The degree to which variations in the face validity of psychological tests affected students' willingness to accept personality interpretations was studied. Acceptance of personality interpretations was compared for four types of tests which varied in face validity. The relationship between judged accuracy and rated likability of the…

In the use of projective tests, there is a certain role of responsibility that should be maintained in the administration of these tests and their interpretations. Thoughts regarding these factors are expressed in this article. (DEP)

Psychological evaluations were used to identify shortcomings and suggest improvements in a computerized system for interpreting scores on the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire. Results supported the accuracy of the computerized system, but revealed gaps in the information provided and suggested…

A systematic psychodynamic approach to personality appraisals using the Strong Vocational Interest Bank (SVIB) is presented. A method for making psychodynamic inferences using the SVIB profiles of three young adults is also presented. Each appraisal is discussed in relation to independent information about the client and the counseling process.…

Examined the content factors of the GPPT using factor analytic procedures based on item intercorrelations, in contrast to the published version's use of part scores from a prior groupings of items. In terms of what it proposes to measure, it was concluded that the GPPT has very limited utility. (Author/RC)

A systematic approach to individualized clinical assessment--one whose practices are referred to as collaborative, contextual, and interventional--is reviewed. The approach uses phenomenological psychology in its development. (Author/JKS)

Present psychological assessment stems from a philosophy of science that values objectivity but fails to comprehend the existence of the person being evaluated. A humanistic-existential model shifts the focus from omnipotence to encounter and encourages client responsibility. Some pertinent assessment issues are formulated and specific instruments…

The drawings of 32 poliomyelitis patients and their matched controls were examined to see whether figure drawings primarily reflect the subject's projection of psychological state, ability to draw, or some combination of these two factors. Quality of drawing may at times be the overwhelming determinant of clinical and research findings.…

A new computerized interpretation system for the 16PF is described. (Author)

It was found that (a) subjects in all conditions rated the interpretations as being fairly accurate descriptions of their personalities; (b) the acceptance of the feedback did not vary as a function of experimenter prestige; and (c) receiving personality feedback had no effects on subjects' self-attitudes. (Author/MV)

Determines whether kind of test used in personality assessment is an important factor in influencing the extent to which subjects accept the interpretation made by a psychologist and clarifies the importance of the status of the test-interpreter by eliminating a status-experimenter confound contained within the Snyder and Larsen (1972) study.…

Based on the general belief that people "normally" see male figures on Rorschach Card III and females on Card VII; to see the opposite, according to some, would indicate a confusing of sex roles. This study makes two comparisons: age and time changes of individual responses to these cards in different decades. (DEP)

Two-point and three-point methods of classifying Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) profiles were compared using 174 students who sought psychological treatment at a student mental health clinic and who generated MMPI profiles with scales 2.7, and 8 as their highest evaluations. Behavioral correlates were determined. (Author/GDC)