Psychological Test, A-S Reaction Study. Form for Men
date: label: date made
content: 1928
name: label: maker
content: Allport, Floyd Henry
label: maker
content: Allport, Gordon W.
notes: label: Description
content: This multiple-choice test is a joint effort of Harvard psychologist Gordon W. Allport (1897-1967) and his brother Floyd Henry Allport (1890-1979) who also trained in psychology at Harvard and spent most of his career at Syracuse University.
label: Description
content: The scale sought to measure “ascendence” and “submission” as personal characteristics. In other words, it hoped to measure the desire or willingness of a subject to dominate in interactions with peers. Questions described social situations with a variety of possible responses and subjects were asked to select the behavior they preferred. This is the form of the test for men – there also was one for women. It was published in 1928 by Houghton Mifflin Company
label: Description
content: This example of the test was filled out by the donor, Samuel Kavruck (1915-2009), in 1937. A graph on the back page of the test shows scores in twelve areas.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
label: Subject
content: Psychological Tests
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Samuel Kavruck
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0034.070
label: accession number
content: 1990.0034
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0034.070
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Psychological Test
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 cm x 15 cm x 24 cm; 1/32 in x 5 29/32 in x 9 7/16 in