Who was Arthur Allen Lumsdaine?
Q: Who was Arthur Allen Lumsdaine?
A: Arthur Allen Lumsdaine was an American applied psychologist who researched the use of media and programmed learning.
Q: What role did Lumsdaine serve during World War II?
A: Lumsdaine served as a soldier in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Q: What did Lumsdaine's experience in the Army show him?
A: Lumsdaine's experience in the Army showed him the crucial role played by training in any large army conscripted from the general population.
Q: What was Lumsdaine's main area of work in psychology?
A: Lumsdaine's main area of work was on the effectiveness of media for training and education.
Q: Did Lumsdaine work on anything else besides media effectiveness?
A: Yes, Lumsdaine also worked on the experimental investigation of attitude change.
Q: What was Lumsdaine's role in the development of teaching machines and programmed instruction?
A: Lumsdaine saw the potential of teaching machines and programmed instruction and helped their development.
Q: What were some of Lumsdaine's accomplishments within the American Psychological Association?
A: Lumsdaine was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as of the American Psychological Association. He served as a member of the APA's Board of Scientific Affairs (1967–1970), was President of the Division of Educational Psychology (1968–1969), and was an Associate Editor of Contemporary Psychology for eight years.
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