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THE CONDUCT OF MIND SERIES
EDITED BY
JOSEPH JASTROW
VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
ITS PROBLEMS AND METHODS
BY
H. L. HOLLINGWORTH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
PREFACE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER I
MOTIVES AND ANTECEDENTS OF VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
VOCATIONAL EFFORTS OF PRIMITIVE MAGIC
THE PRACTICES OF MEDIEVAL CLAIRVOYANCE
MODERN PERIOD OF GUIDANCE AND SELECTION
THE METHODS OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
CHAPTER II
THE SEARCH FOR PHRENOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOGNOMIC PRINCIPLES
THE RISE OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE
THE ASSUMPTIONS AND ERRORS OF PHRENOLOGY
THE PSEUDO-SCIENCE OF PHYSIOGNOMY
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER III
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF TESTS
GRADED INTELLIGENCE SCALES AND NORMS
CHAPTER IV
THE PSYCHOGRAPHIC METHODS
THE INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOGRAPH
THE VOCATIONAL PSYCHOGRAPH
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V
SPECIALIZED VOCATIONAL TESTS AND METHODS
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VI
SELF-ANALYSIS AND THE JUDGMENT OF ASSOCIATES
THE SELF-ANALYSIS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
THE JUDGMENT OF ASSOCIATES
TABLE 1
Variability in Judging Different Traits
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VII
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SELF-ANALYSIS, ESTIMATES OF ASSOCIATES AND THE RESULTS OF TESTS
TABLE 2
Error of Self-estimates Compared with Error of Judgments of 24 Associates
TABLE 3
Showing Constant Tendencies Toward Overestimation (+) and Underestimation (-) of Self
TABLE 4
Constant Tendencies of Self-estimation in Thirteen Traits
TABLE 5
TABLE 6
Showing the Relation between Estimated Traits and (a) the Results of Mental Tests; (b) the Academic Records of Each Individual In College Subjects
(All coefficients are positive unless otherwise indicated)
TABLE 7
Showing the Correlations between Various Measures of Intelligence
TABLE 8
Showing the Relation Between Judicial Capacity and (a) Ability in Mental Tests; (b) Academic Records
TABLE 9
Showing the Relation between Ability To Judge Others and Ability To Judge Oneself
TABLE 10
Showing the Intercorrelation or Estimated Traits(1)
TABLE 11
Showing the Intercorrelations among Grades in Eight College Subjects, on the Basis of the Records of the 50 Students
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VIII
THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM AS A VOCATIONAL TEST
Correlation between Marks in the Grades and Marks in First High School Year
TABLE 12
Showing the Relation between First-term Marks in High School and the Length of Time Pupils Remain in School (Van Denburg)
TABLE 13
Showing the Relations between High School Records and University Records (Smith). See Text for Explanation
TABLE 14
Showing the Relation between Records in the First High School Year, and Records in Subsequent Years in High School and College (Smith)
TABLE 15
Correlations (Smith)
TABLE 16
Showing Relations between Entrance Records and College Standing (Jones)
See Text for Explanation
TABLE 17
Showing the Relation between College Honors and Inclusion in Who's Who (Nicholson)
See Text for Explanation
TABLE 18
Showing the Correlation between School Standing and Salaries Earned in Later Life (Rice)
See Text for Explanation
TABLE 19
Rice's Data Presented in a Revised Form
TABLE 20
Showing Relation between Course Elected in College and Honors Received in Subsequent Years in Professional Schools (Lowell)
TABLE 21
Showing Relation between College Honors and Honors in the Professional Schools (Lowell)
TABLE 22
Showing Relations between Various Academic Records (Lowell)
Men Graduating from the Law School and Receiving "Cum Laude" in Law
Men Graduating from the Medical School and Receiving "Cum Laude" in Medicine
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IX
THE DETERMINANTS OF VOCATIONAL APTITUDE
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER X
THE VOCATIONAL APTITUDES OF WOMEN
By
Leta Stetter Hollingworth, Ph. D.
Bellevue Hospital, New York City
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XI
THEORY AND PRINCIPLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS AS APPLIED TO VOCATIONAL ANALYSIS
TABLE 23
Showing the Average Correlation of Each Test with All Others, at Various Points in the Curve of Practice
TABLE 24
Showing the Correlation of Ultimate Capacity with Capacity at Different Points in the Curve of Learning
(See Text for Explanation)
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XII
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX
CLASSIFIED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
TESTS, BLANKS, STANDARDS, FORMS
EARLY COLUMBIA TESTS
Laboratory of Psychology of Columbia University Physical and Mental Tests
Early Columbia Tests
NORMS AND STANDARDS
Psychophysical Norms
Physical
Mental Tests
GRADED SCALES
Trabue Language Scale C(1)
Trabue Language Scale K(2)
Suggestions Toward a Vocational Psychograph
Thorndike's Proposed Tests for the Measurement of Intelligence of Adults
Miscellaneous Empirical Tests
Following Instructions Test
Mixed Relations
Cancellation Test
SUBSTITUTION TEST
SOURCES FOR TESTS
INDEX OF AUTHORS
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
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