Convention and Conference Papers and Activities

1.  Spilka, B.  Personality Traits Related to Talker Intelligibility and Listener Accuracy.  Presented at the Convention of the American Speech and Hearing Association.  November 1952, Detroit, Michigan.

2.  Spilka, B.  Speaking Intelligibility and the Mode of Speech Material Presentation to Talkers.  Presented at the Central States Speech Convention, April 1953, Chicago, Illinois.

3.  Spilka, B., & Struening, E. L.  A Questionnaire Study of Personality and Ethnocentrism.  Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, May 1953, Chicago, Illinois.

4.  Spilka, B., Hanley, T. D., & Steer, M. D.  A Study of Relationships Existing Between Certain Aspects of Personality and Some Vocal Effects of Delayed Speech Feedback Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, September 1953, Cleveland, Ohio.

5.  Spilka, B., Cloonan, T. F., & Forgays, D. C.  Group Effectiveness in Bomber Crews:  Analysis of In-Flight Procedures as a Criterion Source.  Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, September 1953, Cleveland, Ohio.

6.  Spilka, B.  Delayed Speech Feedback and Personality.  Presented at the Convention of the American Speech and Hearing Association, November, 1953, New York, N.Y.

7.  Supervised and coordinated all exhibits and activities of the Special Devices Center at the 1954 and 1955 Conventions of the Aero-Medical Society, Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C.

8.  Spilka, B.  Representative of the Human Engineering Department, Special Devices Center, at the 1954 Acoustics-in-Air Symposium, Hotel Statler, New York.

9.  Spilka, B.  A comparison of Religious Authoritarians and Equalitarians on Selected Attitudinal and Personality Factors.  Presented at the Convention of the Kansas Psychological Association, Winfield, Kansas, April 1956.

10. Spilka, B.  Some Personality Correlates of Interiorized and Institutionalized Religious Belief, Presented at the Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, May 1956, St. Louis, Missouri.

11. Spilka, B.  Personality Correlates of Religiosity With Home Restrictiveness Controlled.  Presented at the joint convention of the Kansas and Missouri Psychological Associations.  Kansas City, Missouri, April 1957.

12. Spilka, B., & Kimble, G.  Personality Correlates of Q-L Differentials on the ACE, presented at the joint convention of the Missouri‑Kansas Psychological Associations, April 1957.

13. Spilka, B.  A Study of Coacting Group Influences on Individual Judgment, presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, New York, August 1957.

14. Siegel, S. M., & Spilka, B.  The Direction of Manifest Hostility:  Its Measurement and Meaning.  Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, September 1957, New York.

15. Spilka, B.  Grades--A Social Necessity?  What goes into a grade?  Invited address to the Evaluation Conference sponsored by the Colorado State Board of Nursing, Colorado League of Nursing, Colorado Nursing Association, November 1958, Denver, Colorado.

16. Spilka, B.  Speech, Audition, and Personality.  Presented at the Convention of Western States Speech Association, November 1958, Salt Lake City, Utah.

17. Spilka, B.  Invited address, Attitudes of the Public Toward Plumbers.  Colorado Association of Plumbing Contractors, May 1959, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

18. Spilka, B.  Workshop speaker, Interest and Personality Measurement.  Colorado Guidance Conference, March 1960, Denver, Colorado.

19. Pulos, L., & Spilka, B.  Perceptual Selectivity, Memory, and Anti-Semitism.  Presented at the Convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association, April 1960, St. Louis, Missouri.

20. Le Noue, D., Spilka, B., Van De Castle, R., & Prince, A. I.  Social Desirability and the Group Rorschach.  Presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention, May 1960, Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

21. Swickard, D. L., & Spilka, B.  Hostility Expression Among Delinquents of Minority and Majority Groups.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, May 1960, Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

22. Spilka, B.  Are we preparing women for the space age; the social psychologists look at goals and values.  Presented at the Convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, March 1961, Denver, Colorado.

23. Milliken, R., Spilka, B.  Mathematical-Verbal Ability Differentials as a function of Situational Anxiety.  Presented at the Convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association, March 1961, Denver, Colorado.

24. Spilka, B.  Emotional Factors Related to Visual Performance, Presented at the Convention of the American Optometric Association, June 1961, Denver, Colorado.

25. Coslett, S. B., & Spilka, B.  Semantic Generalization and Manifest Anxiety.  American Psychological Association Convention, Sept. 1961, New York, N.Y.

26. Walb, M., & Spilka, B.  The Hysteria-Psychasthenia Dimension and Learning Under Stress.  American Psychological Association, Sept. 1961, New York, N.Y.  

27. Volle, F. O., & Spilka, B. Blood Pressure Variation as a Function of the Direction of Hostility Expression, American Psychological Association Convention, Sept. 1961, New York, N.Y.

28. Spilka, B., & Langenderfer, L.  The Operational Complexity of Social Desirability Response Sets, American Psychological Association, New York, N.Y., Sept. 1961.

29. Smith, H. D., & Spilka, B. The Hysteria-Psychasthenia dimension in relation to CFF under stress, Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, May 5, 1962, Chicago, Illinois.

30. Gill, L. J., & Spilka, B.  Some nonintellectual correlates of academic achievement among Mexican-American secondary school students, Midwestern Psychological Association, May 5, 1962, Chicago, IL.

31. Spilka, B. Leadership:  Theory and Reality, Mountain‑Plains Library Association, Denver, Colorado, September 14, 1962.

32. Spilka, B., & Yamamoto, J. Political identification, religious beliefs and values, presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Cody, Wyoming, May 5, 1963.

33. Loomis, R. J., & Spilka, B.  Social desirability and conformity in the test situation, presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, August 29, 1963, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

34. Spilka, B., & Reynolds, J. F.  A factorial study of selected religious beliefs and prejudice.  Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, August 28, 1963, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

35. Sutherland, B. V., & Spilka, B.  Social desirability, item response time, and item significance, presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept. 2, 1963.

36. Langenderfer, L., Spilka, B., & Horn, J. L.  Social desirabilities among, social Desirabilities.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, May 8, 1964, Salt Lake City, Utah.

37. Spilka, B., Armatas, P., & Nussbaum, J.  The Concept of God:  A Factor-Analytic Approach.  Presented at the Convention of the Religious Research Association, Cleveland, Ohio, June 19, 1964.

38. Struening, E. L., & Spilka, B.  The Dimensions of Social Desirability as Measured by the Edwards and Marlowe-Crowne Scales.  Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Los Angeles, September 4, 1964.

39. Program Chairman, 1965 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 12-15, 1965.

40. Spilka, B., & Bryde, J. F.  Alienation and Achievement Among Oglala Sioux Secondary Students.  Presented at the 1965 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 13, 1965.

41. Bryde, J. F., Elkind, D., Spilka, B., & Van Doorninck, W.  A Perceptual Study of Sioux Children.  Presented at the 1965 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 13, 1965.

42. Gill, L. J., & Spilka, B.  Social Desirability, Achievement, and Underachievement. Presented at the 1965 Convention of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science, Denver, Colorado, May 1, 1965.

43. Long, D. G., Elkind, D., & Spilka, B.  A Study of the Meaning of Prayer:  Its Conceptual Development in Children.  Presented at the 1965 Convention of the Religious Research Association, Chicago, Ill., June 18, 1965.

44. Swickard, D. L., & Spilka, B.  Some Relationships Among Current Social and Religious Orientation, Recalled Form of Home Environment, and Recommended Child Rearing Procedures.  Presented at the 1965 Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Ill., September 4, 1965.

45. Spilka, B., Hill, T., & Thorp, D. W.  Alcoholism and Alienation:  Some Dimensional Relationships and Specifications.  Presented at the 1966 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, May 13, 1966.

46. Allen, R. O., & Spilka, B.  Committed and Consensual Religion: A Specification of Religion‑Prejudice Relationships.  Presented at the 1966 Convention of the Religious Research Association, St. Louis, June, 17, 1966.

47. Spilka, B.  The Myth of the Organized University.  Presented at the 1966 Convention of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.  Seattle, June 27, 1966.

48. Spilka, B. The Social Dimensions of Mental Illness, Invited Talk, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Ill., October 27, 1966.

49. Gill, L. J., & Spilka, B.  Educational Achievement and Social Desirability Among Spanish‑American High School Students, Presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 12, 1967.

50. Spilka, B.  Problems in Research on Indian Education, Presented at the National Research Conference on American Indian Education, Pennsylvania State University, May 15, 1967.

51. Spilka, B., & Pellegrini, R. J.  Death and Cultural Values, Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C., September 4, 1967.

52. Spilka, B.  Religion and Anti‑Semitism (or How to Research with the Good Eye Closed).  Presented at the 1967 Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York, December 27, 1967.

53. Spilka, B.  Definition as a Process of Perceptual Differentiation, Discussant Views.  Presented at a Conference, "Measuring the Religious Variable."  Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, April 5, 1968.

54. Lyness, J. L., Spilka, B., & Cirillo, L.  Color Mood Associations as a Function of Physiognomic Properties.  Presented at the 1968 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, May 9, 1968.

55. Embree, R. A., Spilka, B., & Horn, J. L.  Special Leading and Natural Leading:  An Interpretive Investigation of Motivation for the Christian Ministry.  Presented at the 1968 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, May 10, 1968.

56. Freeman, G. W., Spilka, B., & Mason, R. C.  Delinquency and the Outward Bound Program:  An Empirical Evaluation of a Radical Approach to Delinquency Control.  Presented at the 1968 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, May 10, 1968.

57. Spilka, B., & Pellegrini, R. J.  Religion, American Values and Death Perspectives. Presented at the 1968 Convention of the Religious Research Association, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 21, 1968.

58. Spilka, B., Read, S., Allen, R. O., & Dailey, K. A.  Specificity vs. Generality:  The Criterion Problem in Religious Measurement.  Presented at the 1968 Convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dallas, Texas, Dec. 31, 1968.

59. Spilka, B., & Read, S.  The Development and Validation of an Objective, Multidimensional Measure of Achievement Motivation.  Presented at the 1969 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 15, 1969 (with S. Read).

60. Spilka, B.  Action Research with Indians.  Presented at the 1969 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 15, 1969.

61. Spilka, B.  Conceptions of Man and Dimensions of Personal Religion.  Presented at the Institute for the Psychology of Religion, Catholic University, Washington, D.C., June 17, 1969.

62. Spilka, B.  American Indian Youth: The Role of Research in Resolving Culture and Personality Crises--The Educational Segment.  Presented at the 1969 Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., September 1, 1969.

63. Spilka, B.  Education and Alienation Among Indian Schoolchildren.  Talk presented at the All Indian Education Institute, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, Wyoming, October 9, 1969.

64. Spilka, B.  Two Invited Lectures, Westmar College, LeMars, Iowa:  Alienation and Education Among Indians, January 21, 1970; and What Needs to be Done:  The Indian and American Education, January 22, 1970.

65. Spilka, B.  Perspectives on the Person in Contemporary Social Psychology.  Paper presented as part of a Symposium at the Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 9, 1970.

66. Spilka, B.  Mutual Frustrations of Indians and Whites in a Joint Action Program.  Paper presented as part of a Symposium at the Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 9, 1970.

67. Spilka, B.  Alienation and Education Among Indians.  Two invited lectures for the Wayne State College Summer Institute for Teachers of American Indian Children, Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska, June 29-30, 1970.

68. Spilka, B.  Dimensional Research in the Psychology of Religion. Paper presented at the Second Annual Conference on Research in Religion.  Valley Forge, PA, Sept. 30, 1970.

69. Spilka, B.  The Psychology of Teaching.  Invited talk National Institute for Radiologic Technicians, Denver, Colorado, October 24, 1970.

70. Spilka, B.  Contexts for Ministry in the Seventies.  Invited talk at a Conference on Ministry in the Coming Decade, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Ill., Feb. 9, 1971.

71. Spilka, B.  The Indian Child and the Teacher:  Assessing Relationships via the Construct of Personal Space.  Paper presented at the 1971 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 14, 1971.

72. Malbin, N., Laturner, S., & Spilka, B.  A Longitudinal Study of Educational Performance Among Oglala Sioux Students.  Paper presented at the 1971 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 14, 1971.

73. Benson, P. L., & Spilka, B.  Cultural Value Reference Among Oglala Sioux Children. Paper presented at the 1971 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 14, 1971.

74. Spilka, B., & Ott, J. S.  Indian Perspectives on Education and the School: A Study of Parents and Children.  Paper presented at the 1971 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 14, 1971.

75. Spilka, B.  Some foundations for the associative meaning of word pairs with specific reference to word sequence.  Paper presented at the 1972 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 10, 1972.

76. Spilka, B., Benson, P., & Strommen, M. P.  Personal, social and religious attitudes of Jewish youth and their relationship to those of Christian youth.  Paper presented at the 1972 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 10, 1972.

77. Benson, P., & Spilka, B.  God image as a function of self‑esteem and locus of control.  Paper presented at the 1972 International Congress of Learned Societies in the Field of Religion, section for the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Los Angeles, California, September 5, 1972.

78. Spilka, B., & Conner, C.  Sequence in social perception:  The significance of order in conceptualizing heterosexual couples. Paper presented at the 1973 Convention of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas, Texas, April 26, 1973.

79. Spilka, B., Rosensohn, M., & Tener, S.  Freud Revisited:  God and father, or is it mother or me?  Paper presented at the 1973 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, Nev., May 9, 1973.

80. Spilka, B., & Foster, F. M.  The development and validation of a short, multidimensional course-faculty evaluation instrument.  Paper presented at the 1973 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, Nev., May 9, 1973.

81. Spilka, B., Addison, J., & Rosensohn, M.  Parents, self and faith:  A test of competing theories of individual-religion relationships.  Paper presented at the 1973 Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, San Francisco, California, October 26, 1973.

82. Hoffman, M., Newman, J., Greenspoon, S., Starker, S., Loeb, N., & Spilka, B.  Self and other sex-role attribution as a function of given name, presented at the 1974 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 10, 1974.

83. Appleman, N., Hamman, J., & Spilka, B.  Some personal and social correlates of the primacy effect in impression formation, presented at the 1974 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 10, 1974.

84. Spilka, B., Morstad, C., & Koch, G.  Personal space schemata in relation to self-other orientations.  Presented at the 1974 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, May 10, 1974.

85. Spilka, B., & Mullin, M.  Personal Religion and psychosocial schemata:  A research approach to a theological psychology of religion.  Presented at the 1974 Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1974.

86. Spilka, B., & Reynolds, E.  Cognition and sexual identity:  An exploratory study, presented at the 1975 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, May l7, 1975, Salt Lake City, Utah.

87. Spilka, B., & Minton, B.  Perspectives on death in relation to powerlessness and form of personal religion.  Presented at the 1975 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, May 9, 1975, Salt Lake City, Utah.

88. Rea, M. P., Greenspoon, S. L., & Spilka, B.  Physicians and terminal illness:  A study of experience, perspectives and actions.  Presented at the 1975 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, May 9, 1975, Salt Lake City, Utah.

89. Loeb, N., Weldon, L., & Spilka, B. Those who are about to fly: Death concerns and pre-flight feelings and behavior.  Presented at the 1975 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, May 9, 1975, Salt Lake City, Utah.

90. Spilka, B., & Minton, B.  Defining personal religion:  Psychometric, Cognitive and Instrumental Dimensions.  Presented at the 1975 Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 24, 1975.

91. Interviewed by Peter Benson in a session titled "Conversations with Major Figures" 1975 Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 25, 1975.

92. Spilka, B.  "The Compleat Person": Some theoretical view and research findings for a theological-psychology of religion.  Invited address at the National Evangelical Conference on Research in Mental Health and Religious Behavior.  Atlanta, Georgia, January 24-26, 1976.

93. Spilka, B.  Research in the Psychology of Religion:  Organizations and Resources.  Presented at the 1976 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 13, 1976.

94. Spilka, B.  Some notes on the history of psychology in the Rocky Mountain Region:  From soul to behavior.  Presented at the 1976 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 13, 1976.

95. Stout, L., Minton, B., & Spilka, B.  The construction and validation of multidimensional measures of death anxiety and death perspectives.  Presented at the 1976 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 14, 1976.

96. Hoggatt, L., & Spilka, B.  The nurse and the terminally ill patient:  Some perspectives and projected actions.  Paper presented at the 1976 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 14, 1976.

97. Schwartz, S., Reynolds, E., Stout, L., & Spilka, B.  Creative thinking, death perspectives and death anxiety.  Presented at the 1976 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 14, 1976.

98. Friedman, L., Rosenberg, D., & Spilka, B.  Death perspectives of wounded and non-wounded Vietnam combat veterans.  Presented at the 1976 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 14, 1976.

99. Reynolds, E., & Spilka, B.  Death perspectives, death anxiety and sex role identity.  Presented at the 1976 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Phoenix, Arizona, May 14, 1976.

100. Spilka, B., Stout, L., & Minton, B. Death perspectives, death anxiety and form of personal religion. Presented at the 1976 Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Philadelphia, PA, October, 29, 1976.

101. Spilka, B.  Contemporary religious movements in America: Religious minorities in a secular society--Discussant on 4 papers.  Presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1977 Convention, Denver, Colorado, February 22, 1977.

102. Spilka, B.  A comparative study of the catechetical significance of the values of Catholic youth in relation to those of other religious adolescents.  Invited address to the United States Catholic Conference on Youth, Marriottsville, Maryland, March 17, 1977.

103. Spilka, B.  The teaching of precollege psychology: The perspective of the college professor and the student in the introductory course. Paper presented at the 1977 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 12, 1977.

104. Spilka, B., Spangler, J.D., & Rea, M.P.  Death and the clergy: Some perspectives, actions and views.  Presented at the 1977 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, N.M., May 13, 1977. 

105. Spilka, B.  Theory and empirical research in the Psychology of Religion:  Some fundamental issues.  Presented at the 1977 Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August 27, 1977.

106. Spilka, B., Spangler, J.D., & Rea, M.P.  Religion and death:  The clerical perspective.  Presented at the 1977 Convention of Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Chicago, October 30, 1977.

107. Spilka, B.  Religion and death...and science and death Clerical and Medical perspectives on death).  Presented at the First Congress on Science and Ethics, Denver, Colorado, October 12, 1977.

108. Spilka, B.  Research needs in the psychology of religion. Invited address, Wingspread Conference on Religious Studies sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.  February 18, 1978, Racine, Wisconsin.

109. Spilka, B.  Religious bases of professional ethics.  Presented at the 1978 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver Colorado, April 6, 1978.

110. Brown, G.A., Spilka, B., & Cassidy, S.  The nature of mystical experience and pre-and post-experience life-style. Presented at the 1978 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 7, 1978. 

111. Friedman, L., & Spilka, B.  Psychology and death education:  Current status.  Presented at the 1978 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 8, 1978.

112. Spilka, B., Lacey, G., & Gelb, B. Sex discrimination after death:  A replication, extension, and contradiction.  Presented at the 1978 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 8, 1978.

113. Reese, L., Armbruster, J., & Spilka, B.  The Type A personality pattern:  Death perspectives, death anxiety and associated correlates.  Presented at the 1978 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 8, 1978.

114. Szita, E., Zwartjes, G., & Spilka, B.  Problems of interviewing school personnel involved with children with cancer.  Presented at the 1978 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 8, 1978.

115. Brown, G.A., Spilka, B., & Cassidy, S.  The structure of mystical experience and pre- and post-lifestyle correlates. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Convention, Hartford, CT, October 27, 1978.

116. Spilka, B., Spangler, J.D., & Rea, M.P.  Religion and death II:  The roles of conservative theology and personal perspectives on death in relation to terminal patients and euthanasia.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, October 27, 1978, Hartford, CT.

117. Spilka, B., & Spangler, J.D.  Cancer and the clergy:  A study of cancer patient's experiences with and perceptions of the clergy.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Hartford, CT, October 27, 1978.

118. Spilka, B.  Personal faith and ethical behavior patterns. Presented at a conference "Our search for values in contemporary crises," Mission Viejo, California, November 21, 1978.

119. Antonoff, S., & Spilka, B.  Nonverbal behavioral correlates of terminality among cancer patients.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV, April 17, 1979.

120. Spilka, B., Comp, G., & Hebard, R.  Soul and mind:  Religion in psychology textbooks of the 1970's.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV, April 18, 1979.

121. Spilka, B.  The current status of the Psychology of Religion. Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV, April 18, 1979. (conversation hour).

122. Halpern, S., & Spilka, B.  Attitudes toward cheating among college students and religious orientation.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV, April, 19, 1979.

123. Weiner, S., & Spilka, B.  Jewish identification among children of Holocaust survivors.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, San Antonio, Texas, October 26, 1979.

124. Spilka, B., & Comp, G.  Faith and behavior:  Religion in introductory Psychology texts of the 1950's and 1970's.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, San Antonio, Texas, October 26, 1979.

125. Spilka, B., & Spangler, J.D.  Spiritual support in cancer:  Patient encounters with clergy.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, San Antonio, Texas, October 26, 1979.

126. Zwartjes, W.J., Spilka, B., Zwartjes, G.M., Heideman, D., & Cilli, K.A.  The family of the child with cancer:  The case of the sibling.  Paper presented at the 1980 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona, April 10, 1980.

127. Spilka, B.  Fifty years of Psychology in the West:  RMPA's first half‑century.  Presented at the 1980 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona, April 10, 1980.

128. Spilka, B.  Toward a psychosocial theory of religious mysticism with empirical reference.  Paper presented at the 1980 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona, April 11, 1980.

129. Jackson, N.J., & Spilka, B.  Correlates of religious mystical experience: A selective study.  Presented at the 1980 Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona, April 10, 1980.

130. Spilka, B.  Discussant, Role studies of the clergy.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 31, 1980.

131. Schneider, C., & Spilka, B.  A survey of Mormon attitudes toward women's roles and selected correlates:  A pilot study.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 29, 1981.

132. Ramsey, M., Coquilette, M., & Spilka, B.  Tester and respondent sex interactions effects when sexist material is evaluated.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 30, 1981.

133. Reidman, D., Schmidt, G., & Spilka, B.  A confirmatory study of selected correlates of classroom seating choices.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 30, 1981.

134. Amaro, A., Freedman, R., & Spilka, B.  Course evaluation as a function of cognitive consistency and motive adjustment.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 30, 1981.

135. Kennedy, S., & Spilka, B.  Empathy and self‑other perceptions among romantically involved couples.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 30, 1981.

136. Spilka, B., Amaro, A., Wright, G., and Davis, J.  The treatment of religion in current psychology texts.  American Psychological Association Convention, Los Angeles, California, August 26, 1981.

137. Spilka, B., Zwartjes, W.J., Zwartjes, G.M., Heidman, D., and Cilli, K.A.  The role of religion in coping with childhood cancer.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Baltimore, MD, November 1, 1981.

138. Spilka, B., and Amaro, A.  A signal detectability validation of measures of Intrinsic‑Extrinsic, Committed‑Consensual Faith.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Baltimore, MD, October 30, 1981.

139. Spilka, B. and Schmidt, G.  Attributions as a function of personal faith and locus of control.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 30, 1982.

140. Spilka, B. and Lofredo, L.  Classroom cheating among religious students:  Some factors affecting perspectives, actions and justifications.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 30, 1982.

141. Jackson, N.J. and Spilka, B.  Religion and social work:  A study of the beliefs and behaviors of social workers.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 30, 1982.

142. Spilka, B.  Theory in the Psychology of Religion. Invited paper Convention of the American psychological Association, Washington, D.C. August 26, 1982.  (William James award lecture).

143. Spilka, B. A general attribution approach to the psychology of religion. University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, November 1982. 

144. Spilka, B., Schmidt, G., and Loffredo, L.  General attribution theory for the psychology of religion. A formulation and its initial test.Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Providence, Rhode Island, October 24, 1982.

145. Spilka, B. and Schmidt, G.  Stylistic factors in attribution: The role of religion and locus of control.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, April 29, 1983, Snowbird, Utah.

146. Spilka, B.  Testing attribution concepts in the psychology of religion.  Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, Anaheim, California, August 27, 1983.

147. Spilka, B.  Quantification and measurement in the service of theory. Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Knoxville, Tennessee, November 4, 1983.

148. Wulf, J., Prentice, D., Hansum, D., Ferrar, A., and Spilka, B. Religiosity and sexual attitudes and behavior among single evangelical Christians. Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Knoxville, Tennessee, November 4, 1983.

149. Spilka, B.  Psychology and Religion:  The state of the field. Cosponsor, Division 36, American Psychological Assn., Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Assn., Las Vegas, Nev., April 25, 1984.

150. Kojetin, B. A., McIntosh, D. N., and Spilka, B., Stylistic influences on a group problem‑solving task.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Assn., Las Vegas, Nev., April 25, 1984.

151. Bartlett, N., Spilka, B., and Wertheimer, M. Workshop:  l985 Tucson RMPA Symposia on History.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, Nev.  April 27, l984.

152. Kojetin, B. A., McIntosh, D. N., and Spilka, B., The role of  personal faith on an interpersonal problem-solving task:  An attributional approach.      Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Chicago, Ill., October 29, l984.

153. Spilka, B.  Psychological perspectives on religion:  A discussant's perspective.  Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Chicago, October 26, 1984.

154. Spilka, B. and Kojetin, B.  Fathers, mothers, and founders: An attributional problem in the history of psychology.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona, April 27, 1985.

155. Spilka, B.  From soul to psyche and frontier to mainstream:  A history of psychology at the University of Denver. Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona, April 26, 1985.

156. Spilka, B.  Camaraderie across distance and diversity:  A history of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona, April 28, 1985.

157. McIntosh, D., Kojetin, B., and Spilka, B.  Form of personal faith and attributions to control.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, Arizona, April 28, 1985.

158. Spilka, B.  Spiritual issues: Do they belong in psychological practice? Yes ‑‑ But!  Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, California, August 26, 1985.

159. Spilka, B., Kojetin, B., and McIntosh, D.  Bias and cognitive flexibility in measures of personal faith.  Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Savannah, Georgia, October 15, 1985.

160. Spilka, B., Kojetin, B., and McIntosh, D.  Psychology and religion according to 19th Century Textbooks.  Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Savannah, Georgia, October 25, 1985.

161. Spilka, B.  Review symposium:  The Intrinsic/Extrinsic tradition in the psychology of religion.  Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Savannah, Georgia, October 25, 1985.

162. Spilka, B.  Religion and science in nineteenth century America.  Invited paper presented at the Dr. Albert Schweitzer Festival of Culture, Palm Springs, California, February 14, 1986.

163. Evans, R., McIntosh, D. N., and Spilka, B.  Marital adjustment and form of personal faith.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado, April 25, 1986.

164. Spilka, B., and McIntosh, D. N.  Science and the "American Divines": A lost chapter in the history of American psychology.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, April 25, 1986.

165. Spilka, B.  The empirical evaluation of Quest faith.  Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1986.

166. Spilka, B.  Religion and science in early American psychology. Presidential Address for Division 36  (PIRI).  Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1986.

167. Spilka, B. and Bridges, R. A.  Theology and psychological theory: An historical and directive analysis.  Presented at the Convention for the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Washington, D.C., November 14, 1986.

168. McIntosh, D. and Spilka, B.  Religious liberalism-conservatism, form of personal faith and locus of control.  Presented at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Albuquerque, NM, April 30, 1987.

169. Spilka, B. and McIntosh, D.  Bridging religion and psychology: The transitional nature of the Hall-James generation.  Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, New York, August, 1987.

170. Spilka, B.  The functional and dysfunctional role of religion: An attributional approach.  Invited keynote address to the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Lancaster, PA, October 23, 1987.

171. McIntosh, D. and Spilka, B.  Religion and health.  Paper presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, KY, October, 30, 1987.

172. Spilka, B.  (1987, August).  Paul Pruyser's Psychology of Religion.  Invited paper presented at a memorial session for Paul Pruyser at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, New York.

173. Spilka, B.  Invited Panelist/Discussant for Religion and the challenge to consistency understandings of identity.  Annual Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, KY, October 31, 1987.

174. Spilka, B.  Invited Discussant for The relevance of philosophic issues to the use of empiricism in the study of religion.  Presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, KY, October 31, 1987.

175. Gave two invited talks in the Brigham Young University, Psychology Forum Series, February 4, 1988.  Titles were:  "Religion in early American Psychology," and "What does it mean to be religious . . . Psychologically?"

176.Lehr, E. & Spilka B.  (1988, April 21).  Religion in the introductory psychology textbook:  A comparison of three decades.  Presented at the Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Snowbird, Utah.

177. Johnson, S. & Spilka, B.  (1988, April 21).  Religion and the breast cancer patient:  The mixed blessing of institutional support.  Presented at the Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Snowbird, Utah.

178. As "Scholar-in-Residence" at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, New York, May 6, 7, and 8, 1988.  Three talks.  1). "What does it mean to be religious?" 2).  How religion may help or hurt people:  Religion and death:  the ultimate test of faith." 3). Religion in adult life:  Love, marriage, divorce."

179. Spilka, B.  Issues involved in the "Rise and Fall" of the Psychology of Religion.  Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, August 15, 1988.

180.Spilka, B.  The future of research in the psychology of religion.  Panel discussion.  Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, August 13, 1988.

181. Spilka, B.  The relationship between religion and mental health.  National Keynote Address for the Group for the Advancement of Mental Health Research, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR, October 21, 1988.

182. Johnson, S. & Spilka, B.  Coping with breast cancer:  The role of religion.  Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Chicago, IL, October 30, 1988.

183. Bridges, R. & Spilka, B.  Preliminary Steps Towards Theological Literacy and Behavioral Science:  Construction of a Theologically Based Measurement Scale.  Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Chicago, IL, October 28, 1988.

184. Spilka, B.  Discussant for The religious development of American Adolescents.  Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Chicago, IL, October 30, 1988.

185. Spilka, B.  Psychology in the Rocky Mountain Region 1930-1950. In a symposium, Past Frontiers of Psychology:  A tale of two regions, to be presented at the joint meeting of the Western Psychological Association and the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Reno, Nevada, April 28, 1989.

186. Bridges, R. & Spilka, B.  Cognitive structuring among seven American Protestant traditions:  A Psycho-Theological Approach.  Joint meeting of the Western Psychological Association and the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Reno, Nevada, April 28, 1989. 

187. Kirkpatrick, L. & Spilka, B.  The Treatment of Religion in Psychology Textbooks:  A review of past and current trends.  American Psychological Association Convention, New Orleans, LA, August 14, 1989. 

188. Bridges, R. B. & Spilka, B. Theology as world view: The impact of various theologies on the attribution of control and gender-meaning.  Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Salt Lake City, Utah. October 28, 1989.

189. Harris, N. A. & Spilka, B. (1990, April). The sense of control and coping with alcoholism.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Tucson, AZ

  190. Harris, N. A. & Spilka, B. (1990, August 12). Religion and alcoholism: A multidimensional approach. Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

  191. Bridges, R. A. & Spilka, B. (1990, November 9). A Procrustean analysis of modernist theological world views: Separation of theory and praxis.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Virginia Beach, VA.

  192. Carlson, C., Friedman, S. & Spilka, B. (1991, April 26). The psychological structure of prayer and its relationship to well-being. Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

  193. David, J. & Spilka, B. (1991, April 26). Prayer as a form of secondary control: An assessment of expectancies.  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

  194. Friedman, S., Carlson, C. & Spilka, (1991, August 19). Prayers, hassles, and hardiness. Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

  195. Spilka, B. (1991, August 17). Psychology of Religion: Problems and promises. Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

  196. Spilka, B. (1991, August 18). "At heart, the psychology of religion may be too psychological." Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

  197. Beck, J., Spilka, B., & Mason, R. (1991, August 19). Prayer, globalization attitudes, and faith orientation in an evangelical seminary sample. Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

  198. Spilka, B. (1991, November).  Religious Development: The work of Kalevi Tamminen.  Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Pittsburgh, PA.

  199. Spilka, B. (1992, May 4 -5). Two invited talks: Religion and coping with crisis and  Religion and mental disorder.  Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas.

  200. David, J. P. & Spilka, B. (1992, August). The multidimensionality of prayer and its role as a source of secondary control. Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.

  201. Beck, J. R. Spilka, B., Mason, R., & David, J. P. (1992, August).Prayer in religious and social perspective: A study of a seminary sample. Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.

  202. Ladd, K. & Spilka, B. (1992, November 6). Threat and ambiguity as factors eliciting religious attributions. Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Washington, D. C.

  203. Spilka, B. (1992, November 6). Remembrance of things past: SSSR's formative years. Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Washington, D. C.

  204. Bograd, R. & Spilka, B. (1993, April 22). Self-disclosure and marital satisfaction in mid-life and late-life remarriages. Joint Convention of the Western and Rocky Mountain Psychological Associations.  Phoenix, AZ

  205. Gothard, C., Richards, S.L., Fairchild, D. A., Carley, B. E., Pan, P., Fehrmann, L. A., Kim, B. H., Roth, H., Sedlmayer, J., Milmoe, S., and Spilka B. (1993, April 24). God images and prayer behavior: A multidimensional analysis.  Joint Convention of the Western and Rocky Mountain Psychological Associations, Phoenix, AZ.

  206. Spilka, B. (1993, August 23). Spirituality: Problems and directions in operationalizing a fuzzy concept. American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Canada.

  207.Rutledge, J. R. & Spilka, B. (1993, August 23). Intimacy issues among never-married and single-again Mormons.  American Psychological Association Convention, Toronto, Canada.

  208. Milam, N., Gorham, D., Greenberg, A., Wing, E., Flanders, D., Brock, A.,Brookens, D., Simons, L., Milmoe, S, & B. Spilka (1994, Nov.). The content of religious experience: The role of expectancies. Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Albuquerque, NM.

  209. Ladd, K., Milmoe, S., & Spilka, B. (1994, April). Religious schemata and coping with breast cancer.  Presentated at the Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

  210. Ladd, K. L., McIntosh, D., & Spilka, B. (1994, November). The development of God schemata: The influence of denomination, age, and gender.  Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Albuquerque, NM.

211. Arms, M., Byrden, B., Burdette, R., Ladd, K. L. & Spilka, B. (1995, 22 April). The need for meaning, control, and esteem in relation to religious orientation. Presented at the  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boulder, CO.

212. Moore, P., Ladd, K. L., & Spilka, B. (1995, 22 April). Optimism-Pessimism as a function of faith and prayer dimensionality. Presented at the  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boulder, CO.

213. Navrot, A., Richardson, A., Marrocco, C., Dashosh, D., Kvern, K., Yang, J., Rothschild, M., Fairchild, D., Ladd, K. L., & Spilka, B., (1995, 22 April). Prayer and the sense of controll: A multidimensional study. Presented at the  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boulder, CO.

214. Sundin, H., Ladd, K. L., & Spilka, B. (1995, 22 April). God images in relation to perceptions of God control in life. Presented at the  Convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boulder, CO.

215. Ladd, K. L., McIntosh, D. N. Spilka, B. (August. 1995). Religiousness and coping with illness and victimization. Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

216. Ladd, K. L., McIntosh, D. N. Spilka, B., & Galloway, A. (Oct. 1995). Paths to meaning and coping with cancer. Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, St. Louis, MO.

217. Spilka, B. (Oct. 1995). The future of the psychology of religion. Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, St. Louis, MO.

218. Spilka, B. (Oct. 1995).  The human side of prayer. Presented at the Convention of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, St. Louis, MO.

219. Luckow, A., Ladd, K., Spilka, B., Paloma, M., McIntosh, D. N., Parks, C., LaForett, D., & David, J. (1996, August). The structure of prayer: Explorations and confirmations. Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

220. Beck, J. R., Ladd, K., Luckow, A., Spilka, B., & LaForett, D. (1996,August). Globalization revisited:  Changes over the seminary years. Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

221. Spilka, B. & McIntosh, D. N. ( 1996, August). Religion and spirituality: The known and the unknown.  Presented at the Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

222. Beree, M., McIntosh, D. N., Ladd, K. L., Spilka, B., Luckow, A. & LaForett, D. (November 1996). Coping with spinal cord injury: The roles of meaning, control, and esteem from both religious and nonreligious sources.  Scheduled for presentation at the Convention of the Society for the Scienific Study of Religion, Nashville, TN.

223. Hang Le, Cavallaro, T., Kaufman, M., Grdina, H., Fehl, W Whitney, M., Narahara, S., Chikwanda, C., LaForett, D., Luckow, A., L;add, K., McIntosh, D. N., & Spilka, B. (August 1997).  Religion and credulity: Test of a Freudian hypothesis. Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Ill.

224. Spilka, B. Participant in ex-president’s panel, Division of the Psychology of Religion. (August 1997).Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Ill.

225. Spilka, B. & Kearl, M. (1998, April 18). Religion and credulity: Testing a Freudian hypothesis nationally. Joint Convention of the Western and Rocky Mountain Psychological Associations, Albuquerque, NM.

226. Luckow, A., Ladd, K., Spilka, B. & McIntosh, D. N. (1998, April). The psychological functions of prayer. Joint Convention of the Western and Rocky Mountain Psychological Associations, Albuquerque, NM.

227. Spilka, B. (1999, April 16). Prospects for psychology in the 21at century: A discussion with M. Wertheimer. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention, Fort Collins, CO. (Scheduled).

228. Spilka, B. (1999, August 22). Religion, evolution, and genetics: Notes toward a theory of religious origins. American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, MA.

229. Spilka, B. (2000, October). God images" Broadening psychological perspectives and research. Presented at the Convention of  the Society for the Scientific Study of  Religion, Houston, TX.

230. Luckow, A. E., McIntosh, D. N., Spilka, B., & Ladd, K. L. (2000),  February). The multidimensionality of  prayer. Poster presented at the Convention of  the Society for  Personality  and Social Psychology, Nashville, , TN.

231. Ladd, K. L. & Spilka,  B. (2001, October 20). Cognitive aspects of  prayer scales (CAPS): Validation and utility.  Convention of  the Society for the Scientific Study of  Religion, Columbus, OH.

232. Spilka, B. & Ladd. K. L. (2002, Nov. 1).  Toward a psychobiology of God: Evolution and Genetics. Presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Salt Lake City, UT.

233. Spilka, B. (2002, Nov. 3). Participant in a panel, "SSSR Old-timers reflect on their careers and the state of the profession.  Presented at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Salt Lake City, UT.

234. Furth, J. K. & Spilka, B. (2003, April 12). Admitted cheating as a function of personal faith, social desirability, and test order. Presented at the Convention of  the Rocky  Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

 

 


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