Show PEOPLE QUIZ By John E Gibson Do people who volunteer their services have similar dispositions? Is the same true for avid poker players? Galling bettec Last year was the seventh consecutive one in which America used energy more efficiently In 1970 it took more than 62 thousand British Thermal Units of energy to produce a dollar's worth of Gross National Product In 1977 57 thousand BTUs produced each dollar of GNR And by 1990 some experts predict weTII need only 51 thousand BTUs per dollar VMS TO DSSTIRGUISM PHtSCHAUTY TYPES of GNR Bigness In perspective Mobil's sales in 1977 earned it fourth place on the Fortune magazine list of America's 500 largest industrial corporations But in terms of profitability size doesn't seem to matter too much We wound up in 370th place on the list based on profit as a percentage of sales Measured by the same yardstick oil industry profitability last year rated no better than "averager versus that of all U S manufacturing industries QaryVMatpie TRUE OR FALSE? to a 1 Your personality type depends large extent on whether you are what or psychologists term nt 2 How well a person plays poker veals a lot about his personality re- S People who often volunteer their services tend to share personality traits 4 What “sets your teeth on edge" provides a clue to your personality "Ybu ANSWERS mean then nothing left of the pie?" Public honor Many Public Broadcasting Service viewers were saddened last fall when the doors of 165 Eaton Place closed for the last time on "Upstairs Downrun the stairs" And no wonder during its program brought to American television a series whose uncompromising high standards earned it seven Emmy awards We think it's a fitting farewell to "Upstairs Downstairs" that the series was recently selected to receive a Peabody Award— one of four-yea- r television's highest accolades-f- or Mobil-sponsor- 1977 how and why an automobile you're interested in participating in such a program ask your dealer if (herds one in your community works If Mobil A Mobil Oil Corporation ISO and funcple are achievement-oriente- d tion effectively with a high degree of Independence What other people think do or say If of secondary Importance to them Their own Ideas and goals assume top priority Tests also showed that subjects “responses of reflected greater interpersonal conflicts and manifest feelings of anger" people on the other hand have a strong need to be closely assod- ated with another person or persons They feel most comfortable participating in group enterprises and attaining objectives through cooperative efforts And they are well equipped for people excel in a variety of social skills people also were found to be superior in the ability to analyze situations and to restructure them to their advantage 2 True In a study of poker players in public card rooms conducted by University of Santa Clara researchers hundreds of players were carefully observed over a two-yea- r period The focus of the Investigation was then narrowed "to obtain an understanding of the characteristics of each type of poker player away from the table and to relate these characteristics to their gamb&ng behavior Consistent losers appear to be sodal isolates: poker is their main Interest Those who break even It was found are more satisfied with their jobs than losers and they complain much less about work or marital nt Women drivers Long the targets of cartoonists and stand-u- p comedians women motorists are increasingly numerous on American roads Today there are some 637 million licensed women drivers in the country about 46 percent of the national total To help women cope with mechanical problems several automobile makers have inaugurated car repair and maintenance programs open to women regardless of the kind of car they drive Purpose of the programs is to teach women motorists how to troubleshoot minor undeMhe-hoo- d problems change tires and acquire a better understanding of ObMivatmiM Bm 1 True Studies at the University of California and the University of Tennessee have shown that peo- Eul 42 Snoot Now VOrft N V 10017 e 1971 MuM Corporaton Field-depende- a FAmurWEEKLVJuMl11t7S problems while playing Winners the study showed are outgoing and often appear not to have a care in the world They like their jobs have plenty of friends and are involved in many activities For the winners poker is neither a release nor an escape from problems: it's simply a game they thoroughly enjoy and have mastered 3 True A University of Alberta (Canada) study subjected 374 volunteer of organizations to a workers in personality inventory questionnaire The results were then compared with those obtained from a representative sample of the general population not engaged in volunteer work The volunteers were found to be less subject to anxiety less worried about their health more persistent more trusting and more conscientious Other studies characterize volunteers as "mature individual" persons The overriding difference between the volunteers and the general population is that the former is impelled by conscience a feeling that a helping hand should be extended to others regardless of monetary reward 4 True In studies at the University of Adelaide (Australia) hundreds of students were asked "What puts your teeth on edge?" Their answers fell Into two categories: 1) Sounds tactile sensations and tastes ("the sound of a shovel on concrete" "hearing someone scrape a fingernail on a blackboard" "feeling something wet and slimy" "an especially disagreeable taste"): 2) Emotionally produced f‘being nearly involved in a car crash" "having people snub or ignore me") Tests showed that those who exe perienced the phenomenon chiefly as a result of sounds touch or tastes tend to be physically oriented They respond more to sensation than to emotional stimuli and are inclined toward earthy robust tastes Those who experience the phenomenon chiefly as a result of emotion-baseexperiences tend to have a greater sensitivity to emotional arousal in terms of love anger and fBRI teeth-on-edg- d |