Four means of studying the future are discussed: through extrapolation, or the study of trends; by writing scenarios of the future; through the use of games and through the utilization of the Delphi technique, making predictions in a specific field over a period of time. (JB)

This article illustrates the role multiple linear regression can play in developing prediction equations by providing examples of regression models that could be used in answering questions relative to the importance of a single predictor variable, interactions between predictor variables, and the cross-validation and generalizability of…

A multiple discriminant analysis was used to classify students in education, law, medicine, engineering, and business on the basis of preadolescent development data. Increased attention to preadolescent development as predictive of career preference is indicated. (Author)

Results indicate significant differences between children and adults, and among three levels of information about subjects affecting the accuracy of predictive judgment. The effect of instruction approaches significance. Reprints available from James L. Knestrick, 270E North Arlington Avenue, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17107. (Author)

Education must be concerned about probabilities rather than plausibilities or absolutes. (Author)

Scores on the College Opinion Survey (COS) were related to high school rank (HSR), first quarter grades (GPA), MSAT scores, and scores on the Academic Achievement Scale of the SVIB (A Ach). COS scores were significantly related to past performance (HSR) but self made predictions did not increase multiple correlation predictions of GPA beyond that…

H. G. Wells is not quite the household name that he deserves to be, even in the households of futurists. Visions of the future in his writing and his attempts to translate these visions into reality through his work for socialism and the League of Nations are discussed. (SR)

Presents new estimates of growth in aggregate and industry demand for the 1982-95 period, updating prior projections to 1990 and extending the analysis to 1995. Examines the effects of alternate policies on United States economic growth, distribution of demand, and employment. (NRJ)

Tested anchoring and publicity effects in clinicians' (N=46) successive judgments of detailed interview notes. Results indicated significant anchoring in one case suggesting a clinical bias. Public justification was related neither to subjects' ratings, to reported confidence in their ratings, nor differentially by case. (JAC)