Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank tests

Author name: Julian Rotter 

Published: 1950

Introduction:

The Rotters incomplete sentence blank is an attempt to standardie 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"oried in a some(hat similar !ashion to the (ord association
method$

Be sure to make complete sentences$

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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 <ati! 

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 Score Score

1 P1 2
2 +1 4
3 +1 4
4 +2 5
5 +1 4
) P1 2
 P3 0
6 P2 1
9 +2 5
10 +2 5
11 P2 1
12 +1 4
13 +2 5
14 P2 1
15 P2 1
1) P1 2
1 P2 1
16 ; 3
19 ; 3
20 +1 4
21 +1 4
22 P1 2
25 P1 2
2) +2 5
2 P3 0
26 P3 0
29 ; 3
30 +1 4
31 P1 2
32 +1 4
33 +2 5
34 P3 0
35 P1 2
3) +3 )
3 P3 0
36 P2 1
39 +2 4
40 +2 4
Total Score: 96

>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$