A measurement of sociability

Abstract

The writers describe four tests that they have devised to measure the social intelligence or sociability of an individual (not necessarily a unit trait) and present the results of giving the tests to three college classes in psychology, a total of ninety-one students. Three tests are made with photographs, while the fourth is a questionnaire, mainly of a quantitative nature. The methods of scoring the tests are described. Ratings on sociability were used as a check on the validity of the tests. Form eight of the Army Alpha Intelligence Tests, and a rote memory test were used also as a check on the nature of the tests. On the basis of the data presented, the questionnaire test seems to be a reliable measure of sociability in university students. The photograph tests, each taken by itself, are not reliable measures of this trait, but when taken together, and when combined with the questionnaire test, they seem to offer a fairly reliable measure of sociability. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)