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Peer reviewedBrahen, Leonard S.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1979
Investigates the significance of social and environmental factors as predictors of the rehabilitative potential of an inmate. Work history must be used as a whole. The more recent a good history, the more successful an inmate's jail record. Work factors may aid in selecting narcotics-addicted inmates for work-release programs. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Drug Addiction, Narcotics, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewedStulman, David A.; Dawis, Rene V. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1976
Two Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) scales, Creativity and Independence were validated by experiment. Subjects (N=68) were exposed to four task conditions representing joint combinations of high or low levels of Creativity and Independence. The behavioral results were consistent with the subjects' MIQ score levels on the two scales,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Creativity, Predictive Validity
Peer reviewedKrieger, Seth R.; And Others – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1979
In an attempt to assess a person's orientation toward death, a self-administered form of the Threat Index (TI) was introduced and compared to the original interview form along dimensions of validity, reliability, internal consistency, and independence from social desirability response sets. Results supported theoretical and psychometric soundness…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Comparative Analysis, Death, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedEkehammar, Bo – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
Psychological cost, benefit, and profit scales, with regard to continued education, were constructed on the basis of questionnaire data from 421 high school seniors. The analyses showed a clear, positive relationship between psychological benefit-profit and level of aspiration with regard to continued education. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Continuation Education, High School Students, Models
Peer reviewedBranaman, Tim F. – College Student Journal, 1979
Junior college students were given the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule and the Achievement Anxiety Test. The students were divided into high, average, and low assertive groups. A significant difference in level of facilitative test anxiety was found between low assertive and high assertive groups. Possible explanations for these differences were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Anxiety, Assertiveness
Peer reviewedJones, Marshall B. – Simulation and Games, 1984
Briefly describes the characteristics of video games and discusses some advantages and disadvantages of their use to measure individual abilities. Relevant research is cited in the areas of stabilization with practice, predictive testing, performance testing, testing under extreme conditions, testing brain-injured persons, and differential…
Descriptors: Games, History, Literature Reviews, Measurement Techniques
