Test Number |
5 |
Title |
Adjective Check List |
Author |
Gough, H. ; Heilbrun, A. |
Category |
Self-Report Inventory |
Copyright Date |
1965 |
Availability |
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Restrictions |
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Age/Grade Level |
High School and over |
Cost |
As of 2001: $81.75 preview kit; $97 per 10 combined prepd item booklet/answer sheets. |
Forms |
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Source |
Consulting Psychologist Press |
Address |
577 College Ave. Palo Alto, CA |
Phone |
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Fax |
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Definition |
Key words which link this instrument to creativity are: labiality, autonomy, and change. |
Purposes |
Inferences about creativity or creative style can be made using interpretation of scores. The overall purpose for the instrument is to act as a personality assessment. |
Characteristics |
Listening to One's Inner Voice |
Manual |
Fair |
Manual provides a discussion of: its definition and purpose, administration directions, its history and development, and citations of research. |
Validity |
Fair |
Development started in 1949. The present list of items emerged from the language, past studies, intuitive and subjective appraisal, testing, and a 3 year evaluation. |
Reliability |
Fair |
Stability was found to be .54. Inter-rater agreement with observers on 5 random cases was .61 to .75. Reliability data appears to be limited. |
Utility |
Fair |
This instrument is designed to be administered by a trained professional. It consists of a 300 work checklist. None of the 24 indices are labeled “creativity.” Inferences about creativity can be made using score interpretation. |
Interpretation |
Good |
Scales include: Defensiveness, Favorable items, Unfavorable items, Self confidence, Self-control, Labiality, Personal adjustment, Need, Order, Interception, Heterosexuality, Autonomy, Aggression, Change and others. Several scoring options are available. The rational for scoring is presented |
Propriety |
Poor |
The Heterosexuality Scale is questionable in light of current understanding. |
Reviews & Related Lit |
Creativity study using this check list : MacKinnon (1963). Creativity and images of self. (In) White, R. The study of lives. NY. Atherton Press p. 250-279. CCL comments: Local scoring is complicated. Some words are dated, and may not be appropriate for modern 11 and 12 year old students. |
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