The relationship between a self-report measure of assertive behavior in children and a role-play measure was examined in 69 elementary school children. Self-report of positive assertion related more closely to role-play measures and expert ratings of assertiveness than did self-report of negative assertion. (Author/LHW)

A counselor response category system for measuring counselor verbal behavior was developed. The resulting system had 17 mutually exclusive categories, with at least minimal face and content validity. In rating counselor response units, the category system resulted in high agreement levels between judges. Analysis led to a revised 14-category…

The focus of this paper is the identification of selected methodological problems in the assessment of personality from the psychoanalytic, behavioral, and cognitive positions. Each of the above methodologies are reviewed and assessed, and specific strategies are proposed for sport personality research. (DS)

A conceptual model of individual assessment through the use of biodata responses with minimal input information is outlined. The process is considered especially applicable to industrial psychology. A scored autobiographical data form, which measures the individual's past behavior and experiences, provides for assignment to a specific subgroup…