The influence of student personality on the effects of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) was examined. Three testing systems (midterm and final exams; bimonthly tests; and PSI) were examined along with three personality dimensions (internal-external locus of control, need for achievement, and need for autonomy). There were no…

The relationship between dogmatism and the preference for certain teaching styles, both in terms of attitudes and teaching activities seen as gratifying, was examined for a group of ninety-five elementary education students. Separate discriminant analyses were conducted contrasting the more dogmatic students with the less dogmatic in terms of both…

This study was an initial step to determine the feasibility of matching student teachers (ST's) with cooperating teachers (CT's) on the basis of similar educational beliefs. This project grew out of the concern of Oklahoma State University student teaching supervisors that the mismatching of ST's with CT's on the basis of dissimilar perceptions…

Elementary school students were ranked by teachers on scales measuring personality characteristics and teacher expectations. Classroom observers also rated the students to assess the validity of teacher rankings and to determine whether teachers and observers use the same characteristics in forming perceptions of students. Teacher rankings and…

Subjects interacted once or twice with a confederate whose behavior in each interaction was friendly or unfriendly and either spontaneous or forced. Single interaction subjects formed impressions reflecting the confederate's behavior but not its cause. Subjects having friendly then unfriendly interactions formed impressions reflecting the cuase of…

This paper presents a study in which Welsh's A and R scale scores have been related to religiousness. The A factor has been defined as "anxiety proneness versus ego resiliency" while the R factor is defined as "impulsivity versus control." Subjects were 150 college students, 91 females and 59 males. The sole statistical…

The argument that the personality structures obtained from retrospective ratings reflect semantic similarity structures has been as provocative as a red cape in the bull ring. High congruence between those two kinds of structures seems well established. What is less clear is how and why those structures differ from that for immediate judgments of…

Distinctions between non-suicidal and suicidal depression were investigated. Epidemiological profiles of depressed patients (40 suicidal and 40 non-suicidal) were matched for sex and age. Independent raters diagnosed each subject according to five classifications of depression. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores for each…

AS PART OF ITS 1968 FILM SEARCH, THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION SENT A NATIONWIDE QUESTIONNAIRE TO LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITIES, STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, STATE AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMMERCIAL FILM COMPANIES IN ORDER TO LEARN WHAT ADULT EDUCATION FILMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED OR…

THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS THE PROGRESS FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1961 TO FEBRUARY 1, 1962 OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IN SPEECH CONTROL. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE--(1) PARAMETERS OF VOWEL PERCEPTION, (2) RELATIONS AMONG RESPONSE RATE, TOPOGRAPHY, AND SCHEDULES OF REINFORCEMENT--METHODS AND FINDINGS IN AN ANALYSIS OF THE VOCAL OPERANT, (3) FOREIGN ACCENT AND…

This paper describes a project which focused primarily on developing a method for qualitatively assessing and describing curiosity/inquiry styles in individual children. A class of "puzzling-phenomenon" tasks for idiographic assessment of scientific curiosity/inquiry was developed and individually administered to five rural and five urban…

The relationships between masculinity and femininity as measured by the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI), achievement conflicts (fear of success and fear of failure), and a variety of attitudes in men and women were examined in three survey studies. Contrary to Bem's suggestion that femininity in women serves to dampen independent and assertive…

A comprehensive examination of the psychological and biological factors involved in exercise addiction is presented in an attempt to explain the varying position of individuals on the continuum of ability to commence and continue a regimen of physical activity. Physiological considerations in exercise tolerance and the feelings derived from…

This study explores the possibilities of graphotherapy, which uses handwriting analysis and instruction to change or improve such character traits as self-concept. Three fourth-grade classes were involved, one as the experimental group and the other two as controls. A pretest ascertained self-concept, as well as physical handwriting changes that…

These quarterly bulletins provide brief annotations for tests of the following types recently acquired by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection: achievement; aptitude; personality, interests, attitudes, and opinions; and miscellaneous, sensory-motor, and unidentified. To provide information about instruments for those engaged in…