Higher education employees often participate in university-sponsored defined contribution pension plans that place the investment decision responsibility upon them. In order to examine investment decision-making behavior with retirement savings plans we investigated attitude-mediated, individual difference determinants of risky decision-making…

Examined relationship between decision-making style and counseling expectations in volunteers with rational (N=208), intuitive (N=26), or dependent (N=13) decision-making styles. Results revealed that dependents scored significantly higher than rationals on Acceptance and Nurturance; intuitives scored significantly higher than others on…

Examines consensus as a function of group members' decision rule orientations. Finds that for groups that interacted verbally, consensus was more likely between groups composed of members with matching (rather than differing) rule orientations. Discusses implications for group consensus and the decision rule orientation construct. (MM)

Administered an individual differences measure of motivational and orientations and a multidimensional measure of exploratory activity and beliefs to undergraduate students (N=154). Canonical analysis yielded one significant canonical root which indicated autonony and control orientations were positively related to self-exploration and beliefs in…

Previous research has indicated that Type A's have a higher need to control their environments, and respond more reactively to control loss than Type B's. To clarify the role of information processing in the control relinquishment decisions of Type A's and B's, 147 male and female college students took part in a problem solving experiment. Pairs…

Values in the workplace have long been a topic of interest for both researchers in organizational behavior and management practitioners alike. Values are believed to be deeply internalized standards for personal behavior because they are based on a person's experience. Relatively little attention has been paid to the processes relating to…

Investigated whether there are unique and common elements between Johnson's (1978) theory and other related theories of decision making and learning among college students exploring academic and occupational alternatives. Results indicated there were some common elements in the ways students approach learning and career decision making along with…

Examined vocational decision-making style, contextual anxiety, and exploratory activity in 148 undergraduate students. Results suggest that individuals who rely upon thinking-oriented approaches to decisions and who experience stress with regard to the specific tasks of exploration are likely to engage in exploration of environment and, to lesser…

While the relationship between values and Holland personality types has been suggested, it has not been clearly established. A study was conducted to explore this relationship in a sample of 250 college freshmen and seniors. Subjects were classified by both Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and by college major. Subjects also…

Discusses a study in a political science course to determine disparity in sentencing patterns among students involved in sentencing criminals. Concludes that a great deal of disparity in sentencing exists among judges in the real world and among college students who assume the role of judges. (Author/DB)

Many studies which have investigated the differences between decided and undecided subjects have assumed homogeneity of both subsets, but results of these studies do not justify such a assumption. This study attempted to identify, multidimensionally, types of vocationally undecided college students. Data on 11 variables from 276 undecided…

Discusses Johnson's decision-making theory that information can be gathered in a systematic or spontaneous manner and analyzed either externally or internally. Applies the theory to the helping relationship, assesses the styles of a decision-making inventory, and attempts to determine the reliability and validity of the inventory. (JAC)

Compared three groups of students with vocational problems who sought professional counseling, enrolled in a career planning class, or sought no professional help. Results indicated those who used the services of the counseling center had a significantly more positive attitude toward counseling and counselors. (Author/JAC)

Used Holland high-point code and Self-Directed Search scale scores to predict benefit from a self-help career counseling intervention for 52 students undecided as to career. Participants with realistic, investigative, or conventional high-point codes showed greater changes in vocational identity when compared with participants with artistic,…

Teacher educators are encouraged to respond to variations in the needs of individual teachers. To do this, educators need to devise preservice programs which involve development of teacher tasks for individual teachers. Teacher behaviors are observable indications of teachers' abilities to accomplish these tasks. (JN)