Abstract
High and low scorers on dogmatism (Rokeach Form E), selected from among 514 students entering 5 medical schools in various parts of the United States, were compared on values (SIV and AVL), Cancer Attitude Survey (CAS), MCAT, and a biographical questionnaire. The over-all SIV and AVL patterns of the 2 groups differed. High dogmatics favored conformity, recognition, and religious values; low dogmatics, independence and aesthetic and social values. High dogmatics scored significantly higher on belief in personal immortality (CAS III); low dogmatics, on belief in patients' inner resources (CAS I) and on MCAT verbal, quantitative, and general information. Specific biographical differences were also noted. Results implicate basic personality factors in doctors' reception and application of medical knowledge.