Personality Characteristics of American and English,Bright and Average College Freshmen

Abstract

Students in 3 U. S. colleges and 1 English grammar school completed 3 personality tests. Published norms for the tests appear to be outmoded, probably because of changes in student personality characteristics during the past decade. There was some indication that brighter students have more personal adjustment problems and are more independent.

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