Cobol - Help with research

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Help with research

elena

2005-02-20, 8:55 pm

Apologies for this off-topic post.

I'm a Java/C++ developer who is also studying psychology.

I would really appreciate it if you would complete a survey that I'm
using for a research project on programmers.

It's easy [Yes/No answers] and takes about 5 minutes.

I will be presenting the results at the American Psychological
Association convention in August.

The study link is:

http://www.elena.com

The survey measures "cognitive style" (analytical/intuitive) which
describes how you process information and learn. The people I've
pre-tested it with found it to be pretty interesting.

I can go to my friends, however it occurred to me that it might be
better to post in a newsgroup and get a larger, more diverse, and
random sample.

Thanks again for your time,

Elena

Donald Tees

2005-02-21, 3:55 am

elena wrote:
> You are correct. Current research is looking at how cognitive style may
> differ depending on the task at hand. The instrument that I'm using is
> well-known, well-tested, and mature. However, its developers view
> cognitive style as a unitary dimension, whereas other researchers
> believe that it is multi-dimensional, and requires a much more complex
> framework (and more complex and lengthy tests). I chose to use a
> unitary instrument in this study for simplicity's sake. I couldn't
> imagine that someone would spend more than a few minutes to complete a
> test for someone they don't even know. Maybe I was wrong?
>

Perhaps. I found the exact same problem ... many of the questions had
to be interpeted as to context. A completely opposite answer would
apply depending on the setting ... I tend to approach problems with my
cat differently than those with my computer. Rationality is not logical
with a cat, only temper tantrums work. Temper tantrums over a computer
problem ... well after the first twenty-five years they become rare, if
only based on their futility.

On the other hand, I started filling it out during a compile. I may not
have finished it if it had taken lot longer.

Donald

Fred Exley

2005-02-26, 8:55 pm

"elena" <elena@monmouth.com> wrote in message
news:1108584473.675317.187460@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Apologies for this off-topic post.
>
> I'm a Java/C++ developer who is also studying psychology.
>
> I would really appreciate it if you would complete a survey that I'm
> using for a research project on programmers.
>
> It's easy [Yes/No answers] and takes about 5 minutes.
>
> I will be presenting the results at the American Psychological
> Association convention in August.
>
> The study link is:
>
> http://www.elena.com
>
> The survey measures "cognitive style" (analytical/intuitive) which
> describes how you process information and learn. The people I've
> pre-tested it with found it to be pretty interesting.
>
> I can go to my friends, however it occurred to me that it might be
> better to post in a newsgroup and get a larger, more diverse, and
> random sample.
>
> Thanks again for your time,
>
> Elena

I scored a 42, about in the middle. A couple of times in school I took an exam
to see if one is left or right-hemisphere dominated in their thinking, and both
times scored a zero. So maybe brain hemisphere dominance determines analytical
vs intuitive preference in one's thinking? I can't draw a conclusion on
this -since I'm so balanced, I suffer analysis paralysis :)

-Fred

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