The study attempted to demonstrate significant relationships between systematically derived occupational descriptors and selected measures of worker characteristics in the affective domain. The predictor variables were derived from the Occupation Analysis Inventory (OAI) and consisted of work-dimension scores describing occupations in terms of…

This reference book is designed for the social science researcher, the applied behavioral scientist, and other practitioners or researchers who need instruments measuring human behavior. The first section of the book provides reviews of 84 instruments designed to measure social functioning--38 oriented to personal variables (13…

Materials are presented that resulted from a search for a measure of self-concept to be used in the evaluation of Project R.E.A.D., a program to improve the quality of education in urban schools. Most of the instruments listed are appropriate for the elementary level. In addition to a list of the instruments, this document also contains a listing…

We are concerned with the hypothesis that two variables have a perfect disattenuated correlation, hence measure the same trait except for errors of measurement. This hypothesis is equivalent to saying, within the adopted model, that true scores of two psychological tests satisfy a linear relation. A statistical test of this hypothesis is derived…

School systems are perpetuating racial segregation within integrated schools through intelligence tests and special education classes. Disproportionate numbers of blacks, American Indians, Mexican Americans and Puerto Rican Americans have been placed in classes for the emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded. Suits have been brought against the…

This paper describes an experiment conducted in order to improve the reliability and validity of the Achievement via Conformance (AC) scale of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI). The primary goal of AC is to identify those factors of interest and motivation which facilitate achievement in any setting where conformance is positive…

Graduate psychology students are not as well prepared as many internship supervisors would like. Students need help in dealing with issues of categorizing individuals, using tests, taking responsibility, and developing a balance between critical evaluation of tests and appreciation of their usefulness. Approaches for dealing with these issues are…

Four alternative cognitive assumptions concerning the fundamental meaning of events are presented: formism, or everyday thinking; mechanism, or experimental scientist's thinking; organicism, or systems thinking; and contextualism, or relational thinking. The measurement of individual preferences for these hypotheses and behavioral correlates of…

Questions the validity of educational testing. Although intelligence tests are somewhat related to academic achievement, they do not serve as a good measure of intelligence and should not be overemphasized in pupil evaluation. (Author/DB)

The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (a personality test) was given to a group of essentially anti-company employees and a group of pro-company employees. Results, comparing the differing needs of both groups are presented with recommendations for implementing a program of activities rewarding to each. (Editor/TA)

Difficulties in the organization and application of psychological testing for public school children can be discussed. (MB)

Discussed are innovative psychological assessment strategies intended to circumvent problems associated with traditional ability assessment of exceptional children. (Author/DB)

Statistical analyses supported two conclusions: (a) The Physiological and Emotional Security subscales of the HSS are highly saturated with psychopathological symptomatology; and (b) the remaining five HSS subscales measure dimensions of clients' psychosocial and vocational adjustment that are relatively independent of psychopathology. (Author)

Self-esteem was found to have a moderate relationship with, but not a strong independent effect on, school achievement and behavior for a sample of 530 12-year olds. (Author)

Male school children (N=241), all aged 16 years, and 144 men facing redundancy completed the 60 item version of the General Health Qestionnaire. Data were analysed using unrotated first principal component analysis followed by oblique rotation. The unrotated first principal component accounted for much of the variance, particularly in the school…