The findings suggest that Personal Orientation Inventory scores are unlikely to be inflated by the conscious or unconscious attempts of subjects to make a good impression on the inventory when they have little knowledge of the self-actualizing model of man. (Author)

Subjective presentation aimed at understanding background factors which create distortions in testing of Negroes using instruments standardized for white norms. Presented at American College Personnel Association, St. Louis, 1970. (CJ)

An experiment was conducted to determine whether a correspondence exists between what students say they know, and what they actually know as shown by an achievement test. Results suggest that for survey purposes, asking people whether they possess information may be a satisfactory method for determining their knowledge. (MS)

Describes a workshop held to assist Nursing Home Administrators in Kansas to pass a professional licensure examination. The Sematic Differential Measuring Technique was used as an instrument to measure changes in test taking attitudes. Charts, graphs and references. (RB)

Compares scores obtained on a practical examination" with those awarded on the basis of six laboratory investigations over one year. Reports no significant differences in assessed performance, but teaching advantages suggest the continuous assessment is advantageous. (AL)

Examines responses of parents and children in two-child families (boy-boy, boy-girl) to the Gough Scale of Psychological Feminity (89 families). Results indicate that sibling sex status is a significant source of variance in father sex-role scores. (WY)

The study results revealed a typical KTSA symbol pattern" for the criminals supporting the usefulness of the test for discriminative purposes. The outstanding features observed for the criminal group were a predominance of repetitive tendency and a concrete mode of thinking. A possible interpretation of the findings was offered. (Author)