Robert H. Dolliver

SVIB revisions and factors affecting scale reliability

Abstract The 1966 SVIB scoring keys were investigated and found to contain an average of 214 fewer items per occupational scale than the 1938 scoring keys. The shorter scales are less reliable than the longer scales on the 1966 SVIB. The shorter scales in the 1966 edition and SCII contain items which differentiate criterion group members less well than do the longer scales. There may not be a wide enough range of item content on the SCII to develop reliable (and valid?) scales for certain occupations. Equivalence between the 1938 and 1966 editions functionally is low, as evidenced by the median correlation of .47 in the present 12-yr follow-up study for 40 occupational scales.

Carl Rogers's Personality Theory and Psychotherapy as a Reflection of His Life Experience and Personality:

Carl Rogers shared with other theorists the tendency for his theories to reflect major portions of his life experience and personality. Many interrelationships are identified in this article, in sections on Rogerss (a) life experience, (b) personality, (c) personality theory, and (d) psychotherapy. At the most global level, Rogerss theoretical emphasis on becoming closely resembles an important aspect of how Rogers lived his own life.

What are you trying to pull? a group exercise

Abstract The authors describe a group exercise based on the idea that people implicitly attempt to elicit (or pull) certain reactions from people in their everyday lives and emphasize the potential for adapting such an exercise to a variety of purposes.

Personal sources for theories of psychotherapy: A bid for eclecticism

Personality and psychotherapy theorists choose certain elements to emphasize in their theories. A major, though usually unrecognized, source for such elements is the personal life of the theorist. Examples are drawn from nine theorists in the areas of family experiences, personal relationships, special experiences, and significant clients. The overall thesis is that an eclectic orientation to psychotherapy may be most appropriate since: (a) all theories emphasize certain elements (and ignore others), which is (b) often aided by (and limited by) the theorists own life and experiences. Thus, if the clients personal life resembles the theorists personal life, then the emphases developed by that theorist are most likely to be helpful to that client.

Status faking on the SVIB-M

Abstract A study and replication of students faking interest in high status occupations on the Strong Vocational Interest Blank for Men. In general, the faking was successful in shifting the specific target occupational scales and especially the occupational level scale. Other scales are affected, many with decisive upward or downward shifts. Demonstration is made of the extent to which the faking condition led to differences in the overall test results. Various aspects of the general problem of test faking are reviewed.