Undergraduates (n=92) completed the Self-Directed Search from the perspective of a clinical psychologist. Results were compared to profiles of 25 practicing psychologists. Students overestimated clinicians' most salient interests and underestimated the least salient. (SK)

Compared early recollections of students (N=90) preparing for careers in clinical psychology, dentistry, and law for differences significant to vocational choice and life-style. Results showed that recollections of psychology students showed significantly more negative affect, threatening situations, and less reference to other groups of people.…

This study examined what psychology students know about clinical psychology as most students with declared majors in psychology state that they have career plans to work in applied psychology. A five-item questionnaire was administered to 162 undergraduates in three introductory and upper level psychology courses. The questionnaire asked students…

Maintains that psychology majors can broaden their career opportunities to include such areas as marketing, personnel, and training and development. Describes the most important psychological and nonpsychological skills required for these areas and provides information on coursework which would support professional certification and employment…

Although graduate programs in psychology devote a substantial amount of time to research training, relatively few psychologists produce research. Psychology graduate students (N=2032) in university and professional school settings participated in a mail survey focusing on students' attitudes toward research in their training and careers.…