Discriminant analyses techniques were applied to freshmen California Psychological Inventory (CPI) and Holland Vocational Interest Inventory (VPI) data for 914 male students and were used to predict curricular membership after two years of university education. (Author)

Campus officers (N=52) were administered seven personality and attitude measures. Their performance was predicted on nine criterion measures, using multiple regression. Results yielded significant predictions on all criteria, but showed each criterion was associated with different, sometimes opposite characteristics. Negative racial attitudes were…

Compared freshmen (N=2180) who were interested in different types of counseling, or indicated no interest, on a variety of attitudinal and demographic items. Results indicated that students who showed different counseling interests as incoming freshmen could also be differentiated on other variables (political and social attitudes, college…

A survey among entering freshmen at a large university showed significant differences between Black and White students on various indicators of experiences and attitudes related to interracial contact. Overall, Black students had more exposure to other races than White students and were generally more open toward racial interaction. (Author/MJL)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the characteristics, attitudes and values of women employed in higher education. Of particular interest was the empirical identification of subgroups of women employees who differ in their perspective and outlook toward their jobs. (Author)

The effectiveness of noncognitive variables in predicting college grades and persistence for international students over 8 semesters was studied at the University of Maryland, College Park. The Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ), an instrument designed to assess eight noncognitive variables found to be related to academic success for U.S. minority…

Fifty-two University of Maryland, College Park campus police officers were administered the Personal History Index, the California Psychological Inventory, the Press Test, the Test of Social Insight, the Situational Attitude Scale, the Dogmatism Scale, and the California F scale. These predictors were related to the following performance criteria,…

As the present tools for assessing attitudes of white toward blacks are methodologically flawed, a Situational Attitude Scale (S.A.S.) was developed. Such a test both provides a racial context and makes psychological withdrawal difficult. Ten personal and social situations with some relevance to a racial response were created. For each situation…

If universities and colleges are to provide an optimal education for students from all cultures and backgrounds they should examine the relationships among their students. Since there has been an increase in black freshman enrollment at large universities from three percent in 1969 to four percent in 1970 and institutions are preparing students…

Pharmacy college admissions test scores and prepharmacy grade point average were examined as predictors of academic success in pharmacy school, with separate analyses conducted for White, Black, and Asian subgroups. Predictors differed markedly for the subgroups. Eight noncognitive variables were also examined for predictive power when combined…

The purpose of this study was to examine intellectual (standardized tests and high school grades) and nonintellectual (attitudes, personality, and the like) predictors of success for students in special programs for culturally different students. Ninety-five freshmen enrolled in a special program at the University of Maryland, 90 of whom were…