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Delroy L. Paulhus
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his
whirlwind of Psychological Tests
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In the Public
Domain
The following
questionnaires are available without permission. Feel free to download and use
as needed.
Spheres of
Control (SOC-3). This 30-item instrument taps three domains of perceived
control: Personal Control, Interpersonal Control, and Socio-Political
Control. Although positively
intercorrelated, the three subscales often predict distinctive criteria.
Free Will and Determinism (FAD-Plus). This 27-item
instrument measures two types of determinism (fatalism & scientific
causation) as well as two types of non-determinism (free will &
chance). These beliefs have trait
antecedents but are also influenced by a variety of contextual manipulations.
Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA) This 20-item
measure of acculturation distinguishes the acquisition of the new (host) cultural
tendencies from the loss of old (heritage) cultural tendencies.
Dark
Triad of Personality (SD3). This 27-item inventory captures all three of the Dark
Triad of personality: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.
Comprehensive
Misconduct Inventory (CMI). This 50-item
instrument covers a wide variety of misbehaviors from mild to extreme. Factoring yields five clusters: Criminal
Behavior, Driving Misconduct, Bullying, Drug & Alcohol abuse and
Anti-Authority Aggression.
Bi-dimensional Impression Management Inventory
(BIMI). This
20-item instrument distinguishes agentic and communal forms of impression
management.
Varieties
of Sadistic Tendencies (VAST). This 16-item instrument distinguishes direct and vicarious aspects of
the sadistic personality.
Limited-Use Questionnaires
The following questionnaires are available for research use. Permission of the author is required.
Balanced
Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR-6). This 40-item instrument assesses two forms of
socially desirable responding.
Self-Deceptive Enhancement is the unconscious tendency to exaggerate
one’s positive qualities. Impression Management is the
conscious tendency to exaggerate one’s positive qualities.
UBC Word
test. This instrument captures verbal ability using
100 vocabulary items. It is commonly
administered as an 8-minute timed test and, therefore, is ideal for research
with limited time. It can even be used
in web studies.
Self-Report
Psychopathy (SRP) scale. This 64-item instrument is designed to measure
psychopathy in subclinical samples, for example, community residents and
students. It comprises four subscales:
Callous Affect, Erratic Life-Style, Interpersonal Manipulation, and Anti-Social
Behavior. The subscales are positively
correlated and, therefore, can be summed to yield an overall measure of
sub-clinical psychopathy.
Over-Claiming Technique (OCT). This technique
analyzes familiarity ratings of a range of persons, places, and things. Signal
detection formulas permit the calculation of knowledge accuracy and knowledge
exaggeration. Questionnaires addressing
various content domains are available.
web page: www.psych.ubc.ca/~dpaulhus/
email: dpaulhus@psych.ubc.ca