The incidence and extent of irrational beliefs in the obese were investigated as well as subsequent changes in such beliefs as a result of participation in a self-monitored weight control program. Subjects were 53 females who were a minimum of 10 pounds and an average of 32 pounds overweight. The obese sample was administered the Irrational…

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS WERE STUDIED TO (1) DISCOVER LEVELS OF COMPETENCY, (2) OBTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC AND BASE LINE DATA, (3) ASSIST IN REEVALUATING THE DIAGNOSTICIAN PROGRAM. THE POPULATION, 209 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (DPI) APPROVED DIAGNOSTICIANS AND 107 MEMBERS OF THE MICHIGAN SOCIETY OF…

A study of the reliability of writing evaluation by teachers from various departments at Bowling Green State University is reported. One hundred papers from the Writing Proficiency Examination given by the Department of English to all students completing the freshman composition sequence were selected for evaluation. Thirty volunteer faculty…

This paper reports an attempt to replicate previously published findings on the interrelationship between free-recall performance and selected cognitive abilities. In Experiment I, 300 7th and 12th graders responded to a battery of eight intelligence and memory tests and were then randomly assigned to one of three pre-learning instructional…

This paper analyzes the correlation between ACT scores and grade point average for Mexican-American students. Specifically, it compares the first semester grades of 32 Mexican-American students (Group I) and 32 non-Mexican-American students (Group II) who had comparable economic need and comparable scores on the ACT. Only students who completed…

Group vocational counseling has been criticized as being individual counseling in a group setting. All counseling has been criticized when goals are not set in the initial stages of counseling. The present investigation superimposed a group discussion process over a typical vocational counseling process in which the primary focus was on test…

This study is a preliminary analysis of the undergraduate and graduate Schools of Business Administration on the Berkeley campus of the University of California. The purpose of this investigation is to address some of the major policy questions facing these schools and to provide a basic framework for comparable analyses in other institutions. The…

Cross-sectional comparison of elementary and secondary school children and parents examined changes in work values and relationships between children's and parents' work values as a function of age and sex. Revealed support for hypothesized differences in children's values and for convergence of sex differences in values at later ages. (Author)

This study compared the criterion-related validity of interest inventories measuring basic types of interests. A significant characteristic of reports based on same-sex norms is they suggest similar vocational options to males and females. The other reporting procedures typically suggest options traditional for a person's sex. (Author)

Correlations between Rotter's Internal-External (I-E) Control of Reinforcement Scale and the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) were predicted based on previous research and a theoretical expectation of a relationship between I-E and adjustment. These findings have implications for counseling and further research using the I-E variable. (Author)

This study examines the use of two diagnostic instruments in identifying children with a high risk of learning problems. The Meeting Street School Screening Test (MSSST) and the Myklebust Pupil Rating Scale are compared as educational screening devices for black children from urban areas. (SJL)

School psychologists (N=6) structured their teacher consultation according to three consultative modes which varied primarily in the number of follow-up contacts. The findings indicated that follow-up contacts led to greater teacher implementation of recommendations, greater perceived pupil behavior improvement, and greater sense of cooperative…

The effects of systematically varied verbal and nonverbal components of teachers' evaluative behavior upon children's perceptions and attitudes were studied within an experimental classroom. Subjects were 126 sixth-grade students. (Author)

The study investigated levels of agreement among graduate students (n=14) and school psychologists (n=18) in scoring drawings for the 10 designs on the WPPSI Geometric Design subtest. Considerable scoring disagreement occurred within each group. Results suggest careful study of the WPPSI scoring criteria is needed to achieve scoring proficiency.…

Age differences in attitudes toward aging were investigated as a function of three-hour training program with 322 women (18-74 years) from various geriatric health care and social service contexts. Results indicated few instances of unfavorable attitudes toward aging in any age group. (Author)