Simplified scoring of the Bernreuter Personality Inventory

Abstract

This simplified scoring technique consists of subtracting the total of all answers chosen by the subject which are weighted -3 or more by Bernreuter from the number weighted +3 or more, and merely gives such answers, which have a value of less than 3, a score of +1 or -1. One half to three quarters of the answers usually scored are thus eliminated. Values obtained from the shortened method on 114 students were correlated with full-scale values for this group. Correlations for each trait were .95 or above except for B2S, which was .84. Time and labor involved in either hand or machine scoring are much reduced. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)