Differences in behavior of college classes were studied for 833 Yale College students by means of a mailed questionnaire. This paper reports the use of a 220-item Reported Behavior Inventory (RBI) to assess these differences. Seventeen scales were developed to measure a variety of behavioral categories. Ten of these scales yielded significant differences (p < .05) between at least two classes. The pattern of class-to-class differences varied from scale to scale. Some yielded differences approximating linearity while others showed quite different patterns. A follow-up study now underway will permit the study of changes in individuals.
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