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Personality and Differential Susceptibility To Hypnosis: Further Replication and Sex Differences
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Gibson, H. B.; Corcoran, M. E. – British Journal of Psychology, 1975
Following the study of Gibson & Curran (1974) on hypnotic susceptibility, a further sample of 45 subjects was tested on the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) and a modified form of the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale (SHSS) in precisely the same way. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Hypnosis, Personality Assessment, Psychological Studies, Research Methodology
Variables Which Differentiate Members and Non-Members Of Social Fraternities And Sororities
Jacobs, Keith W.; Galvin, Kathryn Sue – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1974
In order to differentiate college fraternity and sorority members from non-members, 86 undergraduate students were administered the Eysenck Personality Inventory, Rotter's Internal External Control Scale, Zuckerman's Sensation Seeking Scale, and a biographical data blank. (Editor)
Descriptors: Fraternities, Personality Assessment, Research Methodology, Sex Differences
An Application of the State-Trait Concept to the Need for Achievement
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Patrick, Audrey W.; Zuckerman, Marvin – Journal of Research in Personality, 1977
This study concerned relationships between state (situationally defined) "n" Ach (need for achievement), trait "n" Ach, and sex of subject in 80 college freshmen. Three standard "n" Ach tests and the mean of "n" Ach states measured under nonarousal conditions were used as trait measures. State measures of…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Measurement Instruments, Motivation, Personality Assessment
Nonverbal Cues to Sex-Role Attitudes
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Benoist, Irving R.; Butcher, James N. – Journal of Research in Personality, 1977
Explores how self-reported sex-role attitudes, or masculinity and femininity, when assessed by an instrument based on sound item selection procedures (Minnesota Attitude Survey) are related to expressive, nonverbal behaviors as viewed by peers. Examines the possibility that personality characteristics, more frequently associated with one or the…
Descriptors: Body Language, Individual Characteristics, Personality Assessment, Research Methodology
Risk-Taking Behavior in Children.
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Kopfstein, Donald – 1972
The relationship between sex of the experimenter and of a child's cognitive style on risk-taking behavior is reported. The Subjects were 30 boys and 30 girls in the fourth grade. An adult female experimenter administered Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures task to half the children of each sex to give a measure of the childrens' reflective or…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Bibliographies, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Scoring Structure and Report Generator for the 36-Item OWSC Form.
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Veldman, Donald J. – 1967
This report forms the background for some current efforts to develop computer-based scoring systems for One-Word Sentence Completion data. A general discussion of response grouping problems and a three-way frequency table for data reduction are included. In addition, six "structural" response variables are defined. The report concludes with an…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cluster Grouping, College Freshmen, Computer Oriented Programs
Computer Scoring of Sentence Completion Data.
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Veldman, Donald J.; And Others – 1968
This paper outlines the development of techniques for computer-based personality assessment from sentence completions. The One-Word Sentence Completion (OWSC) instrument was designed to elicit data suitable for machine processing, while retaining most of the advantages of a free-response format. Two operative scoring systems are described. The…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Analysis