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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the third biennial conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology, held in Arnhem, the Netherlands, April 17-21, 1989. Fifty-six papers were presented during the four days of the conference, including an invited address by Professor A. D. de Groot, and seven papers composing two plenary sessions, four on the con tribution of history to theory, and three on theoretical alternatives for contem porary psychology. Of these, 46 papers are presented in the proceedings; all of which suffered editorial changes and, with the exception of the invited ad dress, were required to meet a 15 page restriction on length. The editors gratefully acknowledge John Mills, Leendert Mos, and Hank Starn for their invaluable editorial assistance. The papers included here are presented without discussants' commen taries. (Over 125 psychologists participated at the conference.) While the papers are representative of the scope of topics covered at the conference, the hours of formal and informal discussions must, unfortunately, be left to the reader's imagination. We encourage the reader to attend one of our next conferences, planned biennially, and alternately, in North America (1991) and Europe (1993).
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Recent Research in Psychology
Wm J. Baker Michael E. Hyland Rene van Hezewijk Sybe Terwee Editors
Recent Trends in Theoretical Psychology Volume II Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology April 17-21 , 1989
With 23 Illustrations
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Wm 1. Baker Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Psychology University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9 Rene van Hezewijk Department of Psychonomics University of Utrecht Transitorium II, k. 17.21 3508 TC Utrecht The Netherlands
Michael E. Hyland Department of Psychology Plymouth Polytechnic Plymouth, Devon, England PL4 8AA Sybe Terwee Department of Experimental and Theoretical Psychology University of Leiden Wassenaarseweg 52 2300 RB Leiden The Netherlands
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International Society for Theoretical Psychology. Conference (3rd : 1989 : Arhem, Netherlands) Recent trends in theoretical psychology : volume II : proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of the International Society for Theoretical psychology / W.J. Baker ... let al.], editors. p. cm. - (Recent research in psychology) Held in Arhem, Netherlands, April 17-21, 1989. Includes bibliol(raphical references and index. 1. Psychology-Philosophy-Congresses. 2. PsychologyMethodology-Congresses. 1. Baker, William J. II. Title. III. Series. BF38.1545 1989 150'.I-dc20 90-35688
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