This psychological instrument is a completely nonverbal measure, the ultimate intent of which is to provide an index of emotional adjustment and to identify and quantify personality characteristics. The format of the test and the instructions for response, however, lead to the inference that it is a measure of aesthetic discrimination or judgment. Indeed, the Barron-Welsh Art Scale is incorporated into the test, yielding a score on aesthetic judgment, which has been accepted by many as one component of artistic ability, although there are better tests of this ability already available. As now presented, however, this test has as its principal aim measurement in the personality domain, and the research effort is in that direction.
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