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Using Personality Data in Higher Education: A Preliminary Examination of Personality Differences Based on Professional Orientation and Skill Level
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Carr, Joel L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the differences between groups of psychology students and groups of psychology professionals based on the personality trait of Extraversion, and its facets, as measured by the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R; Costa & McCrae, 1992). Previous applications of the NEO PI-R have focused on…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Psychology, Personality Traits, Graduate Students
Comparison of Error Rates Associated with Alternative MMPI Profile Classification Schemes
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Overall, John E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1973
In the present investigation, the MMPI profile classification program was used to compare the representatives'' of three different sets of diagnostic prototypes. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Individual Characteristics, Personality Assessment, Statistical Analysis
Computer Scoring of Sentence Completion Data.
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Veldman, Donald J.; And Others – 1968
This paper outlines the development of techniques for computer-based personality assessment from sentence completions. The One-Word Sentence Completion (OWSC) instrument was designed to elicit data suitable for machine processing, while retaining most of the advantages of a free-response format. Two operative scoring systems are described. The…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Analysis
Extraversion, Neuroticism and Academic Attainment in Uganda
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Honess, T.; Kline, P. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1974
This study examines a neglected area: the relationship between personality and academic achievement for school children in a non Western culture. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Educational Psychology, Personality Assessment
Self-Concept Validation Research: Some Current Complexities.
Marx, Ronald W.; Winne, Philip H. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1980
Two studies involving a total of 837 intermediate-grade students found that multivariate analyses of self-concept inventories reveal dimensions uncovered by univariate methods. (NRB)
Descriptors: Children, Data Analysis, Intermediate Grades, Multivariate Analysis
SOME PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CAMPUS STUDENT LEADERS--A COMPARISON OF SOCIAL-POLITICAL ACTION LEADERS WITH FOUR OTHER CATEGORIES OF STUDENT LEADERS.
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WINBORN, BOB B. – 1966
THIS INVESTIGATION WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DATA ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL-POLITICAL ACTION LEADERS AT ONE UNIVERSITY AND TO COMPARE THOSE CHARACTERISTICS WITH OTHER TYPES OR CATEGORIES OF STUDENT LEADERS. NINE RESEARCH HYPOTHESES IN NULL FORM WERE FORMULATED TO FACILITATE STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF THE DATA. FROM A TOTAL OF 559 ELECTED…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Personality Assessment
Seven Scales for the Minnesota-Briggs History Record With Reference Group Data
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Briggs, Peter F.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1972
The Minnesota-Briggs History Record (M-B) is a self-administered history inventory. This monograph summarizes studies of the M-B and describes the development of seven scales based upon M-B items. (Authors)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Item Analysis, Measurement Instruments, Personality Assessment
Career and Place Bound School Superintendents: Some Psychological Differences. A Project Report.
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Carlson, Richard O. – 1969
To determine the distinctive psychological characteristics of career and place bound school superintendents, response data were analyzed from 83 full-time school superintendents in the State of Oregon, of whom 53 were classified as career bound and 30 as place bound. Attitudes, interests, values, aspirations, biographical background, leadership,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Bibliographies, Career Choice
The Measurement of Meaning.
Osgood, Charles E.; And Others – 1957
The problem of measuring meaning viewed strictly as a psychological conception via the application of semantic differential theory is presented in this study. The first half of the book discusses theoretical background, logic of semantic measurement, basic factor analysis research, and a critical scientific evaluation of measuring procedures. The…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Componential Analysis, Discourse Analysis