94 first-year male law students completed Gough's California Psychological Inventory. Although the 18 scales did not correlate significantly with first-year law grade point average, the group profile of the law students was striking. Class I measures described them as a group which is aggressive, persuasive, socially ascendant, self-seeking, and outspoken. Class II measures described them as awkward, moody, dogmatic, impulsive, defensive, insecure, and nervous. There is a great variance between their public and private personalities.
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