• Minutes of Meeting, August 19^th 1999

See Attachment A.

• Director of Individual Differences and Assessment Laboratory Appointed

Lazar Stankov has officially been appointed Director of the Unit in Individual Differences and Computer-Based Psychological Assessment, Department of Psychology, University of Sydney. Lazar will discuss what this position means to the lab. Congratulations and all the best Lazar -- you deserve this position in recognition of your outstanding scholarly research (conducted so consistently) over the years.

• 4^th Year Business

1. Project Updates
2. Roberts would like to request that all fourth years send him their draft empirical theses in both hard copy and disk form -- his handwriting is pretty near illegible and with new editing facilities common to virtually all word-processors this would appear a judicious course of action.
3. Discussion of issues related to fourth year students intending to pursue postgraduate studies in 2000. This would appear an excellent opportunity to discuss scholarships and the like with postgraduates who have some experience in this regard.
4. Congratulations to each of the fourth years for their excellent presentations in the Individual Differences Seminar series. Feedback from this forum suggests that each student has found that this has helped solidify his or her ideas.
5. Other Business

• Post-Graduate Business

1. Project Updates
2. Department of Psychology, University of Sydney Inaugural Postgraduate Conference. We wish those people who had papers accepted at this conference (Kathryn Ryan, Sabina Kleitman, Fadi Anjoul, and Gerry Pallier) all the best with their presentations. Gerry Pallier has worked tirelessly in organising this event and he is to be congratulated on what looks like an excellent program. Both Gerry and Richard will chair sessions.
3. Other Business

• Facilities

On Thursday, 17^th September an informal working bee furnished MM 728 for paper-and-pencil testing. (Thanks to all those who helped [in particular Kathryn, Sabina, Gerry, Rebecca Runice, and Rebecca Wilkinson]!) MM 728 seats approximately 20 people and will be used by Stankov for research on amorality and by Roberts for research on circadian type, personality, and time management.

• Equipment

The new touch screen has been installed in S371.

SPSS Version 9 has been installed on certain computers in S371 and on Stankov and Roberts' machines.

The lab has acquired 4 copies of Super's Stereoacuity Timed Tester. This instrument may prove invaluable to future fourth years or those of you intending to pursue postgraduate studies.

Roberts has requested a copy of Dreamweaver 2 from HoD.

• Individual Differences and Assessment WWW site

Version 2 of our WWW site should be 'released' for this meeting. There are still several 'holes' in the site, which Version 3 will seek to redress. Please begin 'signing' your e-mails with details of the site. I will send everyone the exact URL when it comes to hand (i.e., King-sing Shun gives it to me).

• Papers and Presentations

Roberts, R. D., & Kyllonen, P. C. (1999). Morningness-eveningness and intelligence: Early to bed, early to rise will likely make you anything but wise. Personality and Individual Differences, 27, 1123-1134.

Special thanks to Gerry Pallier and Vanessa Danthiir for their help in proofreading Roberts and Stankov's 120 page epic manuscript on mental speed that will appear in Learning and Individual Differences later this year (or early 2000).

1. Stankov, Seizova-Cajic, and Roberts' second revision of the tactile-kinesthetic paper looks set to be published in Intelligence.
2. Garlick's paper explaining the general factor, which he submitted to the prestigious journal Psychological Review, appears as though it too will be published.

1. Stankov, L., & Roberts, R. D. (1999). Hierarchical Models of Human Abilities and Basic and Elementary Cognitive Processes. Special Symposium on Intelligence Assessment, The Fifth European Conference on Psychological Assessment, Patras, Greece, August, 25-29,1999.
2. Roberts, R. D., Stankov, L., & Pallier, G. (1999). Processing Accuracy and Speed Test (PAST) Battery: Underlying theory, description, and validation. Special Symposium on Intelligence Assessment, The Fifth European Conference on Psychological Assessment, Patras, Greece, August, 25-29,1999.
3. Stankov, L. (1999). Stankov's Tests of Cognitive Ability (STOCA). Special Symposium on Intelligence Assessment, The Fifth European Conference on Psychological Assessment, Patras, Greece, August, 25-29,1999.

Lazar will discuss some of the more interesting aspects of his recent visit to Patras, Greece and of his meeting with his former supervisor, Prof John Horn.

Special congratulations to Joel Werner on his second placing at the University of Sydney's Theatre-sports Grand Final. Those of you who witnessed Joel (during our recent informal lab meeting) doubtless think his team should have won!

• New Appointments

Congratulations to Fadi Anjoul, on his appointment to the Gambling Research Unit.

• Other Business

1. Thanks are extended to Dr Nick Burns, a recent visitor to our laboratory. It looks as though Nick will collaborate with Richard on several projects.
2. Discussion (and organisation) of a special orientation meeting for prospective fourth year honours students.
3. Richard has made a calendar of forthcoming events relevant to lab members (see Attachment B).
4. Any other Business

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