Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and undergraduate academic factors were examined for their prediction of performance on the Graduate Record Examination Subject Test in Psychology (GRE-P). Data from 216 psychology majors indicated that aptitude and academic factors influenced GRE performance. Further analyses revealed that SAT performance affects GRE-P performance directly and indirectly through academic factors. Specific academic factors, including psychology grade point average, number of psychology course hours, and certain psychology courses, also affected GRE-P scores directly.
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