Forecasts of every conceivable type are made through a sequence of brain activities in which all brain areas interact. The forecasts, however, are warped and distorted by the personality of the forecaster. (RM)

Summarizes several studies of a goodness of fit model of psychosocial functioning. This model proposes that better psychosocial functioning will take place when a person's temperament is in accord with environmental demands. The studies done to date provide some support for the model. (Author/CI)

The article reviews the interplay of cognitive and creative behavior in adolescence. Three major issues are discussed: the evolution of creativity in adolescence; important personality traits of gifted and creative young people; and the actual creative behavior of gifted adolescents. (Author)

One hundred learning disabled (LD) and 118 nondisabled children (six-13 years old) participated in the study which demonstrated significantly higher anxiety and lower self-concept in the first group. The differences emphasized the self-dissatisfaction of the LD group and their pawning related anxiety. (Author/CL)

Materials should be provided in history classes to allow students to draw their own insights regarding individual character traits of famous historical figures. Excerpts from historical works containing observations concerning Elizabeth I of England and how she felt regarding marriage are provided as an example of such an approach. (RM)

Assessed personality and background features of men in female-dominated professions by comparing 54 men employed in atypical professions with 63 men employed in sex-typical fields. Results showed that the men, by virtue of having entered female-dominated professions, have common personality and background factors which differentiate them from…

Examined whether psychotherapists (N=24) and untrained students (N=24) with similar personalities would respond similarly to patient presentations. Results showed therapists demonstrated a higher degree of accurate empathy, were less active, made shorter responses, and used more declarative sentences. Therapist personality x patient type pairings…

Explored the effect of scoring the entire K scale on the Faschingbauer Abbreviated MMPI (FAM) scales (N=1,258 normals; 1,181 psychiatric inpatients). The latter increased the correlation between abbreviated and standard sales by amounts proportional to the degree of K-correction, suggesting a cost-effective means of improving the FAM. (Author/JAC)

Compared grid measures of logically inconsistent construction and preemptive or reductionistic construction with scores from the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire. Logical inconsistency correlated with traits suggesting neuroticism. Preemption correlated with traits suggesting an incredulous approach to life, in agreement with the…

Confirmed the relationship among identity achievement, value competence, and valuing fulfillment, in a study involving 99 college students. Suggested that identity status may reflect axiological maturity, but an increase in the level of such maturity is needed. (JAC)

Examined relationships among specific personality variables, the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales, and criterion-based ratings by staff dentists with dental outpatients (N=101). Found a consistent relationship between the perception that health is maintained by engaging in health-related behaviors and individual difference measures…

Using data from a longitudinal study of adolescent boys, examines whether appearance (including dress and grooming) has an effect on school achievement, popularity with peers, self-concept, happiness, aspirations and expectations, honesty and kindness, and delinquent behavior. (GC)

In order to investigate the difference in the behavioral problems presented by cognitively impulsive and reflective emotionally disturbed boys, the parents of 17 impulsive and 13 reflective boys in residential treatment were asked to rate their sons' behavior. (Author/SB)

Does one sex explore more than the other? Is one sex more curious than the other? That's a tough question to answer definitively. We know that we explore in varying degrees. Whether sociological or biological, good or bad, this investigation attempts to determine if there are substantive differences in acting upon inquisitiveness between genders.…