SPHERICAL MODELS OF PARENT BEHAVIOR AND OF SELF-REPORTED PERSONALITY ADJUSTMENT WERE CONSTRUCTED IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXAMINE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF THE VARIABLES OF THOSE DOMAINS. THE THREE MAJOR DIMENSIONS OF PARENT BEHAVIOR ARE DESCRIBED AND EMPLOYED--(1) ACCEPTANCE VS. REJECTION, (2) PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL, AND (3) LAX VS. FIRM CONTROL. THE THREE…

KNOWLEDGE OF PSYCHOANALYTIC EGO PSYCHOLOGY CAN BE USED BY EDUCATORS TO PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF CHILDREN IN THE GROUP SETTING OF THE CLASSROOM. THIS THEORY WAS THE BASIS OF THE TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE CHICAGO INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS. THE PROGRAM INVOLVED FIVE SEMINARS AT WHICH TEACHERS PRESENTED CASE SUMMARIES…

The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether there were identifiable characteristics that distinguish male students who change their academic goals during their first year in college from those who persist. The subjects were 244 students, half of whom were science students, and half humanities students, with half of each group…

DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS OF IMPLEMENTING A VOCATIONAL ROLE IN LATE ADOLESCENCE WERE UNRELATED TO A DEVELOPMENTAL SCALE (DS) FOR COLLEGE FRESHMENT (N=107 MALES). THE DEVELOPMENTAL TASKS CORRELATED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH SOME JACKSON PERSONALITY RESEARCH FORM NEEDS (PRF)--(1) INTEREST PATTERNING CORRELATED WITH UNDERSTANDING (.31) AND AFFILIATION (-.22),…

At Napa Junior College (California), to test the relationship between college attendance and personality change, 100 volunteers were measured in their first year by the STEP Reading Exam and the ACE Psychological Exam. California Psychological Inventory (CPI) showed a significant range in personality traits from high to low ability students. The…

Viewing the community college as oriented toward teaching rather than research, the author reviewed material that could (1) assist in the selection and placement of junior college faculty and (2) help people involved in the junior college movement to better know what they, themselves, and the movement are about. The monograph consists of (1) a…

Various approaches to assessing test score similarity have been used. One form of comparison, encompassing variability in both shape and elevation, is the generalized distance function (D), where D is the difference between two sets of scores. In this methodology, the profile of each member of the sample group is compared with the profile of every…

The purpose of this research was to determine whether a relationship exists between personality characteristics of teachers and their success in implementing the Individually Prescribed Instruction Program (IPI) (ED 030 584). All 43 teachers in IPI programs in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho were used as subjects and each was rated on a…

This study compares highly committed members of the Free Speech Movement (FSM) at Berkeley with the student population at large on 3 sociopsychological foci: general biographical data, religious orientation, and rigidity-flexibility. Questionnaires were administered to 172 FSM members selected by chance from the 10 to 1200 who entered and…

A study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of principals in structuring teaching teams; to assess background and personality characteristics appearing essential to successful individual and team performance; and to select personality factor scores which would predict individual and team success. Subjects were 31 teaching teams (99…

In two college counseling client samples, 29 two-need Edwards Personal Preference Scale (EPPS) patterns were found to occur frequently, 13 involving high achievement. The prediction of college grades in these two samples was studied utilizing these EPPS patterns, a set of traditional aptitude/achievement measures, and patterns combined with…

This study explores the relationship between certain personality characteristics of professional elementary school teachers and their teaching styles, rated on a continuum from traditional to open. Findings indicate the following: (a) there is a negative correlation between scores indicating an open-classroom orientation and scores indicating a…

This study investigated the effect of a competitive football season on the personality dimensions of high school varsity football team players (N=50) Personality data were collected using the Cattell 16 P.F. Questionnaire. Each player was ranked according to general football ability on the basis of a coach's rating. The t-test was used to compare…

This study hypothesized a relationship between field independence and both attitude toward science and achievement in science. Testing instruments were the Concealed Figures Test, the Scientific Attitude Inventory, classroom achievement tests, and the Henmon-Nelson Test of Mental Ability. Using the Concealed Figures Test, two extreme groups, one…

This study investigated the hypothesis that obese female adolescents would show evidence of greater maladjustment on objective personality indices as compared to general norms for adolescents. Findings support this hypothesis, as measured by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). In particular, the difficulties of the obese group…