Educational orientation, NEO PI-R personality traits, and plans for graduate school

College Student Journal, Dec, 2003 by James A. Scepansky, Christopher A. Bjornsen

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JAMES A. SCEPANSKY

Department of Psychology Longwood University

CHRISTOPHER A. BJORNSEN

Department of Psychology Longwood University