In the context of licensure testing, this study addressed the importance of supplementing the usual content-related validity evidence (job analysis) with empirical validation. Evidence supporting the validity and fairness of the Real Estate National Licensing Examination (RENSE) is provided. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with structural…

Gender, racial, and ethnic differences occur in vocational and cognitive ability assessments when the average scores of various groups are not equal. Results of such assessments indicate that not all groups are equally represented at all points of the assessment continuum. Many attempts to reduce or minimize existing group differences have been…

Three experiments explore factors associated with the development of certain symbolic abilities (verbal, maplike, and mathematical) in 4-10 year old Negro and white children. The experimental tasks required a synthesis of concepts with symbolic stimuli. (MH)

The article reviews the application of Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM) on the performance of the sexes based on scholarly achievements. It also compares the result of the RPM to Standard Progressive Matrices and to Colored Progressive Matrices. (TLJ)

A total of 106 subjects ranging in age from 6 to 20 years performed two face-recognition tasks, with photo portraits of Caucasians and Orientals. Although the youngest children recognized both kinds of faces equally well, recognition accuracy for Caucasian faces was superior to that for Oriental faces among older subjects. (Author/RH)

Examined interrelationships among sex, race, drug-use patterns, and personality variables in chronic users of illicit drugs. Blacks were characterized by lower levels of sensation seeking, less psychopathology, use of fewer drug categories, and later drug use than Whites. Use and personality patterns among women differed little from men.…

This study attempted to gather baseline data on a randomly selected population of 353 kindergarten and first-grade children for consistency of response in hand dominance measures and eye dominance measures and for comparison by sex, race, maturity and socioeconomic status. (Author/SB)

Examines the experiences and academic outcomes of African American males in grades K-3, focusing on the gender and racial context of achievement in which boys develop academically and socially. Discusses black male school achievement and engagement, identifying variables and recommending a research agenda needed to fully understand the achievement…

Constructs a model using an idiosyncratic expected-earnings variable to explain the probability that a student will choose a specific major among four choices of concentrations. Finds that the expected-earnings variable is essential in the choice of a college major; however, there are significant differences in the impact of expected earnings by…

This study found race and sex differences with regard to proximity, smiling, and touching among preschoolers who posed for photographs with a same-sex peer and with an infant. (PCB)

Cranial capacities are calculated from external head measurements reported for 40 samples (tens of thousands of subjects) from a 1990 review of ergonomically important body measurements compiled by the International Labour Office. The correlation between brain size and intelligence for groups and individuals is discussed. (SLD)

Examines the effects of race (black or white) of assailant and victim of subjects on perceptions of date rape. Results indicated that date rape encounters were perceived as less serious if the victim was black, and that females were more likely to define the forced sexual encounter as a crime and to be in favor of prosecuting the perpetrator. (JPS)

Surveys journalists, finding that female journalists perceive they have as much journalistic autonomy as males while minorities see themselves as having slightly less autonomy. Finds that as newsroom diversity increases, perceived autonomy decreases, especially for minority journalists. (SR)

The investigation of mortality rates of institutionalized persons with mental retardation over two time periods (1974-79 and 1980-85) found a significant improvement in mortality between the two time periods. Causes of death were related to severity of retardation. Consistent differences by race or gender were not indicated. (Author/DB)