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ERIC Number: EJ145598
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Novelty and Sensation Seeking in Two Academic Training Settings
Wherry Waters, Carrie; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 36, 2, 453-7, Sum 76
Results indicate that pre-flight students and college males of the same age range differ on several aspects of novelty and sensation seeking and that in both samples studied, the variables are relatively independent of measured ability and academic course performance. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Ability, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Flight Training, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Individual Differences
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Identifiers: Novelty Experiencing Scale; Sensation Seeking Scale; Social Desirability