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Smith, Alfred Goud was born on August 20, 1921 in The Hague, Netherlands. Son of William G. and Joan (Wraslouski) Smith.
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Cognitive style: Monopaths and polypaths in law schools
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Cognitive Styles in Law Schools
( People differ in their cognitive styles—their ways of g...)
People differ in their cognitive styles—their ways of getting and using information to solve problems and make decisions. Alfred G. Smith and his associates studied these differences in a selected group of over 800 students at a score of law schools throughout the United States. Two major cognitive styles were identified: that of the monopath, who follows a single route of established principles and procedures, and that of the polypath, who takes many routes, as circumstances suggest. A battery of both original and standard tests was administered to both law students and their professors to investigate differences in cognitive style and their relationships to self-image, anxiety, and academic achievement. This also revealed differences in prevailing styles at different schools. The results will be of special interest to readers concerned with legal education, to psychologists, and to behavioral scientists. The research format developed here will serve equally well for raising significant questions about the professions of medicine, education, social work, and others in which cognitive and communication styles play a central role in determining outcomes.
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Alfred Goud Smith
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Alfred Goud Smith, American Anthropologist, educator. Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow American Anthropological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science; member International Communication Association (president 1973-1974, director), Sigma Xi, Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (Simon Mandlebaum scholar, American Council Learned Socs. fellow in Oriental Langs.), University of Michigan, 1943; postgraduate, Princeton University postgraduate, Yale University, 1943; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1956.
Career
Far East analyst Office of Strategic Services and Department State, Washington, 1944-1946. Assistant, instructor philosophy and anthropology University Wisconsin, 1946-1950. Supervisor linguistics, Pacific area specialist Trust Territory Pacific Islands and Department Interior, Micronesia and Washington, 1950-1953.
Assistant professor anthropology Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1953-1956. Assistant professor, associate professor anthropology Emory University, Atlanta, 1956-1962. Associate professor, professor anthropology, community service public affairs.
University Oregon, Eugene, 1962-1973. Director Center for Communication Research, University Texas, Austin, 1973-1978. Professor anthropology and communications studies School Communication, University Texas, from 1973.
Consultant Georgia Department Public Health, 1956-1960, Peace Corps, 1965-1969, Job Corps, 1968-1970, United States Information Agency, 1972-1979, 82. United States State Department specialist, Mexico, 1978. Consultant on problems of communications and anthropology to state and federal agencies, industry, museums, institutions of higher learning.
Staff member Agency for International Development Communications Seminars, 1966-1981. Lecturer in field, England, Mexico, Venezuela, Germany, and Canada.
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Cognitive Styles in Law Schools
( People differ in their cognitive styles—their ways of g...)
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Cognitive Styles in Law Schools
( People differ in their cognitive styles—their ways of g...)
- Cognitive style: Monopaths and polypaths in law schools
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Cognitive Styles in Law Schools
Membership
Served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow American Anthropological Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member International Communication Association (president 1973-1974, director), Town and Gown Club, Sigma Xi, Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.
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Son of; married Britta Helen Bonazzi, May 30, 1946.
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American