Subjects received falsified psychological test results that were discrepant in either positive or negative directions with their own reports on self-referring attitudes. Subjects who received negative feedback were more likely to derogate the interpreter, whereas subjects who received positive feedback were more likely to change their self-reports…

The internal structural relationships of vocational scales were compared. The common configuration of vocational interests was used to reconcile previous contradictory research results about the comparability of interest scores from various instruments and as a basis for counselor interpretation. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the construct validity of the Occupational scales on the Strong Vocational Interest Blank. Five personality factors derived from the California Psychological Inventory were correlated with each of the Occupational scales. The significant relationships were consistent with Holland's personality theory of…

Results of this study provided some support for previous studies that reported differential relationships for different levels of credibility between amount of self report change and discrepancy of test results with self concept. (Author)

The instrument yielded highly significant discriminations between clients with personal adjustment and vocational educational problems. It was concluded that the Psychological Screening Inventory could give useful diagnostic information to counselors. (Author)

Procedures are described which were used to develop an instrument and scale to measure an individual's ability to detect and describe the immediate affective state of another. Data are presented indicating the scale's reliability and the extent of the scale's content, concurrent, and predictive validity. (Author)

Undergraduate students (N=287) completed an 82-item questionnaire about their expectations of counseling. The respondents' strongest expectations were of seeing an experienced, genuine, expert, and accepting counselor they could trust. Expectancies that the counselor would be understanding and directive were lower. Significant sex differences were…

Studies are reviewed that report the prediction of rehabilitation failure from personality measures. Related research is discussed that suggest the dynamics underlying a key concept, the "hypochondriacally organized personality" which is identifiable from the Rorschach anatomy response percentage. (Author)

Examines the dimensions underlying the applied problem-solving process and describes the development of a problem-solving instrument based on factor-analysis results. Delineates initial reliability and validity estimates of the instrument. Discusses future research implications and provides a research instrument easily administered and scored.…

Examined an instrument widely used for both clinical and research purposes, to assess its accuracy with college students. Compared scores of 209 undergraduates using a university-based clinic with those of 435 nonpatient students and with adults and adolescents. When compared with norms based on unscreened community samples, nonpatient…

The California Psychological Inventory includes a masculinity femininity measure, Fe. Although the test author suggests that Fe is positively related to intelligence for females but negatively for males, a review of the literature fails to substantiate this claim. Correlation of Fe and intellectual measures is low in magnitude and is not different…

Used three studies to examine a diagnostic questionnaire's psychometric properties. Results strongly supported the psychometric properties of the tool. Convergent validity and criterion validity were both supported by meaningful correspondences, and incremental validity was also supported in that the tool yielded more accurate diagnoses when…

Results indicated that Asian students when compared with control students, under-utilized the clinic services, possessed more pronounced MMPI scale elevations, and exhibited problems involving somatic complaints, family discord, and social introversion. (Author)

Assessed the criterion validity of the Relational Communication Control Coding System. Undergraduates listened to audiotaped interactions of a pair they were told were husband and wife, or a counselor and client, each loaded with a symmetrical or complementary communication control pattern. Subjects' perceptions of the control patterns were…