Journal of Consulting Psychology

Klebanoff, Seymour G.

doi: 10.1037/h0060141pmid: 20254709

The Thematic Apperception Test was administered to 17 patients with symptomatic chronic alcoholism. Results indicate a relative absence of aggressive tendencies and marked emphasis on themas depicting internalized emotional stress. Power and social inferiorities characterize the content of the group as a whole. An interpretation of the group findings in terms of the dynamic interaction of the various factors is presented. 42 references.

Altus, William D.; Bell, Hugh M.

doi: 10.1037/h0055268pmid: 20254710

The authors devised a general information test to be used for checking malingering on literacy and performance tests given in an induction station. This test was translated into Spanish to examine non-English Spanish-speaking inductees. Results obtained are discussed.

Hunt, William A.

doi: 10.1037/h0062350pmid: 20254711

Analysis was made of the relative incidence in white and negro groups of psychoneurosis as a reason for discharge from naval service. Data reveal a much larger percentage of psychoneurosis in white groups. The phenomenon is possibly culturally determined.

Shaffer, Laurance F.

doi: 10.1037/h0056458pmid: 20254712

This study reports an interrogation of 4504 fliers who had just returned from combat. An anonymous questionnaire of 159 multiple choice items was used. The data support the hypothesis that "the adequate stimulus for fear is a highly motivated situation toward which the individual has no adequate means of adjustment." Other aspects of fear are discussed.

Doll, Edgar A.

doi: 10.1037/h0060912pmid: 20254713

The author raises a number of questions, theoretical and statistical, on the age placement of year-scale tests. Until "these questions are harmoniously resolved there will continue to be both futile and misleading work in this area of mental measurement."

Garfield, Sol L.

doi: 10.1037/h0057109pmid: 20254714

126 men from a Disciplinary Barracks who tested below an MA of 11 on the Shipley-Hartford (S-H) Scale were given the Wechsler-Bellevue (W-B) Scale. The results indicate that the total MA obtained from the S-H Scale is lower than would be secured from an individual scale such as the W-B. The mental age secured from the S-H Scale "cannot be interpreted as a valid mental age, particularly for individuals in the lower half of the intelligence distribution."

Harris, Dale B.

doi: 10.1037/h0060736pmid: 20254715

A study was made of the responses of 165 new commitments to the Minnesota State Training School on the Woodworth-Mathews Questionnaire. 19 "unstables" and 31 "stables" were selected and rated by 3 staff members who knew the boys well. If the raters' estimates are accepted as valid "then the validity of the test itself for the purpose stated in this paper may be called into question."

Shaffer, Laurance F.

doi: 10.1037/h0051821pmid: N/A

Reviews the book, Utilizing human talent by Frederick B. Davis . Psychologists and educators who need a clear and brief summary of the achievements of the armed forces in the selection and classification of personnel during World War II will find this monograph enlightening.

Shaffer, Laurance F.

doi: 10.1037/h0052927pmid: N/A

With this issue, the "Journal of Consulting Psychology" introduces a new policy of publishing short, prompt, reviews of books and tests that are of interest to clinical and consulting psychologists. The interval between publication of a book and its review in a professional journal has often been a year or more. Reviews of newly published tests will be of particular value, since this area is not covered systematically by any other psychological journal. Publishers of appropriate books and tests are invited to submit materials for review.

Shaffer, Laurance F.

doi: 10.1037/h0053325pmid: N/A

Reviews the book, Description and measurement of personality by Raymond B. Cattell . This is a volume of research findings, based on data collected by the author, and on an analysis of some hundreds of other investigations. Its purpose is to apply logical and statistical methods to a cross-sectional description of personality, and to reduce the observations to a minimum number of traits or factors. A series of tests of the twelve primary personality factors has been prepared and validated, .both for individual and for group testing, and soon will be published.