Results indicated that a person's self-concept (personality), as measured by the Interpersonal Checklist, was only marginally related to both choice of study plan and performance. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to provide a background of material for those school personnel who are seeking additional information in understanding the development of the self-concept.... (Author)

Findings of this investigation suggest that subjects in the congruent female group tend to have more stable college major choices than subjects in the congruent male group. (Author)

Results revealed that it is possible to make generalizations about characteristics of curricular changers and persisters within science and humanities curriculums, but it is difficult to generalize about changers and persisters across academic fields. (Author/EK)

Personality patterns did not improve prediction from aptitude and achievement variables in the weight determination sample and in cross-validation actually cancelled out predictability from traditional measures. Prediction of college grades from high school grades and aptitude tests was, on the other hand. both accurate and consistent. (Author)

The Interest Assessment Scales and the Omnibus Personality Inventory were administered to 2,458 junior college students enrolled in occupation oriented curricula. Multivariate analytical procedure indicated high relationship between the two instruments. However, some findings raise questions about the wisdom of attempting to use interest and…

Explores stereotypic thinking in relation to sex differences in personality. The 14 scales of Edwards Personality Inventory IA administered to 398 college student judges predict answer most men (women) would give. Results discussed. (Author/EK)

Not only is the book reviewed, but considerable information on the history and current status of the personality assessment movement is extracted. Suggestions for appropriate utilization of the resources in the book are offered. (DG)

One major finding is that a substantial share of the variance common to the five defensive scales included in the study are accounted for by the role playing factor. Also, all subtest scores of admission of common frailties load on the same factor as do aggression, suspicion, autism, and body symptoms. (Author)

For the 91 culturally deprived high school students studied, no significant canonical relation was found between the personality traits of High School Personality Questionnaire and motor performance. (Authors/JM)