This group test, designed for children in grades four to six, was designed to measure knowledge of social standards. It was copyrighted in 1931. Given a list of four possible actions, subjects were asked to select the best thing to do and mark it with a “B” and the worst and mark it with a “W.”
This example was apparently filled out by a student named Bernard Sherman in New York City in 1937. The test was constructed by Frank E. Tomlin and published by Stanford University Press. This example, form B of the test, was owned by psychologist Samuel Kavruck and is marked in pen in the upper left corner: S. Kavruck (/) Brooklyn Coll.
Reference:
Tyler, R. W. "New Tests," Educational Research Bulletin, 1931, 10, # 15, pp. 421-22.
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