Test Number |
51 |
Title |
Preconscious Activity Scale |
Author |
Holland, J. L. |
Category |
Self-Report Inventory |
Copyright Date |
1968 |
Availability |
Article reprint |
Restrictions |
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Age/Grade Level |
H.S.-Adults |
Cost |
Contact source |
Forms |
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Source |
Journal of Creative Behavior; v2, n3, p217-25, 1968 |
Address |
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Phone |
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Fax |
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web or e-mail |
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Definition |
The preconscious is “the region of the mind which lies between complete awareness and the unconscious” where ideas can form concepts or images that are the basis of creativity. |
Purposes |
Designed to measure originality based on personality study rather upon task performance. |
Characteristics |
Generating Ideas |
Manual |
Poor |
The article includes a discussion of administration, score interpretation, norms, validity, and reliability. No actual published manual. |
Validity |
Fair |
Correlations were high with artistic and intellectual of subjects. High scorers conceive of themselves as being original, expressive and well read, and “have established notable extracurricular accomplishment in art, writing, speech, and drama in high sch |
Reliability |
Excellent |
An item-total score correlation for 544 men and 275 women was .70. A later study involving over 1,200 men and women r=.77 for males and .75 for female college freshmen. Stability was .71 and .77 with 383 freshman over 9 months. |
Utility |
Fair |
The subject answers true/false on 38 items. The measure can be self-scoring. |
Interpretation |
Fair |
A scoring key is in the article. The higher the score the higher the subject is positioned on the scale of originality. Norms were based on scores of a “large sample of National Merit Finalists.” While scales are presented as to various dispositions in relation to score, little consideration is given to guide the application of those scores. |
Propriety |
Poor |
No information available. |
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