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Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and MethodsHollingworth, Harry L. (Harry Levi)

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Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods

Name: Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods
Author: Hollingworth, Harry L. (Harry Levi)

Hollingworth, Harry L. (Harry Levi)

Psychophysiology

Advancement in industry, 219

Analysis, of belief in physiognomic signs, 32 ff.
  of character, 49, 121 ff., 133 ff., 143 ff.
  of educational changes, 11
  of effects of practice, 345 ff.
  of individuals, 18, 121 ff., 143 ff., 245 ff.
  of maternal instinct, 238
  of medieval clairvoyance, 7
  of mental tests, 64, 245 ff.
  of occupations, 78, 80, 92, 96 ff., 109 ff., 208 ff.
  of phrenology, 26 ff.
  of primitive thinking, 2
  of school curriculum, 174

Antecedents of vocational psychology, 1
  references, 275

Aptitudes, of the average individual, 215
  of the feeble-minded, 208
  of the mentally inferior, 210
  of the specially gifted, 212
  of women, 222 ff.

Attitudinal factors, 15, 63, 65, 104, 149 ff., 190 ff., 210, 214 ff., 237, 270


Behavior, judgment of, 134
  study of, 57

Bibliographies, 275-281

Binet tests, nature of, 69
  record blank for, 290

Brain, functions of, 22, 27
  measurements of, 30
  size of, 29


Character analysis, 8

Clairvoyance, 7 ff.

Correlation, formula for, 45
  meaning of, 44
  of ability to judge self and ability to judge others, 168
  of elementary school standing and later academic achievement, 177 ff.
  of estimated traits and objective measures, 161 ff.
  of initial and final trials, 246 ff.
  of judicial capacity and possession of traits, 158, 167
  of mental tests and vocational ability, 113, 116, 212
  of mental traits, 46, 50, 52, 161, 164, 169, 171
  of school standing and success in later life, 192 ff.

Curriculum, as a vocational test, 174 ff.
  bibliography on, 279


Determinants, bibliography on, 280
  of vocational aptitude, 208 ff.

Division of labor between the sexes, 223, 240, 242


Education, industrial, 15
  popularization of, 13
  theory of, 14

Employment bureaus, 47, 141

Experiments, on abilities and interests, 190
  on brain, 22, 226
  on college students, 60, 137
  on effects of practice, 245 ff.
  on eminent men, 81, 87, 135, 138
  on functional periodicity, 236
  on judgments of character, 135-173
  on mental defectives, 76
  on mental measurement, 67, 74
  on mental tests, 59, 64
  on musicians, 94
  on photographs, 41, 48
  on physiognomies, 53
  on selecting employees by psychological methods, 78, 110-121, 211
  on self-analysis, 114 ff., 156
  on sex differences, 226 ff.

Form board, 72

Fortune telling, 7


General intelligence, 69, 255 ff.


Individual differences, 18
  as affected by practice, 245 ff.
  in vocational aptitudes, 208 ff., 222 ff.

Intelligence scales, bibliography on, 276
  nature of, 67
  types of, 69
  vocational use of, 75 ff.


Judgment, of associates, 48, 79, 121 ff., 133 ff., 143 ff.
  of character, 133 ff., 139 ff., 143 ff.
  of photographs, 41, 47, 48
  of scientific men, 135
  of self, 122, 124-133, 143 ff.
  of students, 137, 143 ff.
  of teachers, 136


Localization of functions, 22, 27


Magic, examples of, 3 ff.
  vocational efforts of, 1 ff.

Maternal instinct, analysis of, 238

Mental age, 70

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Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and MethodsHollingworth, Harry L. (Harry Levi)

Science

Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods

Hollingworth, Harry L. (Harry Levi)

Psychophysiology

Advancement in industry, 219

Analysis, of belief in physiognomic signs, 32 ff.
  of character, 49, 121 ff., 133 ff., 143 ff.
  of educational changes, 11
  of effects of practice, 345 ff.
  of individuals, 18, 121 ff., 143 ff., 245 ff.
  of maternal instinct, 238
  of medieval clairvoyance, 7
  of mental tests, 64, 245 ff.
  of occupations, 78, 80, 92, 96 ff., 109 ff., 208 ff.
  of phrenology, 26 ff.
  of primitive thinking, 2
  of school curriculum, 174

Antecedents of vocational psychology, 1
  references, 275

Aptitudes, of the average individual, 215
  of the feeble-minded, 208
  of the mentally inferior, 210
  of the specially gifted, 212
  of women, 222 ff.

Attitudinal factors, 15, 63, 65, 104, 149 ff., 190 ff., 210, 214 ff., 237, 270


Behavior, judgment of, 134
  study of, 57

Bibliographies, 275-281

Binet tests, nature of, 69
  record blank for, 290

Brain, functions of, 22, 27
  measurements of, 30
  size of, 29


Character analysis, 8

Clairvoyance, 7 ff.

Correlation, formula for, 45
  meaning of, 44
  of ability to judge self and ability to judge others, 168
  of elementary school standing and later academic achievement, 177 ff.
  of estimated traits and objective measures, 161 ff.
  of initial and final trials, 246 ff.
  of judicial capacity and possession of traits, 158, 167
  of mental tests and vocational ability, 113, 116, 212
  of mental traits, 46, 50, 52, 161, 164, 169, 171
  of school standing and success in later life, 192 ff.

Curriculum, as a vocational test, 174 ff.
  bibliography on, 279


Determinants, bibliography on, 280
  of vocational aptitude, 208 ff.

Division of labor between the sexes, 223, 240, 242


Education, industrial, 15
  popularization of, 13
  theory of, 14

Employment bureaus, 47, 141

Experiments, on abilities and interests, 190
  on brain, 22, 226
  on college students, 60, 137
  on effects of practice, 245 ff.
  on eminent men, 81, 87, 135, 138
  on functional periodicity, 236
  on judgments of character, 135-173
  on mental defectives, 76
  on mental measurement, 67, 74
  on mental tests, 59, 64
  on musicians, 94
  on photographs, 41, 48
  on physiognomies, 53
  on selecting employees by psychological methods, 78, 110-121, 211
  on self-analysis, 114 ff., 156
  on sex differences, 226 ff.

Form board, 72

Fortune telling, 7


General intelligence, 69, 255 ff.


Individual differences, 18
  as affected by practice, 245 ff.
  in vocational aptitudes, 208 ff., 222 ff.

Intelligence scales, bibliography on, 276
  nature of, 67
  types of, 69
  vocational use of, 75 ff.


Judgment, of associates, 48, 79, 121 ff., 133 ff., 143 ff.
  of character, 133 ff., 139 ff., 143 ff.
  of photographs, 41, 47, 48
  of scientific men, 135
  of self, 122, 124-133, 143 ff.
  of students, 137, 143 ff.
  of teachers, 136


Localization of functions, 22, 27


Magic, examples of, 3 ff.
  vocational efforts of, 1 ff.

Maternal instinct, analysis of, 238

Mental age, 70

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Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods

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