Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank tests Author name: Published:
Julian Rotter 1950
Introduction: The Rotters incomplete sentence blank is an attempt to standardie the sentence co mp le ti on method !or !or the use at colle"e colle"e le#el$ le#el$ %ort& stems stems are completed completed b& the sub'ect$ sub'ect$ These These completions are then scored b& comparin" them a"ainst t&pical items in empiricall& deri#ed scorin" manuals !or men and (omen and b& assi"nin" to each response a scale #alue !rom 0to)$ The total score is an inde* o! o ! malad'ustment
The Sentence +ompletion ,ethod: The sentence completion method o! stud&in" p ersonalit& is a semi s t r u c t u r e d p r o ' e c t i # e tech techni ni-ue -ue in (hi (hich ch the the sub sub'e 'ect ct is is asked asked to !in !inis ish h a sen sente tence nce !or !or (hi (hich ch the the !ir !irst st (ord (ord or (ord (ordss are are supplie d$ As in other pro' ecti# e de#ic es. it is assum ed that th e su b' ec t re !le cts ct s hi s o( n (i sh es . desires. desires. !ears !ears and attitu attitudes des in the the senten sentences ces he makes makes$$ /istoricall&. the incomplete sentence method is related most closel& to the (ord as so ci at io n test$ test$ In some test incomplete incomplete sentences sentences tests tests onl& a sin"le (ord or brie! brie! response response is called !or the ma'or di!!erences appears to be in the len"th o! the stimulus$ In the sentence completion tests. tendencies to block and to t(ist the meanin" o! the stimulus (ords appear and the responses ma& be cate"oried in a some(hat similar !ashion to the (ord association method$
Be sure to make complete sentences$ 1$ I like like $$$$ $$$$ 2$ The happiest time time$$$$ $$$$ 3$ I (ant to kno( kno( $$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$ 4$ Back home home $$ $$ 5$ I re"ret re"ret $ $ )$ At bedtime b edtime $$ $$ $ Bo&s Bo&s $$$$ $$$$ 6$ The best best $$$ $$$ 9$ 7hat anno&s anno &s me me$$ $$ 10$ People People $$$$ $$$$ 11$ A mother$$$ 12$ I !eel !eel $$$$$$ $$$$$$ 13$ ,& "reat !ear !ear$$ 14$ In hi"h school school $$$$ $$$$ 15$ I can8t can8t $$$$ $$$$
1)$ Sports$$$$ 1$ 7hen I (as child$$ 16$ ,& ner#es$ 19$ ther people$$ 20$ I su!!er$$$ 21$ I !ailed$$$ 22$ Readin"$ 23$ ,& mind$$$$ 24$ The !uture$$ 25$ I need$ 2)$ ,arria"e$$$$ 2$ I am best (hen$$ 26$ Sometimes$ 29$ 7hat pains me$$$ 30$ I hate$ 31$ This school$$$$ 32$ I am #er&$$$ 33$ The onl& trouble$$$$ 34$ I (ish$ 35$ ,& !ather$$$ 3)$ I secretl&$$$$ 3$ I$ 36$ ancin"$ 39$ ,& "reatest (orr& is$ 40$ ,ost "irls$$
Bio ata ;ame
S$<
A"e
20
;umber o! siblin"s
5
=ducation
B$sc
Social economic status
,iddle +lass
,arital Status
sin"le
emo"raphic ata: ;ame %ather
Abdul
A"e
)0
=ducation
,$A
ccupation
Teacher
Income
400000
,other ;ame
Shahna
A"e
40
ccupation
/ouse 7i!e
Source o! Re!erence She comes to her !riend$
Beha#ioral bser#ation: In the start (hen I "a#e the incomplete sentence sheet to the sub'ect$ She (as interested to sol#e this$ And she takes 20 minutes to complete this$ A!ter completion o! this test she (as curious !or scorin"$
Personal histor&: The sub'ect de#elopment (as normall&$ She (as not su!!erin" in an& serious disease$ /er birth is normall&$ She starts her school at the a"e o! !i#e &ears$ She has "ood relations amon" the people$ She belon"s to "ood !amil&$
Procedure:
The appro*imate a#era"e time !or administration is t(ent& minutes$ The RISB (as administered on a !emale o! 20 &ears o! a"e$ The test consisted o! !ort& items (hich had to be completed b& the sub'ect$ The test (as administered in a class settin"$ Sub'ect (as seated com!ortabl& on the chair$ The room (as (ell #entilated and (ell li"hted$ The abo#e instructions (ere "i#en to the sub'ect be!ore he started the test$ The sub'ect completed the test in 20 minutes$
>uantitati#e Anal&sis: Items ;o 1 2 3 4 5 ) 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1) 1 16 19 20 21 22 25 2) 2 26 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 3)
Score P1 +1 +1 +2 +1 P1 P3 P2 +2 +2 P2 +1 +2 P2 P2 P1 P2 ; ; +1 +1 P1 P1 +2 P3 P3 ; +1 P1 +1 +2 P3 P1 +3
Score 2 4 4 5 4 2 0 1 5 5 1 4 5 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 5 0 0 3 4 2 4 5 0 2 )
3 36 39 40 Total Score: 96
P3 P2 +2 +2
0 1 4 4
>ualitati#e Anal&sis
+1: In this test number o! con!lict +1 is ei"ht$
+2: In this test number o! con!lict +2 is ten$
+3: In this test number o! con!lict +3 is one$ P1: In this test number o! P1 is se#en$ P2: In this test number o! P2 is si*$ P3: In this test number o! P3 is !i#e ;: In this test number o! con!lict ; is three$ mission Response: ;il
Summar&: The appro*imate a#era"e time !or administration is t(ent& minutes$ The RISB (as administered on a !emale o! 20 &ears o! a"e$ The test consisted o! !ort& items (hich had to be completed b& the sub'ect$ The test (as administered in a class settin"$ Sub'ect (as seated com!ortabl& on the chair$ The room (as (ell #entilated and (ell li"hted$ The abo#e instructions (ere "i#en to the sub'ect be!ore he started the test$ The sub'ect
completed the test in 20 minutes$ In this test number o! con!lict +1 is ei"ht$ ;umber o! con!lict +2 is ten$ +on!lict +3 is one$ In this test number o! P1 is se#en$ ;umber o! P2 is si*$ In this test number o! P3 is !i#e$ ;umber o! ; is three$ mission Response is nil$
