Psychological Test with Score Sheet
Psychological Test with Score Sheet
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- Description
- The psychologist Robert G. Bernreuter (1901-1995) developed this personality inventory as a graduate student at Stanford University, where he obtained his PhD. in 1931 under the direction of Lewis Terman. From Stanford, Bernreuter went to teach at Pennsylvania State University, where he would stay until his retirement in 1966.
- This 1935 version of the test includes a series of 125 “yes” or “no” questions. It seeks to measure several personality traits. A score sheet is included.
- References:
- Bernreuter, R. G., The Evaluation of a Proposed New Method for Constructing Personality Trait Tests..., PhD. Dissertation, Stanford University, 1931.
- “R.G. Bernreuter, 93, Psychology Teacher,” New York Times, June 20, 1995.
- Gibby, R.E. and M.J. Zickar, “A History of the Early Days of Personality Testing in American Industry,” History of Psychology, 2008, 11 # 3, pp. 164-184.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Psychological Test With Score Sheet
- date made
- 1935
- maker
- Bernreuter, Robert G.
- Stanford University Press
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21.5 cm x 28 cm; 8 15/32 in x 11 1/32 in
- ID Number
- 1989.0710.17
- accession number
- 1989.0710
- catalog number
- 1989.0710.17
- Credit Line
- Gift of David Gold
- subject
- Mathematics
- Psychological Tests
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- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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