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Note: This test review was done by BPS in 2003 Description of the Test The CST is designed to provide a measure of pure (fluid) intelligence. It is concerned with the basic capacity to understand. This is described in terms of the process by which a person absorbs and integrates experience and observations, allowing for the development of an understanding …

Note: This test review was done by BPS on 1st September 2005 Description of the Test The CAT3 is a psychometric test of cognitive abilities. It is a group test battery for British school aged children from eight years through to post compulsory education. It provides a continuous scale for appraising developed cognitive abilities. Levels A to F were developed …

Note: This test review was done by BPS in 2008 Description of the Test The Censeo Cognitive Ability tests are part of the Censeo Assessment System which is a PC based testing programme. It contains various questionnaires and inventories along with 8 tests of cognitive ability that are reviewed here. The system can be used on single PCs or on …

Note: This test review was done by BPS on 27th September 2007 Description of the Test cdaq® is based on the Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) concept of a ‘metaprogramme’ which is an approach to understanding the world and responding to it. Metaprogrammes are cognitive frameworks that underpin information processing, decision-making and interaction with others. They can be used to understand an …

Note: This test review was done by BPS on 1st January 2018 Description of the Test The Caliper Profile is a combined personality and ability measure designed for use with adults in a work context, either within an organisation or those applying for roles. The tool is primarily an online tool (although a paper-based version is also available), consisting of five sections of questions, …

Note: This test review was done by BPS on 13th November 2008 Description of the Test The CPI aims to give ‘a description of personality which is relevant to the prediction and understanding of interpersonal behaviour in any setting, culture or circumstance’ (Gough & Cook, 1994). It produces a description in terms of ‘folk concepts’, which the author identifies as …

Note: This test review was done by BPS in June 2014 Description of the Test The Business Attitude Questionnaire (BAQ|F) is a measure of personality that is designed to be used in occupational (professional) settings for selection, development and careers guidance purposes. The BAQ|F measures 25 different facets of personality to assess how someone is likely to behave in a …

Note: This test review was done by BPS on 7th May 2008 Description of the Test The BAS II is a test battery intended for use with children and adolescents to assess cognitive abilities and educational achievement. It comprises an Early Years battery and a School Age battery, available separately or as a Full Age Range set. The version reviewed …

Note: This test review was done by BPS on 23rd May 2008 Description of the Test The BAS II (Early Years) – Second Edition is a psychometric test of cognitive abilities, which assists professionals in assessing children’s learning and developmental abilities and disabilities. It is a test battery that assesses children between 2:6 and 3:5 years and 3:6 and 5:11 …

Note: This test review was done by BPS on 9th December 2004 Description of the Test The Brainstorm was developed in 1986 to provide an ‘open ended format to assess fluency, breadth and originality in problem solving’. It is currently available for use with Directors and Managers of professionals and junior Managers of Supervisors Candidates are presented with problematic situations …