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Note: This test review was published by BPS on 1st January 2018 Description of the Test The Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) is a trait measure of personality, based upon the California Psychological Inventory.  Originally published in 1992, the current version of the tool was released in 2007.  It is a personality instrument designed to assess normal personality in adults – …

Note: This test review was published by BPS on 30th October 2019 Description of the Test The Hogan Development Survey (HDS) is a psychometric measure of dysfunctional dispositions – the ‘dark side’ of personality.  It focuses on common dysfunctional dispositions and behaviours which can negatively impact on job performance and derail relationships and careers, particularly in leadership roles. This focus …

Note: This test review was published by BPS on 9th March 2005 Description of the Test HJ5 is intended to measure the behavioural traits that characterise effective meet-the- public sales personnel in the retail and service sectors. The authors assert that they intend ‘to create a highly “applied” behavioural questionnaire to psychometric principles without the result being “psychological” in definition …

Note: This test review was published by BPS on 18th January 2008 Description of the Test The Graduate Reasoning Test (GRT1) is designed to assess three types of reasoning ability: verbal, numerical, and abstract in a graduate level population. The verbal section of the test takes 8 minutes plus administrative time and consists of 30 analogies, synonyms, antonyms and other …

Note: This test review was published by BPS in 2003 Description of the Test The GMA series of tests is designed to discriminate between candidates in the upper 12.5 percent of the adult ability range. They are intended for use in the assessment and selection of graduates, the identification of management and promotion potential, and the recruitment of ‘A’ level …

Note: This test review was published by BPS in 2003 Description of the Test The SPV provides measures of the relative importance of six areas of personal values – Practical mindedness (P), Achievement (A), Variety (V), Decisiveness (D), Orderliness (O), and Goal orientation (G). It uses a forced-choice format, and the instrument consists of 30 sets of three statements. Statements …

Note: This test review was published by BPS in 2003 Description of the Test The SIV provides measures of the relative importance to an individual of six areas of interpersonal values: Support (S), Conformity (C), Recognition (R), Independence (I), Benevolence (B), and Leadership (L). It uses a forced-choice format, and the instrument consists of 90 statements presented in 30 triads. …

Note: This test review was published by BPS in 2003 Description of the Test The GPP-I is intended to measure personality with respect to eight specific personality traits. It was constructed by combining two separate instruments developed by its author: the Gordon Personal Profile (GPP), and the Gordon Personal Inventory (GPI). The traits measured, which are regarded as relatively stable …

Note: This test review was published by BPS on 5th February 2010 Description of the Test The Global Personality Inventory (GPI) is designed as a cross-cultural measure of work-based personality dimensions. It is intended for use mainly with professional employees, particularly middle managers and executives. It has been designed for selection, development, coaching and feedback purposes. It is primarily aimed …

Note: This test review was published by BPS in 2004 Description of the Test Giotto is intended for wide use within work settings for assessing integrity. It can be used for selection, promotion, appraisal or staff development purposes.’ It has 101 items and assesses seven dimensions derived from a model of integrity articulated by the Roman fourth-century poet Prudentius. The …