John H. Kirchner

Implosive, eclectic verbal and bibliotherapy in the treatment of fears of snakes ☆

Abstract Thirty co-eds with ascertained fears of snakes were exposed to an implosive, eclectic verbal or bibliotherapy session. Ten Ss were in each group. For a S to be judged a success at the conclusion of the session, she had to pick up a 3 1 2 ft king snake. There were significant differences (0.05 level) between Ss who had implosive therapy and those who had bibliotherapy on the post test. No significant differences were found between the implosive and eclectic verbal Ss on this post test. Subjects who failed to pick up the snake were subsequently imploded. 66.66 Per cent of them later lifted up the animal. Results of this study were compared with those of previous research on implosion.

A Multivariate Study of Handwriting, Intelligence, and Personality Correlates

Summary Scores were obtained for 103 Subjects on the Sixteen Personality Factor test, Form C; the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule; the Otis Quick Scoring Test, Form G; Ravens Progressive Matrices, Sets A-E; and on 47 handwriting variables. First, personality and intelligence variables, then handwriting variables were factored and rotated, after which factor scores were obtained. Through a regression of handwriting from personality and intelligence factor scores, it was found that 6 of 16 handwriting factors could be predicted by 5 of 10 personality and intelligence factors. These results and their relation to graphology are discussed.

House-Tree-Person Drawings and Personality Traits

House-Tree-Person (HTP) drawings and Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) scores were obtained from 760 college men and women. Presence or absence of 108 drawing characteristics was comp...

Characteristics of House-Tree-Person Drawings by College Men and Women

Summary H-T-P drawings of 393 men and 457 women were coded on 73 variables specified in the H-T-P literature. In order to provide extensive normative data, reliability of coding was determined by having 47 drawings evaluated by two different judges. Median agreement was 91.8%. Consistency of the 73 variables was investigated by obtaining a second drawing from 49 men and 87 women following an interval of from four to six weeks. Except for a few individuals there were no marked changes. Twenty-nine items (about 40%) showed significant differences in incidence between the sexes. Comparisons of these data with data from other studies were reported.

Color in House-Tree-Person drawings by college men and women.

ing five sets of vectors are not shown, as the canonical correlations associated with these vectors were not significant. In the maximum canonical, the loadings revealed the following POI scales: Inner Directed, Self-Actualization Value, Spontaneity, and Acceptance of Aggression and Self Acceptance were the primary variables involved with negative weights of —,75, —.41, —.78, and —.37, —.45, respectively. The DRC was composed of all the subscales (Belief, Practice, Experience, Knowledge) with positive weights of .76, .65, .56 and .34, respectively. Although these findings need replication, the results suggested that the less religious Ss tended to be more self-accepting, more spontaneous, more accepting of ones natural aggressiveness, and more inner-directed and less dependent than Ss witb a high level of religiosity. It appears that the size of the maximum canonical coefficients between the linear composites and examination of weights indicate little relationship between certain POI variables and the DRC. The findings suggested that the Inner Directed, Self-Actualizing Value, Spontaneity, Self-Acceptance, and Acceptance of Aggression scales were the primary scales of the POI that were inversely related to all of the DRC subscales.

Psychology of the Scientist: Xxix. Consider This: A Psycholiterary Study of Walden Two

This study was designed to explore the humanistic aspects of B. F. Skinner mainly through his literary efforts. It is the major contention of this paper that Walden Two represents two facets of Skinners personality and was intended as such. Parallels between the novel and Skinners other works are drawn.