Accuracy and Exaggeration in Occupational Stereotypes Exemplified with Clinical Psychology.

Damarin, Fred L.

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ERIC Number: EJ567114

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Publication Date: 1998

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Accuracy and Exaggeration in Occupational Stereotypes Exemplified with Clinical Psychology.

Damarin, Fred L.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, v53 n1 p1-14 Aug 1998

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)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Clinical Psychology, Occupations, Stereotypes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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