Multidimensional Scaling Research in Vocational Psychology

Multidimensional Scaling Research in Vocational Psychology

This review summarizes and evaluates the use of multidimensional scaling in vocational psychology. Multidimensional scaling applications are found in two primary areas: vocational interests and occupational perceptions. These areas correspond to the two major uses of multidimensional scaling: configural verification and dimensional identification. Two issues—the relationship between multi...

Applications of Multidimensional Scaling in Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive psychology has used multidimensional scaling (and related procedures) in a wide variety of ways. This paper examines some straightforward applications, and also some applications where the explanation of the cognitive process is derived rather directly from the solution obtained through multidimensional scaling. Other applications examined include cognitive development, and the use of...

Multidimensional Scaling: Some Possibilities for Counseling Psychology

Although counseling psychologists conduct a great deal of research that attempts to reveal the structure of a given data set, rarely if ever do they utilize scaling procedures, preferring instead to rely on factor analytic strategies. In this article, we give a short introduction to the use of multidimensional scaling (MDS), with specific emphasis on applications in counseling and vocational ps...

CHAPTER 8 Advances in Vocational Psychology

The emergence of vocational psychology as a field of study occurred in response to pressing social concerns early in the twentieth century: children's welfare and the resultant labor laws, the indus­ trial revolution, population shifts from rural to urban areas, large-scale immigration, and prepar­ ing youth for labor force participation. Likewise, changing economic and social conditions fueled...

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