The opinions of college students

Abstract

A set of 25 statements was scored by 248 college freshmen, 76 upper class students (almost entirely seniors), and 94 students in the second year of law. The 25 statements ar divided into 5 equal groups on general questions, as follows: national and social optimism, the labor problem and economic status in general, discipline, social life and conventions, and religion. To every statement a wide range of responses is given. College training seems to have had slight effect on the opinion of the students, for there is no decided difference between the responses of seniors and freshman, except on a few questions, e.g., economic status and religion. Sex differences are not marked, nor do the law students differ greatly in their opinions from the other men. Analyses of individual records bring out characteristic tendencies such as would be interesting and useful, perhaps, to instructors and employers. Tables of results are given. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)