Personality Testing
-- Should an individual's future as a student or in a career depend upon the results of a test such as the SAT or MMPI?

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Mattarazzo, J.D. (1990) Psychological assessment versus psychological testing: validation from Binet to the school, clinic, and courtroom. American Psychologist, 45 , 999-1017.
Meehl, P.E. (1957). When shall we use our heads instead of a formula? Journal of Counseling Psychology, 4 , 268-273.
Ting, Siu-Man Raymond; Robinson, Tracy L. “First-year academic success: A prediction combining cognitive and psychosocial variables for Caucasian and African American students.” Journal of College Student Development, v. 39 issue 6, 1998, p. 599-610.

 
 

Aggression
-- Do people have aggressive motives that need expression or do situational circumstances (such as violence on TV) elicit it?

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Eron, L.D. (1980) Prescription for reduction of aggression. American Psychologist, 35, 244-252.
Olweus, D. (1979) Stability of aggressive reaction patterns in males: a review. Psychological Bulletin, 86, 852-875.
Loeber R Stouthamer-Loeber M,Development of juvenile aggression and violence: Some common misconceptions and controversies 1998 American-Psychologist 53(2): 242-259
 

Parents Vs. Peers

Do parents have much influence at all on the development of the personality of their children?

Harris, J. R. (1998). The nurture assumption. New York: Free Press. Harris, J. R. 1998a The nurture assumption.
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Harris, J. R. (1995). Where is the child's environment? A group socialization theory of development. Psychological
                         Review, 102, 458-489. Harris, J. R. 1995 Where is the child's environment? A group socialization theory of
                         development. Psychological Review, 102, 458-489.
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