Abstract:Questions included in the test were selected upon the basis of diagnostic value, statistical validity, and clarity of meaning of the language used. It was administered to 235 inmates of the Elmira Reformatory. The temporary restricted had the lowest percentage of pathological answers, the prolonged tractables were second, and the prolonged intractables had the highest percentage of pathological answers.
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