Characteristics of Extreme Ktsa Scorers

Abstract

In a cross-validational study of the Kahn Test of Symbol Arrangement (KTSA) 104 female and 65 male college students were given the KTSA individually and the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule. Subjects scoring in the top 27 % of KTSA scoring categories were called the high scorers, and those scoring in the bottom 27%, low KTSA scorers. Their scores on the Edwards schedule were compared using Student's t tests. Among the findings were that people who give B responses on the KTSA may be very different from people who give C responses. An abnormally high number of C scores is associated with lower autonomy scores, the need for people (higher affiliation scores), and the need for orderliness (higher order scores) when compared to the group having a few C scores. An abnormally high number of B scores is associated with the denial of the need for people (higher autonomy scores) and the avoidance of order (lower order scores) when compared to subjects having few B scores. There is a flavor of defiance and rebelliousness in the high B scorer which is rejected by the high C scorer.