The Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) was administered to 35 original Head-Start children three to four years after initial WPPSI testing. WPPSI Verbal IQ did not correlate significantly with any of the subject areas of the MAT, while Performance IQ correlated only moderately with mathematical components of the MAT (r = .42 - .52). (Author)

Persons changing the most (in a positive direction) as the result of sensitivity training had the following characteristics: responsibility, achievement and original thinking. The following main traits hinder positive behavior change: nurturance, succorance and, to a lesser degree, autonomy and cautiousness. (SE)

Male patients complaining of impotence (N=32) were administered the Male Impotence Test (MIT) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). The results suggested that the MIT is without value for differentiating between psychogenic and biogenic impotence, whereas two rules from the MMPI appropriately classified 90 percent of the…

The performance and verbal WAIS scores of brain injured patients were compared with that of control subjects. If was found that brain damage tends to impair nonverbal rather than verbal ability. (SE)

Two short forms of the MMPI and the full form were administered to a sample of psychiatric patients. Using multiple regression and correlation procedures, the results of the three forms were compared with one another. A number of similarities and differences among the scales of the three forms are discussed. (SE)

Data concerning drinking motivations from a sample of 3,696 students from 37 colleges and universities throughout the U.S. were compared with such data from a comparable sample of students conducted twenty years earlier. It was found that the percentage of drinkers who use alcohol for reasons associated with its sedative properties has decreased.…

Two hundred and seventy analyses were performed on Study of Values and questionnaire data obtained from 195 male and 197 female collegiates reared Catholic or Protestant. (Author)

Using the Strong Vocational Interest Blank, an occupational interest scale for dental hygienists was developed, and comparisons of interests were made between graduates of two- and four-year programs. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were certain distinguishable characteristics of students who preferred an independent study program when compared to students who preferred a more traditional approach to education. (Author)

One-hundred and four college students were randomly assigned to eight experimental conditions allowing them the power to hire and maintain faculty members. The greatest amount of leniency was shown toward the incumbent professor, regardless of her student-rated quality of teaching. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of videotape modeling in an alcohol treatment program on psychological adjustment, self-confidence and motivation to remain sober. (Author/EK)

Equity and efficiency questions indicated that the state cannot afford unlimited-cut policies in universities without compensation for the wastes involved. The cross-sectional data showed that absences affect grades adversely. A method is herein outlined whereby absentee students compensate the state for its losses in proportion to their unexcused…

Seeks to determine convergent validity values and to compare intelligence estimates for three tests across various levels and ranges of intelligence. Results indicated that the use of the PPUT or DAP for determining intelligence of kindergarten children is unjustified. (Author/PC)

An informational and attitudinal survey of delinquent boys revealed a serious lack of basic information regarding commonly used drugs, the body's reaction to drugs, the functioning of the body, as well as fairly strong pro-drug attitudes. The school was viewed as the best place to focus on these problems. (Author/PC)