The Ramak and Courses interest inventories based on Roe's (1956) occupational classification were modified for use with subjects who answer negatively to most items in the traditional forms. Negative respondents give more positive responses on the modified forms than on the traditional ones. (Author)

This study was designed to examine the validity and test-retest reliability of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) for 61 adult women. The VPI was administered at the beginning of a group guidance program and the preference for Holland's six personality styles - intellectual, conventional, enterprising, realistic, social, artistic -…