Jack Dunham

Jack Dunham was an American psychologist.

Educational background Dunham grew up in Albion, IL- a town in the southern part of Illinois. Dunham received his B.A. degree from Portland State College in 1962 and his PhD from the University of Southern California in 1966. Presents the importance of Intelligence factors (a) visual-figural (line-drawings); (b) symbolic (letters); and (c) semantic (meaningful words). Also discusses when a process is viewed as “problem solving”, as when an individual uses whatever resources may address the problem. Dunham, Guilford, & Hoepfner (1968): The idea of concept learning is presented, which refers to one’s ability to improve with each attempt at a similar task. Dunham simultaneously discusses “trial and error” as a way to problem solve. In this article, Dunham uses factor analysis to explain how learning task scores relate to one’s intellectual ability. Dunham & Bunderson (1969): Exploration of how different types of instruction, specifically the “decision-rule instruction (DRI)” and “no-rule instruction (NRI)” impact problem solving abilities on tasks. Reeve, Polson & Dunham (1970): Reeve explores the idea of concept development, and proposes a revision from a two factor model to a four factor model. Meyers & Dunham (1971): Anxiety and task involvement were measured, to determine their role in one’s aptitude and performance ability. Measures used included memory span and performance ability, and were used in transfer conditions

Professional affiliations American Association for the Advancement of Science Southwest Psychological Association