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A Comparison of the CPI, Franck, MMPI, and WAIS Masculinity Femininity Indexes
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McCarthy, Dorothea; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1970
The WAIS M index did not correlate significantly with any of the other measures for either sex and thus should not be interpreted as a personality indicator of sexual inversion or homosexuality. It represents solely sex differences in certain aspects of intellectual performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Intellectual Development, Performance Factors, Personality Studies
Comparative Performance of Male and Female Enlistees on Air Force Selection Measures.
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Vitola, Bart M.; Wilbourn, James M. – 1971
Male and female enlistee samples were compared for total groups and by enlistment region in terms of their performance on the Airman Qualifying Examination (AQE) and the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Women in the Air Force (WAF) test-retest performance was evaluated on the Armed Forces Women's Selection Test (AFWST) which is…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Military Air Facilities
Sex Similarity in Personality Correlates of Test Anxiety
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Lin, Yi-Guang; McKeachie, Wilbert J. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, College Students
Objective Versus Individual Mental Ability Tests With Former Head Start Children in the First Grade
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Parker, Harry J.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Disadvantaged, Grade 1, Intelligence Differences
Education, Task Meaningfulness, and Cognitive Performance in Young-Old and Old-Old Adults.
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Gonda, Judith; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1981
Compared performance of high- and low-education adults on traditional and meaningful space and reasoning measures. Separate analyses of variance for reasoning and space revealed main effects for education and age on both abilities. Results indicated highly educated older people performed more like their younger peers. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comparative Testing, Educational Attainment
Brain-Age Quotients in Recently Detoxified Alcoholic, Recovered Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Women.
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Hochla, Nancy A. Nichols; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Examined performance of female alcoholics, recovered alcoholics, and controls on the Brain-Age Quotient (BAQ) and subtests. The mean BAQs of the alcoholics and recovered alcoholics were significantly lower than that of the controls. Results suggest a differential recovery of cognitive abilities in abstinent female alcoholics. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Testing
Relationship Among Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Goodenough-Harris, and Peabody Picture Vocabulary Tests With Institutionalized Retarded Adults
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Wells, Donald G.; Pedrini, Duilio T. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Error Patterns, Intelligence Tests
Alternative Measures of Locus of Control and the Prediction of Academic Performance
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Powell, Arnold – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Testing
Intratest and Sex Differences on a Portable Rod-and-Frame Test
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Morf, Martin E.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comparative Testing
Cognitive Functions in Negro and White Children in a Child Guidance Clinic
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Goldstein, Harris S.; Peck, Rosalind – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
Gender Differences in Performance on Mathematics Items: Evidence from the United States and Thailand.
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Engelhard, George, Jr. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1990
The relationship between gender and performance on mathematics items varying in level of cognitive complexity and content was assessed, using 1,789 female and 1,951 male Thai adolescents and 2,040 female and 1,884 male American adolescents. Data suggest that performance relative to both cognitive complexity and content is related to gender. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies
Using Differential Item Functioning Procedures to Explore Sources of Item Difficulty and Group Performance Characteristics.
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Scheuneman, Janice Dowd; Gerritz, Kalle – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1990
Differential item functioning (DIF) methodology for revealing sources of item difficulty and performance characteristics of different groups was explored. A total of 150 Scholastic Aptitude Test items and 132 Graduate Record Examination general test items were analyzed. DIF was evaluated for males and females and Blacks and Whites. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Comparative Testing
A Feasibility Study of the SAT Performance of High-Ability Students from 1960 to 1974 (Valedictorian Study).
Donlon, Thomas F.; Echternacht, Gary J. – 1977
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of the 1960 to 1974 valedictorians and salutatorians from a sample of public, experimental, and private schools were studied. The experimental schools were specifically chosen for demographic stability. The comparison schools were also selected for stability, but by less stringent criteria. For the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis