Ipsative vs normative interpretation of test scores: a comment on Allen and Foreman's (1976) norms on Edwards Personal Preference Schedule for female Australian therapy students.
A brief review of the literature relating to intra- vs interindividual personality assessment and the lack of logical support for the calculation of T scores using intraindividual data. It concludes with a caution regarding the interpretation of WAIS and MMPI personal profiles which are derived from interindividual scaled scores.
D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*