INTRODUCTION

INTELLIGENCE TEST‘Intelligence is the global capacity of individual to think rationally, to act purposefully , to deal effectively with the environment’. WESCHLER’SAlfred binet is the father of the intelligence test

VERBAL TEST

Involves the use of languageCommonly used test is STANFORD BINET SCALEThis test consisting of 30 items which are arranged in a order of increasing difficultyThis test are grouped according to the age level eg; for age 3: point out to nose, eyes, and mouthFor age 7:tell what is missing in unfinished pictureOther common verbal intelligence test used in India is samanya budhi pariksha which is developed by the state bureau of educational and vocational guidance, Gwalior

PERFORMANCE TEST Contents and responses are in the form motor

activities

COMMON TESTS BLOCK BUILDING OR CUBE CONSTRUCTION TO FIT THE BLOCK IN THE HOLES PICTURE ARRANGEMENT OR PICTURE

COMPLETION

WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE

It is available in two forms for children and for adults

This scale consists of 11 sub test

Six verbal scale and five performance scale

VERBAL SCALE PERFORMANCE SCALE

1 . General information

2.General

comprehension

3.Arithmetic ability

4.Distinction between

similarities

5.Digit span test

6.Test of vocabulary

7.Digit symbol test

8.Picture completion

test

9.Block design test

10.Picture arrangement

test

11.Object assembly

test

CONCEPT OF MENTAL AGE AND IQ

APTITUDE TESTAPTITUDE A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. CLASSIFICATIONDifferential aptitude testSpecific aptitude test

SPACE RELATION TEST

Which group of shape can be assembled to make the shape shown?

A B C

D

SPECIFIC APTITUDE TEST

MECHANICAL APTITUDE TESTIt is a combination of sensory , motor

capacities, perception of spatial relations , the capacity to acquire information about mechanical matters , and the capacity to comprehend mechanical relation

COMMON MECHANICAL APTITUDE TEST ARE

MINNESOTA MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY TEST

MINNESOTA SPATIAL RELATION TEST

BENNET TEST OF MECHANICAL

COMPREHENSION TEST

ITEMS COMMON IN MECHANICAL APTITUDE

TESTS ARE

To put together the parts of mechanical device

To replace cut out parts in their correct holes

Basic information about tools and their use

Comprehension of mechanical and physical

principles

Eg: Which pitcure of water will stay cold longer? 

CLERICAL APTITUDE TESTPERCEPTUAL ABILITY : ability to perceive

words and numbers with speed and accuracy

INTELLECTUAL ABILITY : ability to grasp the

meaning of words and symbols

MOTOR ABILITY : ability to use various types

of machines and tools like type writer and

punching machine

Common tests

Minnesota vocational test for clerical

workers

Detroit clerical aptitude examination

MUSICAL APTITUDE TEST

Sea shore measure of musical talents

• It includes

1. Discrimination of pitch

2. Discrimination of time interval

3. Judgment of rhythm

4. Discrimination of intensity of loudness5. Tonal memory Items are presented through the

records, subject sits, listens, and attempt to answer the response

APTITUDE FOR GRAPHIC ART

Two important test are

MEIER ART JUDGEMENT TEST: It consist of 100

pairs of pictures in black and white . One of each

pair is masterpiece and the other have slight

distortion from the master piece. Subject has to

answer which part is altered and to choose the

master piece

HORNE ART APTITUDE

INVENTORY :Subject has to produce the

sketches from given pattern of lines and figures

TESTS OF SCHOLASTIC AND PROFESSIONAL

APTITUDE: for the proper selection of students in

specific courses of profession like engineering,

medicine, law, business management, teaching etc.

some of the aptitude test are

Stanford scientific aptitude test

Science aptitude test

Legal aptitude test

Minnesota engineering analogical test

Teaching aptitude test

ASSEMENT OF PERSONALITY

Personality is the unique pattern of trait .A trait is

any relatively enduring characteristics in behavior

and thought, which differentiate one individual from

another

Guilford

CLASSIFICATION OF PERSONALITY TEST;

NON PROJECTIVE TESTS:

1. OBSERVATION :

2.SITUATIONAL TEST: artificially creating certain

situation and assessing the behavior to that situation.

Eg; honesty of a individual

3.QUESTIONNAIRE : it consists of serious of printed

or written questions related to the personality

characteristics. The subject response to these

questions in the space provided in the form

4.PERSONALITY INVENTORY

MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY

It contains 550 items and used to diagnose

psychiatric disorders ;consist 26 category

Questions are related to the family , general health

and habits , sex, phobia

ADMINISTRATION AND SCORING

used for 16 or above

time limit 60-90 minutes

Items are printed on several cards and subject

have the choices like true , false, can’t say

INTERVIEW : collecting information directly through face to face contact. It gives opportunity for mutual exchange of ideas and information.

PROJECTIVE TECHNQUE

To evaluate the covert behavior or unconscious

behavior

Includes phenomenon of projection

Un structured stimuli are given to subject and asked

them to structure in any ways as they likes

RORSCHACH INK BLOT TEST

THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST

It is used for people above 16 years .It consists of total 30 picture s, they are asked to make a story by using the picture ,that is what is going on in this picture and what will happen in this situation

CHILDREN APPERCEPTION TEST

WORD ASSOCIATION TEST

Examiner presents a series of words, once at a

time

After each word the subject has to reply quickly

as possibly with the first word , what comes to his

mind

There is no right or wrong response

Examiner records the reply to each word, and the

time taken ,unusual speech, or any behavioral

manifestations

SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST

This test includes series of incomplete

sentence usually open at the end

The subject is asked to answer quickly possible

Eg: I am worried over

My hope is

My hero is

I feel proud when

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS SCALE (URBAN)

By B. Kuppuswamy (1962)

-was developed for only those subjects who reside in urban

areas

- This scale contains two information blanks (one for the

person-concerned and second for the father or guardian) and

Score card

- The social stratification is based on three main variables:

• Education,

• Occupation

•Income -the range of scores which can be obtained is from 3 to27

SCORING

Upper

Upper middle

Middle

Lower middle

lower

26-29

16-25

11-15

05-10

<4

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS SCALE (RURAL)

By Udai Pareek and G. Trivedi (1964)

-- This scale consists of a manual and one information blank

-This scale has nine factors which assess the socio-

economic status of the individual:

• Caste;

•Occupation;

•Education;

• Social participation;

•Land

•House

•Material possession and family

SCORING

>43

33-42

24-32

13-23

<13

Upper class

Upper middle

class

Middle class

Lower middle

class

Lower class

TESTS FOR SPECIAL MENTAL

ABILITIES AND DISABILITY.

Assessment

Cognitive function

Personality

Inter-personal relations

Diagnostic clarification

INTER PERSONAL RELATIONS TEST

Rorschach test and TAT

DIAGNOSTIC CLARIFICATION

1. Sentence completion test (SCT)

2. Draw-a-person test (DAP) Bender-Gestalt test ( To assess Organic

brain damage, ego functions through Reproduction of geometric figures)

Rorschach test, TAT, 16- personality factor test, MMPI, sentence completion test is used to clarify psychiatric diagnosis

LIST OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTSTest type Assesses Age Method Administr

ation

Alexander’s performance scale

Intelligence and motor

Cognitive function

Below 10 yrs

Performance on 3 subtests

Individual

Bayley scales of infant development

Infant development

Cognitive and motor function

1-30 months

Performance on subtests measuring

Individual

Beck depression inventory

Personality

Measures depression

Adult Performance on self report

Individual

Bender visual-motor gestalt test

Visual motor development

Organic brain damage, ego functions

5 - adult

Reproduction of geometric figures

Individual

Test Type Assesses Age Method Administration

Bhatia’s performance scale

Intelligence Cognitive and motor development

Boys 11-16 yrs

Performance on 5 subjects

Individual

Brief psychiatric rating scale

symptomatology

Symtomatology adult and global pathology

adult 18-dimensions

Individual

Catells infant intelligence scale

Infant development

General motor and cognitive

1-18 months

17 scales Individual

Catell’s 16 PF

Personality inventory

Personality conflicts

Adults Self-reports

Individual

CAT Projective Personality conflicts

child Makes up stories after viewing pictures

Individual