The document discusses various psychological tests used to assess intelligence, aptitude, personality, and other cognitive functions. It provides details on commonly used tests like the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Wechsler Intelligence Scale, Rorschach Inkblot Test, Thematic Apperception Test, and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. It also describes tests measuring mechanical, musical, artistic, and clerical aptitudes as well as socioeconomic status.

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

4. VERBAL TEST
Involves the use of language
Commonly used test is STANFORD BINET SCALE
This test consisting of 30 items which are
arranged in a order of increasing difficulty
This test are grouped according to the age
level
 eg; for age 3: point out to nose, eyes, and
mouth
For age 7:tell what is missing in unfinished
picture
Other common verbal intelligence test used in
India is samanya budhi pariksha which is
developed by the state bureau of educational
and vocational guidance, Gwalior

5. 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

6. 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

7. 1 . General information 7.Digit symbol test
2.General comprehension 8.Picture completion test
3.Arithmetic ability 9.Block design test
4.Distinction between 10.Picture arrangement
similarities test
5.Digit span test 11.Object assembly test
6.Test of vocabulary

8. CONCEPT OF MENTAL AGE AND IQ

9. APTITUDE TEST
APTITUDE
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.
CLASSIFICATION
Differential aptitude test
Specific aptitude test

11. SPACE RELATION TEST
Which group of shape can be assembled to make the shape
shown?
A
B C
D

13. MECHANICAL APTITUDE TEST
It 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

14. 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?

15. CLERICAL APTITUDE TEST
PERCEPTUAL 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

16. 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 loudness
5. Tonal memory
 Items are presented through the records,
subject sits, listens, and attempt to
answer the response

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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;

21. 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

22. 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

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

24. 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

25. RORSCHACH INK BLOT TEST

26. 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

27. CHILDREN APPERCEPTION TEST

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31.  Upper  26-29
 Upper middle  16-25
 Middle  11-15
 Lower middle  05-10
 lower  <4

32. 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

33.  >43  Upper class
 33-42  Upper middle class
 24-32  Middle class
 13-23  Lower middle class
 <13  Lower class

35. Cognitive
function
Diagnostic
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Assessmen Personalit
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Inter-
persona
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relation
s

36. Rorschach test and TAT

37. 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

38. Test type Assesses Age Method Administra
tion
Alexander’s Intelligenc Cognitive Below Performan Individual
performanc e and function 10 yrs ce on 3
e scale motor subtests
Bayley Infant Cognitive 1-30 Performan Individual
scales of developme and months ce on
infant nt motor subtests
developmen function measuring
t
Beck Personality Measures Adult Performan Individual
depression depressio ce on self
inventory n report
Bender Visual Organic 5- Reproduct Individual
visual- motor brain adult ion of
motor developme damage, geometric
gestalt test nt ego figures
functions

39. Test Type Assesses Age Method Administrati
on
Bhatia’s Intelligence Cognitive and Boys Performanc Individual
performa motor 11-16 e on 5
nce scale development yrs subjects
Brief symptomatolo Symtomatolo adult 18- Individual
psychiatri gy gy adult and dimensions
c rating global
scale pathology
Catells Infant General 1-18 17 scales Individual
infant development motor and months
intelligen cognitive
ce scale
Catell’s Personality Personality Adults Self- Individual
16 PF inventory conflicts reports
CAT Projective Personality child Makes up Individual
conflicts stories
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