A 60-item paper-and-pencil inventory showed a 98% "hit-rate" in distinguishing between honest and simulated malingering protocols produced by 29 nonclinical subjects who took the inventory in both the honest and faked conditions. When instructed to take the Wildman Symptom Cheklist "as if applying for some kind of disability compensation," subjects endorsed a significantly higher number of the self-statements which appear clinically unbelievable. Independent replication is now required.

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Powers ( 193 1 ) and Belanger ( 1944 ) reported negative correlations between measures of intelligence and measures of superstitiousness in college students, but neither of the correlations was statistically significant. The present report investigated the relationship between an original index of superstitiousness and a widely used test of intelligence.Forty-nine seniors in two classes of a public high school in Georgia, whose ages ranged from 17 to 19 yr., anonymously cook an original 57-item superstitiousness questionnaire during regular class hours. This questionnaire' contained commonly believed statements which have no basis in scientific fact, as: June marriages are lucky; ic is bad luck for a black cat to cross your path; carrying a horse chestnut or buckeye will bring you good luck. Ss were asked to indicate either no, slight, moderate, or strong agreement with each statement by placing a check in the appropriate column with respect to statements they had heard before and an "X" in the appropriate column in regard to statements with which they were unfamiliar. One point was scored for indicating slight agreement with a familiar statement, two points were scored for moderate agreement, and three points for strong agreement. An extra point was scored each time S indicated any degree of agreement with a stacement he was being exposed to for the first time. Thus, the questionnaire had a possible range of scores from 0 to 228, with higher scores representing greater agreement with superstitious statements.On a subsequent date, all Ss were given the Otis Quick-scoring Mental Ability Test, Gamma Test; Form C. Twenty-four Ss had IQs on the Otis between 84 and 111. These Ss were included in the "Average IQ Group." Twenty-five Ss with IQs of 115 and above were placed in the "Above Average IQ Group." The members of the Average IQ Group had a mean score on the superstitiousness questionnaire of 29.49 (SD = 33.64, Range = & I l l ) , and the Above Average IQ Group obtained a mean score of 12.28 (SD = 19.98, Range = 1-102).A t test applied to the difference between these two means yielded a ratio of 2.16 ( P = .05). These data suggest that high school students of higher intelligence are less likely to agree with erroneous beliefs, superstitions, than are those who make lower scores on IQ tests. However, the results still leave open the question of whether intelligence per se directly influences a person's level of supersticiousness or whether intelligence appears to have this effect through influencing the social group to which an individual belongs which, in turn, partially determines the number of erroneous statements believed.

In Study 1, 55 young women responded that they preferred men with hairy chests and circumcised penises. The chest was the male body part reported to be most “sexually stimulating” to females. The busts were the female body part most “sexually stimulating” to males ( n = 34). In Study 2, men ( n = 35) preferred larger busts than women typically possess on the average, but the women ( n = 48) tended to overestimate the bust size most preferred by males. The ratings of bust-revealing clothing showed the males were more desirous of actually seeing the naked bust than females appear to realize.

existence of a relatively small number of modal types (as defined by the major CPI factors) suggests that code type approaches may be practicable with the CPI. Nontest characteristics of such groups could be noted and interpretative aids for the CPI prepared. Of course, the results of this study should be evaluated within the context of the sample involved. It remains to be seen whether other samples (psychiatric patients, groups that have professed adjustment problems, etc.) exhibit the same pattern frequencies as normals. In any case, the feasibility of a type approach with the CPI seems promising enough to encourage future inquiries. SUMMARYCPI scale scores were correlated with specially-scored CPI factor scales, and the results indicated that such factor scores could be estimated reasonably by the standard scales. By the use of CPI scales as measures of the two major factors of that instrument, the incidence of profile types in a normal sample was tabulated. For both males and females, six types accounted for SOY0 of the protocols: the first three types accounted for over 50% of the individuals. It was suggested that this type of analysis might contribute to interpretation of CPI protocols. MARKS, P. A, and SEEMAN, W. The Actuarial Description ofA b n m l Personality. Balitrnore: 5. MEOARGEE, E. I. The California Psychological Invent0 y Handbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 6. MITCHELL, J. V., JR. and PIERCE-JONES, J. A factor analysis of Gough's California Psychologi-7. NICHOLS, R. C. and SCHNELL, R. R. Factor scales for the California Psychological Inventory.

Central State Hospilal (Milledgeville, Ga.) 2. TALLENT, N. and REISS, W. J. Multidisciplinary views on the preparation of written clinical psychological reports: I. Spontaneous suggestions for content. J . elin. Psychol., 1959,16, 218-221. 3. TALLENT, N. and REISS, W. J. Multidisciplinary views on the preparation of written clinical psychological reports: 11. Acceptability of certain common content variables and styles of expression.

The validity of the Verbal IQ as a short form of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was investigated using the criteria proposed by Resnick and Entin. The WAIS was administered to 100 psychiatric patients. A Pearson product-moment correlation of .97 (p < .01) between the Verbal and Full Scale IQs was found. There was no significant difference between the means of the Verbal and Full Scale IQs. The use of the Verbal IQ resulted in a change in mental retardation diagnosis in 13% of the cases. This change involved only one diagnostic category in all cases. It is suggested that part of the validity of the Verbal IQ short form lies in the fact that its use does not involve a change in standard administration procedures.

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