Study conducted as part of a master's thesis at Marquette University.

Based upon the author's PhD dissertation at Purdue University.

It was assumed on the basis of projection theory that a picture of a person drawn by a child reflects that child's self-image. Six hundred ninety-eight 7-year-old economically disadvantaged children (Negro N=232, white N=466) were told to draw a picture of a person. Each picture was then scored as a Draw-A-Person Test. There was no significant…

A State Curiosity Scale (SCS) was developed to be a self-reporting measure of a student's level of specific epistemic curiosity aroused by learning materials. The state of epistemic curiosity was conceptualized as a transitory emotional or motivational condition of the student, the arousal level of which was expected to vary across time, both with…

This article sheds light on the larger ethical issues faced by professionals who intervene in the lives of children and focuses specifically on points raised by critics of the behavioral treatment of gender-disturbed boys. (Author/AM)

This study was undertaken to test Dahlstrom's hypothesis that the clinical utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) could be improved through the use of dimensionally pure personality trait and psychopathological state scales to supplant the present dimensionally complex clinical and validity scales. Results failed to…

Examines the effects of unhappy thoughts on mood and corrugator EMG (electromyographic activity) in depressed patients. Its purpose was to obtain evidence relevant to cognitive models of depression and to examine the usefulness of corrugator EMG as an indicator of depressed mood. (Author/RK)

Indicated that cognitive distortion was associated with high scores on the Minnesota Multiophasic Personality Inventory (MMPH) Depression (D), Psychasthenia (Pt), and Schizophrenia (Sc) scales, but not the Hypochondriasis (Hs) and Hysteria (Hy) scales. Cognitive distortion is likely to be an important factor in general distress but not in…

The majority of mental health clinicians are monolingual and white. Even if unbiased assessment techniques are developed, valid psychodiagnosis of Hispanic patients will remain illusory to the extent that clinicians are insensitive to the linguistic and cultural nuances of their clientele. Recommendations for improving clinical practice are…

A survey of 295 child protection workers, law enforcement officers, mental health practitioners, and physicians found that the use of anatomical dolls in child sexual abuse evaluations was widespread although few professionals had specific training in their use. (Author/DB)

In civil law, there is ambiguity about cases involving suicide. The question is whether someone other than the victim is responsible. School professionals may use a number of methods to treat students. If the adult acts responsibly, it is unlikely that the court will find him/her negligent. (VM)

How undergraduate psychology students were given hands-on opportunities for administering Piagetian clinical interviews is described. To facilitate the training process, flowcharts for Piagetian tasks were developed. These include instructions, checklists for student responses, and alternative procedures to be followed dependent on a child's…

Investigated degree to which judges could simulate Basic Personality Inventory (BPI) responses of a clinically depressed patient group. Judgmental profiles of depressed patients indicated very high reliabilities across information conditions, a high association with actual profiles of clinically depressed patients, and differentiation from other…

Compared the impact of computer-assisted psychological assessment on respondents to traditional psychometric administration procedure. Findings indicated no difference between administration methods on respondents' self-reported anxiety, electromyograph monitored stress, or task satisfaction. Moreover, computer-assisted assessment was more…