Chapter 10

Advancement in industry, 219Analysis, of belief in physiognomic signs,32ff.of character,49,121ff.,133ff.,143ff.of educational changes,11of effects of practice,245ff.of individuals,18,121ff.,143ff.,245ff.of maternal instinct,238of medieval clairvoyance,7of mental tests,64,245ff.of occupations,78,80,92,96ff.,109ff.,208ff.of phrenology,26ff.of primitive thinking,2of school curriculum,174Antecedents of vocational psychology,1references,275Aptitudes, of the average individual,215of the feeble-minded,208of the mentally inferior,210of the specially gifted,212of women,222ff.Attitudinal factors,15,63,65,104,149ff.,190ff.,210,214ff.,237,270Behavior, judgment of,134study of,57Bibliographies,275-281Binet tests, nature of,69record blank for,290Brain, functions of,22,27measurements of,30size of,29Character analysis,8Clairvoyance,7ff.Correlation, formula for,45meaning of,44of ability to judge self and ability to judge others,168of elementary school standing and later academic achievement,177ff.of estimated traits and objective measures,161ff.of initial and final trials,246ff.of judicial capacity and possession of traits,158,167of mental tests and vocational ability,113,116,212of mental traits,46,50,52,161,164,169,171of school standing and success in later life,192ff.Curriculum, as a vocational test,174ff.bibliography on,279Determinants, bibliography on,280of vocational aptitude,208ff.Division of labor between the sexes,223,240,242Education, industrial,15popularization of,13theory of,14Employment bureaus,47,141Experiments, on abilities and interests,190on brain,22,226on college students,60,137on effects of practice,245ff.on eminent men,81,87,135,138on functional periodicity,236on judgments of character,135-173on mental defectives,76on mental measurement,67,74on mental tests,59,64on musicians,94on photographs,41,48on physiognomies,53on selecting employees by psychological methods,78,110-121,211on self-analysis,114ff.,156on sex differences,226ff.Form board,72Fortune telling,7General intelligence,69,255ff.Individual differences,18as affected by practice,245ff.in vocational aptitudes,208ff.,222ff.Intelligence scales, bibliography on,276nature of,67types of,69vocational use of,75ff.Judgment, of associates,48,79,121ff.,133ff.,143ff.of character,133ff.,139ff.,143ff.of photographs,41,47,48of scientific men,135of self,122,124-133,143ff.of students,137,143ff.of teachers,136Localization of functions,22,27Magic, examples of,3ff.vocational efforts of,1ff.Maternal instinct, analysis of,238Mental age,70Mental defectives, detection of,75education of,14in industry,75,213menace of,77vocational aptitudes of,208,213Motives of vocational psychology,1bibliography on,275Norms of performance,61,66ff.,73,79,91,94,285-293bibliography on,276Occupations, analysis of,92,96ff.,102,103,208ff.blind alley,16,210,218Periodicityeffect of, on mental and motor ability,234ff.Photographs, experiments with,41,48judgments of,41,47,48vocational use of,48,52Phrenology, assumptions of,26errors of,27-32origin of,23practice of,25Physiognomies, analysis of,34dogmas of,39experiments in,41,49,53practice of,32vocational futility of,54Practice, effect of, on individual differences,257ff.limits of,256on correlation of abilities,247Primitive thinking, examples of,3stages of,2ff.vocational efforts of,2Product scales, bibliography on,276nature and use of,74Psychograph, bibliography on,277nature of,80,88of individuals,80of a mathematician,81ff.of a novelist,86of occupation,90,97,98,102of a singer,92vocational use of,96,99,107Psychological tests, bibliography on,276method of,61of adults,210,248of children,69,114of clerical workers,110,111Psychological tests, of college students,60,145of efficiency experts,78of factory operators,111,115of judges,111of marine officers,112of motormen,112of musical ability,94of Poincaré,81ff.of a singer,92of stenographers,113of salesmen,111of telephone operators,110,112of typesetters,111of typewriters,113,114of Zola,86origin and history of,57ff.samples of,284-300scales of,67ff.standardization of,63,67sources of, and instructions for,300-302tests of,64theory of,245ff.vocational use of,60,66,75,78,80ff.,90,109-121,210,218,261Scales, bibliography on,276for measuring intelligence,67for measuring special achievement,74ff.samples of,285-293use of,75School records, as indicative of interests,190ff.as related to later academic achievement,177ff.School records, as related to success in later life,192ff.bibliography on,279correlation of, with tests,165intercorrelation of,172vocational significance of,174ff.Selection, of an occupation,12ff.,102,104,123of employees,53,75,78,99,110-113,115,133,210,211,219,240Self-analysis, bibliography on,278method of,122problems of,124reliability of,149ff.systematic guides to,125-133Sex differences, bibliography on,280in average intelligence,225ff.in instinctive equipment,237in physiological function,242in special handicaps,234in variability,228ff.in vocational opportunity,240ff.Testimonials,142,173Tests.SeePsychological testsTheory, bibliography on,281of mental tests,245Variation, in ability,228ff.in judgment,43,51,134,136,138ff.Variation, measures of,42of individual performance,251of self-estimates,149ff.Vocational aptitudes, bibliography on,280determinants of,208ff.of women,222ff.Vocational guidance,11Vocational methods, bibliography on,278specialized forms,109ff.analogy,111,118correlations,112ff.miniature,109,116samples,110,117Vocational psychology, bibliography on,275ff.motives and antecedents of,1ff.present status of,267ff.problems of,266ff.progress of,274Vocational surveys,17Vocational training,16Women, bibliography,280biological handicap of,242ff.future of,244in industry,222instinctive equipment of,237ff.mental abilities of,228special disabilities of,234ff.variability of,228ff.vocational aptitudes of,223ff.

JUDGING HUMAN CHARACTER

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FUNCTIONAL NEUROSES

ADVERTISING AND SELLING Principles of Appeal and Response

VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (With A. T. Poffenberger, Jr.)


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