Experimental literature on expectancy change and performance effects of expectancy is examined and interpreted as challenging the deep pthology" concepts of the poor, and thus in turn questioning the basis of intervention programs based on these concepts. (JM)

Analysis of predictor variables (intelligence, Sims SCI Occupational Rating Scale, and Family Wage Earners' Occupational Level) used singly or in any combination showed relationship to stated occupational preference beyond 0.001 level of significance. Counseling implications discussed. (Author/CJ)

Review of large sample longitudinal studies indicates that, in general, expressed choices are fairly stable over one-to-five year periods during and after college, and that expressed vocational choice is as valid a predictor as interest inventories. Discusses shortcomings of past research, recommendations for future. (CJ)

Used the Vanderbilt Psychotherapy Process Scale to investigate the predictive relationship of three process dimensions (patient involvement, therapist-offered relationship, and exploratory processes). Results showed patient involvement was the most powerful predictor of outcome, however, the predictive association increased across the three…

Discussed Holland's views that educational achievement relates to primary personality orientation in a predictable fashion. Primary code types of college males and females (N=536) were assessed. First-semester grade point averages for each code type and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores served as criterion indices. Mixed support emerged for…

An examination of the predictive validity of the Stanford Mathematics Test included 426 Black and White eighth- and ninth-grade students. No significant differences were found in mean residuals by race. Differences of small magnitude occurred by sex in one cohort which indicated underprediction for females and overprediction for males. (Author/PN)