Abstract

THIS CHAPTER presents an overview of the new personality tests published during the period from July 1940 to July 1943, and summarizes the research appraising personality tests in general, except those belonging under the heading of projective technics. Chapter VII is concerned with projective methods in the study of personality. Research on tests of interests and attitudes will be included in this chapter. Summaries and bibliographies-In the last number of the REVIEW dealing with Psychological Tests and Their Uses, published in February 1941, the writer presented a summary and bibliography of personality and character tests covering a three-year period. The bibliography included 157 titles. In the same number of the REVIEW, Rothney and Roens published a three-year summary of studies concerned with applications of personality and character measurement, including a bibliography of 103 titles. Snyder (77) made a survey of studies in the measurement of personality attitudes, and interests of adolescents covering a five-year period. Super (79) reviewed 147 research articles dealing with the Bernreuter Personality Inventory. Duffy (20) reviewed critically the investigations in which the Allport-Vernon Study of Values Test or other tests of evaluative attitude had been employed.

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