Describes a classroom exercise in which a simple personality inventory is used to assess students' perceptions of their instructor. The data generated are used to illustrate the basic cognitive processes by which individuals interpret the behavior of others, as well as numerous perceptual biases that often render such interpretations inaccurate.…

Two studies assessed the kinesthetic aftereffect using a wide inducing block with the Petrie measurement procedure and a traditional procedure. The subjects included 76 male and 101 female undergraduates. Aftereffect scores were generally correlated as predicted. (TJH)

Discusses the differences and similarities between Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration and the theories of the American humanistic psychologists. Stresses the suffering associated with attaining higher levels of spiritual development. Suggests that Dabrowski and humanists followed different theodicies. (Author/ABL)

This study contrasted two possible relations between reflection-impulsivity and analytic or holistic modes of processing. Although impulsive children were more holistic in the classification task, they made more errors than reflectives on matching tests, regardless of whether the content favored holistic processing. (RH)

Personality functioning of 90 children (ages 11-16) with intelligence quotients greater than 135 was examined using the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and the Child Behavior Checklist. Scores of gifted males and females were more similar to each other than to high school norms and displayed no greater incidence of psychopathology. (Author/VW)

Examined whether women who experienced sexual assault early in life (N=26) would be identifiable by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Results indicated four scales of the MMPI correctly classified 72.55 percent of the subjects. (Author/BL)

Examines the procedure for applying the Fog, Flesch, and Fry readability formulas to the Internal, Powerful Others, and Chance Scales and for modifying the instrument for use with adult basic education (ABE) students. (Author/CH)

Describes a counseling technique in which a game similar to Trivial Pursuit is used to aid adolescents in discovering themselves, in facilitating their sense of self-continuity, and in helping them gain a positive direction toward an integrated adult life. (Author/ABB)

College students (N=373) compared "mentally retarded" and "normal" persons on eight personality-trait characteristics. Three factors influenced students' perceptions, with mentally retarded persons perceived more favorably than normal persons on traits indicating amiability, less favorably on traits reflecting cognitive/mental competencies, and…

According to a model of leadership based on aesthetics, leaders display aesthetic properties enabling them to (1) direct and (2) engage their followers, (3) reflect the values of their times, and (4) exhibit uniqueness and originality. These properties are developed through the leaders' artistry in dramatizing, designing, and orchestrating events.…

Inpatients (n=67) treated for alcohol and drug abuse were administered the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) and Luescher Color Test (LCT). Patients showed more preference for brown than did normal adults and also obtained higher (i.e., presumably more pathological) scores on Luescher's total score scale and compensation scale.…

Investigated relation of personality to use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and cocaine in adolescents observed at 12 and 15, 15 and 18, and 18 and 21. Findings suggest that two or more safe attributes are as effective in preventing heavy use as are two or more risky attributes in promoting heavy use. (Author/BL)

An exercise that can be used in a college-level psychology course to convey to students the key difference between the self and personality is described. (RM)

Temporal stability of play behavior and its consistency among toys differing in complexity was assessed by observing 40 eight-month-old infants. The relationship of stability of play to temperament was examined. Findings support the idea that behavioral consistency in infancy is similar to that reported for older children. (RH)

Examined the issue of acquiescence by administering a balanced dogmatism scale and a balanced alienation scale to a random sample of Australians (N=118). Results showed that dogmatism and alienation did not correlate when acquiescence was controlled. (LLL)