6 groups of undergraduate and graduate psychology students were administered the Aronson Graphic Expression Measure of n Achievement. Counseling students had significantly higher scores on this measure than most of the other groups. Students in a study skills program had significantly higher scores than either of the other two undergraduate groups.
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