title: Physiognomic perception and educational-vocational preference.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to determine whether physiognomic perception influenced community college students' selection of a variety of educational-vocational goals. Physiognomic perception, a cognitive style dimension through which people imbue objects with varying degrees of affect, was measured by a standardized and validated instrument known as the Stein Physiognomic Cue Test. The subjects were 183 community college students classified according to their stated choice of major field on a brief questionnaire. The hypothesis that students selecting various major fields of study would differ as a function of physiognomic tendencies was supported. The expectation that females would have greater physiognomic tendencies than males was not confirmed for the present sample.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D003071:Cognition; D003657:Decision Making; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011581:Psychological Tests