Compares the scores obtained on the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire by students constituting three academic categories: good, dropout, and probationary; the test was given to all 468 freshmen entering Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri, in the fall of 1969. (Author/JM)

Reviews research pertaining to S. Elkins' thesis, discusses the limitation of role analysis in explaining the development of slave personalities; suggests the possible advantages of using Neo-Freudian theories of personality development; and comments on the use of Western psychologies in general to explain the behavior of blacks. (Author/JM)

It is the objective of this paper to trace the development of research in the area of determining campus values in dating selection, and to propose a model which could reconcile the conflicting findings. (Author/RK)

This study, which attempts to evaluate the assessment of various forms of social behavior by teachers and college students, is an extension of an earlier investigation (Stanton 1973). (Author)

The author suggests that a systems theory of counseling should have an adequate theoretical foundation in the way various types of systems handle information. Using the works of W. R. Ashby as a basis, the paper is a beginning attempt to establish this foundation. It describes how information can be used to maintain homeostasis and protect key…

This study investigated the effects of repression-sensitization communication network change, task change, and situation change on leadership continuity. Twenty-four 5-man groups, homogeneously composed of either repressers or sensitizers, participated in a wheel network, a completely-connected network, and a leaderless group discussion (LGD)…

A discussion of the strong emphasis on cognitive development in preschool education of disadvantaged children which may be inappropriate to the broader learning process. Suggests that a different approach may be needed to foster maturation in youngsters deprived physically and emotionally. (ST)

In order to be effective, companies must use every meaningful approach to find individuals with high potential who might otherwise be overlooked in the complex organizational structure. In an effort to be more efficient, industrial firms and governmental agencies utilized multiple assessment procedures to identify and develop managerial personnel.…

Not very much is known about the test-retest reliability of personality inventories for children, particularly at the primary school level; this study was designed to throw some light on this question. (Author)

Author evaluates Martin Duberman's account of Black Mountain College, an experiment in education. (Author/RK)

The present study represents further tests of hypothesis about peformance in verbal conditioning derived from a demand characteristics approach. (Author)

Presents a theory which attempts to incorporate phenomenological views on the self-concept within an objective framework: the self-concept is identified as a self-theory. (Author/JM)

General findings of this study of college students show a preference for grading methods structured to permit explicit interpersonal comparisons with other students. Students with competitive and manipulative personality styles were shown to significantly prefer social comparison. (Author/KM)

Results of this study point to the importance of using a differential validity model in industrial validation research not only for aptitude measures, but also for personality and personal history data. (Authors)