Items Age Range (by year) 



13. Health 0-18 



14. Education--type of school 5-18 



15. Education--size of school 5-18 



16. Education--academic performance 5-18 



17. Athletic achievement and awards 5-18 



18. Intellectual achievements and awards 5-18 



19. Other awards and honors 5-18 



20. Religious activities 5-18 



21. Going out at night 5-18 



22. Dating 12-18 



23. Fights with peers 5-18 



24. Clashes with authority 5-18 



25. Financial independence 5-18 



26. Work--school year 5-18 



27. Work--summer months 5-18 



28. Parental praise 5-18 



29. Parental physical affection 5-18 



30. Parental verbal criticism 5-18 



31. Parental physical punishment 5-18 



32. Community homogeneity and personal similarity 0-18 



C. Texas Social Behavior Inventory 



A measure of general social competence based on 40 

 multiple-choice questions 



D. Swimming Questionnaire 



48 items related to swimming experience 



E. Prior Acquaintance Questionnaire 



Assessment of familiarity with members of own and other missions 



1. Professional acquaintance 



2. Social acquaintance 



II. Standard Tests 



*A. Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values 



Derived scales 



1. Theoretical values 



2. Economic values 



3. Aesthetic values 



4. Social values 



5. Political values 



6. Religious values 



B. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 



(Standard personality test administered prior to selection, but 

 not used in selection) 



VIII-20 



