the learners. (BD)