Abstracts - Earli

studying working memory processes is the dual-task paradigm. Giving a secondary task that taxesa specific memory subsystem can reveal the relative involvement of this system in learning.Recently, a number of studies have been published that used the dual-task paradigm to investigateworking memory processes in learning from text and pictures. However, these studies haveproduced inconclusive results, which can largely be attributed to differences in how the dual-taskmethod has been applied. Guidelines are needed on how to set up dual-task studies that canproperly deal with theories on learning from text and pictures and put their assumptions to the test.G 230 August 2007 08:30 - 10:30Room: 0.65SIG Invited SymposiumGetting religiously and spiritually involvedChair: Kirsi Tirri, University of Helsinki, FinlandOrganiser: Kirsi Tirri, University of Helsinki, FinlandOrganiser: Zehavit Gross, Bar-Ilan University, IsraelDiscussant: Wiel Veugelers, University of Amsterdam/University of Humanistics, NetherlandsIn this symposium we investigate the roles of religious and spiritual development, learning, selfesteemand spiritual sensitivity in religious and spiritual involvement. We explore religiousengagement of different populations with international data sets using both quantitative andqualitative approaches. Kirsi Tirri from Finland presents empirical findings on spiritual sensitivityof young adults who don’t go to church. According to the results, adults who don’t go to churchstill express needs for spirituality. Religious education in schools provides tools for religiousunderstanding for students. Elina Hella from Finland presents suggestions for using variation inreligious education classroom to promote religious understanding of secondary school students.Carmine Maiello from Switzerland presents empirical evidence of the correlates betweenreligiosity and social engagement. Zehavit Gross presents results on how Israeli Jewishadolescents (N=852) who are deeply rooted within modernity perceive their religious identity,values and worldviews. We have two discussants in this invited symposium. Wiel Veugelerscomes from the humanistic tradition and makes remarks from that tradition. Terry Lovat representsmore religiously oriented approach and discusses the papers from that perspective. Together thepapers and discussants give room to both religious and spiritual points of views.Spiritual sensitivity of young adultsKirsi Tirri, University of Helsinki, FinlandThis study reports results on spiritual sensitivity of young urban adults (N=500). These adultsrepresent people who are not religiously involved. However, they do express spirituality withoutbeing religious. The spiritual sensitivity of these adults is measured with spiritual sensitivity scaleconsisting of four dimensions: Awareness sensing, mystery sensing, value sensing and communitysensing (Tirri et al. 2006). The results show differences in spiritual sensitivity between males andfemales. Furthermore, young adults differ from other populations in the community sensingdimension of spirituality. They express less need to belong to a community and preferindividuality in their expression of spirituality.– 365 –