The use of vocational and personality tests with deaf

Abstract

On the Minnesota Mechanical Tests 44, 36, and 20% of deaf high school boys score, respectively (in the groups based on Minnesota norms), below the 30th, 70th, and the 100th percentile. The Thurstone Personality Schedule shows that 30% of deaf high school boys and girls are either "emotionally maladjusted" or "should have psychiatric advice." The author questions the appropriateness of general norms and suggests that special standards should be determined for this group. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)