Personality Differences between Able Sophomore University Students of 1961 and 1971

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Gifted college men were compared on five personality variables. The students were chosen on the basis of three criteria: uniformly high scores on both the Verbal and Mathematical CEEB tests and ranking in the upper quarter of the high school graduating class. The Minnesota Personality Scale was administered to 131 subjects in 1961 and to 174 in 1971. Data analysis revealed significant differences in socialization, self-possession, social and economic views, and attitudes toward institutions over the decade of the sixties. The mean 1971 score for each scale was lower than that for 1961 and for the test norm. Some explanation for the differences may be found in the social, economic, and political developments during the sixties.

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