Occupational preference items are often corrected for “elevation response set”—the general tendency for respondents to prefer many or few occupations—by computing ipsatized items (e.g., subtracting from each item the individual’s mean rating on all items) (Lippa, 1998; Prediger, 1982; Tracey & Rounds, 1993).

Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.

'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great

Honk, which was autospeak for `Get out of my way'.