The Japanese Journal of Psychology
Online ISSN : 1884-1082
Print ISSN : 0021-5236
ISSN-L : 0021-5236
Volume 44, Issue 4
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  • SHIGEO KASHIWAGI, TOMOICHI ISHIZUKA
    1973Volume 44Issue 4 Pages 167-178
    Published: 1973
    Released on J-STAGE: July 16, 2010
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    A new criterion which is based on the principle of linear regression analysis is proposed concerning the estimation of the number of factors in multiple factor analysis. Following a short historical review on the number of factors, the emphasis is placed on the necessity of a new type of criterion, and a linear regression criterion is proposed based on the regression of the reproduced off-diagonal elements with an assigned number of factors on the corresponding elements in the original correlation matrix. In the last section some related important topics which are necessary for further sophistication of our proposal are discussed.
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  • YOSHIHIRO MURAKAMI
    1973Volume 44Issue 4 Pages 179-185
    Published: 1973
    Released on J-STAGE: July 16, 2010
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    There are two statistical methods of analysis of SD data; Design 1 and Design 2. In this article, the meaning of Design 2 is explored under the assumption that it has psychological meaning quite distinct from Design 1. Stimuli are five pictures. 40 scales are used. Ss are extroverts and introverts. Procedure is Design 2. In introverts two factors about stimuli, two about stimuli and Ss, and three about Ss were discovered. In extroverts two factors about stimuli, two about stimuli and Ss were discovered. Against absolutism (Design 1), relativism (Design 2) is possible, and the meaning of factors must be considered in psychological context.
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  • AUTO-POWER SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
    AKIYOSHI KATADA
    1973Volume 44Issue 4 Pages 186-194
    Published: 1973
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    This research was concerned with the development of the mentally retarded children's EEG. The subjects used were 36 normal and 39 mentally retarded children. The ages ranged from 3 to 15 in the normal and from 7 to 18 in the retarded. EEG was recorded monopolarly from the frontal, the central, the parietal and the occipital regions along the middle line, and the bilateral temporal regions. The EEG was put to auto-power spectrum analysis by the general purpose digital computer. When a dominant component in the spectrum appeared at frequencies lower than 8 Hz, subordinate components were manifest at frequencies higher than 8 Hz. On the contrary, when a dominant component appeared at frequencies higher than 8 Hz, subordinate components appeared at lower frequencies. These results were observed both in the normal and retarded. It was pointed out that it is important to examine both the dominant and the subordinate frequency in the developmental study of EEG components of EEG by auto-power spectrum analysis.
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  • KAZUKO INOUE, KUNIO TANAKA
    1973Volume 44Issue 4 Pages 195-206
    Published: 1973
    Released on J-STAGE: July 16, 2010
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    According to Fishbein's theory, behavior (B) is a function of behavioral-intention (BI), which is determined by attitude toward the act (Aact) and social-normative-beliefs (NBs). Aact was measured by seven-point Semantic Differential scales in a questionnaire. Other variables were measured in a similar manner. Subjects were 404 and 413 students. Multiple correlations of Aact and NBs on BI or B were higher than correlations of Aact (or NBs) and BI (or B). Regression coefficients varied with behaviors and actor's sex. Thus, Aact and NBs are effective predictors of behavior. Relative importance of Aact and NBs varies with behavior and sex.
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  • YOSHIMASA HABU, KATSUTOSHI NAKATSUKA
    1973Volume 44Issue 4 Pages 207-211
    Published: 1973
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    To determine the inhibitory effect of negative stimulus in discrimination learning, 91 preschool children were trained on shape discrimination. 4 groups received differential amounts of training in original learning. The effects were evaluated in terms of performance during reversal in which a new negative stimulus was introduced. A nonmonotonic function of the degree of original learning was found: the latency on the first reversal trial was longer for Ss with no original learning and for those oveftrained, while it was shorter for those with intermediate degrees of original learning.
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  • MUTSUO SHIMADA, YOSHIAKI NIHEI, KINYA MARUYAMA, SADAO ICHIJO
    1973Volume 44Issue 4 Pages 212-216
    Published: 1973
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    The electrical activities of the brain, especially the contingent negative variation (CNV) and the sensory evoked potentials (SEP), were studied under two different conditions of stimulus presentation in the simple reaction experiment. In one condition, both preparatory and reaction stimuli were presented at random by the experimenter. In another, a preparatory stimulus was presented contingent upon subject's spontaneous response, which was followed after a given foreperiod by a reaction stimulus. Main findings were as follows; (1) Amplitude of the CNV was larger in the former than in the latter. (2) The late positive component of the SEP showed larger amplitude in the former than in the latter.
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