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Touhey, John C. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1974
Discrepancies between the implicit personality theory attributed to others and to oneself were examined among 20 subjects for eight lists of trait words. Findings showed that within subject congruency in self-other descriptions exceeded agreement between subjects, and that subjects tended to be consistently congruent or incongruent for all traits.…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Relationship, Perception, Personality Assessment
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Druian, Peter R.; DePaulo, Bella M. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1977
College-age subjects (N=26) were given a spelling test during which approximately half could ask for help from a child, the rest from a same-aged adult. Though both helpers were presented as equally competent spellers, subjects asked for help less frequently from the child than from the adult. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Groups, Attitudes, Children
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Forrest, Russell; Eysenck, H. J. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1977
The Eysenck Junior P.I. questionnaire was administered to groups of institutionalized and non-institutionalized delinquents and to non-delinquents. Items were analyzed to determine their effectiveness in predicting group membership. Comments by H.J. Eysenck are also presented. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Identification, Individual Characteristics
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Skinner, Nicholas F. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1974
Inaccurate stereotyping by non-users was explanatory of the prevailing lack of agreement concerning the personality characteristics of heavy marijuana smokers. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Abuse, Individual Characteristics, Marihuana
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Barton, Keith; Vaughan, G. M. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1976
New Zealand samples of church members and non church members were compared with U.S. samples. Personality assessment was obtained through use of the Sixteen Personality Factor questionnaire. Church members were consistently different on several personality dimensions. Tendermindedness, super ego strength, dominance and conservativism were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Group Membership, High School Students