Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank tests

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Published:

Julian Rotter
1950

Introduction:
The Rotters incomplete sentence blank is an attempt to standardize the sentence
completion method for the use at college level. Forty stems are completed by the subject. These
completions are then scored by comparing them against typical items in empirically derived
scoring manuals for men and women and by assigning to each response a scale value from 0to6.
The total score is an index of maladjustment

The Sentence Completion Method:

The sentence completion method of studying personality is a semi
s t r u c t u r e d p r o j e c t i v e technique in which the subject is asked to finish a sentence for which
the first word or words are supplied. As in other projective devices, it is assumed that
the subject reflects his own wishes, desires, fears and attitudes in the sentences he makes.
Historically, the incomplete sentence method is related most closely to the word
association test. In some test incomplete sentences tests only a single word or brief response is
called for; the major differences appears to be in the length of the stimulus. In the
sentence completion tests, tendencies to block and to twist the meaning of the stimulus words appear
and the responses may be categorized in a somewhat similar fashion to the word association
method.

Be sure to make complete sentences.

1. I like....
2. The happiest time....
3. I want to know........
4. Back home..
5. I regret.
6. At bedtime ..
7. Boys....
8. The best...
9. What annoys me..
10. People....
11. A mother...
12. I feel......
13. My great fear.
14. In high school....
15. I cant....

16. Sports....
17. When I was child..
18. My nerves.
19. Other people..
20. I suffer...
21. I failed...
22. Reading.
23. My mind....
24. The future..
25. I need.
26. Marriage....
27. I am best when..
28. Sometimes.
29. What pains me...
30. I hate.
31. This school....
32. I am very...
33. The only trouble....
34. I wish.
35. My father...
36. I secretly....
37. I.
38. Dancing.
39. My greatest worry is.
40. Most girls..

Bio Data
Name

S.L

Age

20

Number of siblings

Education

B.sc

Social economic status

Middle Class

Marital Status

single

Demographic Data:
Name Father

Abdul Latif

Age

60

Education

M.A

Occupation

Teacher

Income

400000

Mother Name

Shahnaz

Age

40

Occupation

House Wife

Source of Reference
She comes to her friend.

Behavioral Observation:
In the start when I gave the incomplete sentence sheet to the subject. She was interested to solve
this. And she takes 20 minutes to complete this. After completion of this test she was curious for
scoring.

Personal history:
The subject development was normally. She was not suffering in any serious disease. Her birth is
normally. She starts her school at the age of five years. She has good relations among the people.
She belongs to good family.

Procedure:

The approximate average time for administration is twenty minutes.

The RISB was administered on a female of 20 years of age. The test consisted of forty items
which had to be completed by the subject. The test was administered in a class
setting. Subject was seated comfortably on the chair. The room was well ventilated and well
lighted. The above instructions were given to the subject before he started the test. The subject
completed the test in 20 minutes.
Quantitative Analysis:
Items No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

Score
P1
C1
C1
C2
C1
P1
P3
P2
C2
C2
P2
C1
C2
P2
P2
P1
P2
N
N
C1
C1
P1
P1
C2
P3
P3
N
C1
P1
C1
C2
P3
P1
C3

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
6

37
38
39
40
Total Score: 98

P3
P2
C2
C2

0
1
4
4

Qualitative Analysis

C1:
In this test number of conflict C1 is eight.

C2:
In this test number of conflict C2 is ten.

C3:
In this test number of conflict C3 is one.
P1:
In this test number of P1 is seven.
P2:
In this test number of P2 is six.
P3:
In this test number of P3 is five
N:
In this test number of conflict N is three.
Omission Response:
Nil

Summary:
The approximate average time for administration is twenty minutes.
The RISB was administered on a female of 20 years of age. The test consisted of forty items
which had to be completed by the subject. The test was administered in a class
setting. Subject was seated comfortably on the chair. The room was well ventilated and well
lighted. The above instructions were given to the subject before he started the test. The subject

completed the test in 20 minutes. In this test number of conflict C1 is eight. Number of conflict
C2 is ten. Conflict C3 is one. In this test number of P1 is seven. Number of P2 is six. In this test
number of P3 is five. Number of N is three. Omission Response is nil.