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 WILL-TEMPERAMENT TEST 
 
 By June E. Downey 
 
 Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming 
 
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2 Downey Group WiU-Temperament Test 
 
 I Draw a line under the >Yord in each pair which more nearly 
 describes you. Take the pairs in order. Don't skip any. Speed 
 doesn't count. 
 
 1 Careful Careless 
 
 2 Daring Cautious 
 
 3 Ambitious Unambitious 
 
 4 Selfish Unselfish 
 
 5 Punctual Tardy 
 
 6 Bad-tempered Sweet-tempered 
 
 7 Accurate Inaccurate 
 
 8 Industrious Lazy 
 
 9 Vain Modest 
 
 10 Constant Changeable 
 
 11 Indifferent Enthusiastic 
 
 12 Firm Yielding 
 
 13 Trustful Distrustful 
 
 14 Cowardly Brave 
 
 15 Clever Stupid 
 
 16 Good Memory Bad Memory 
 
 17 Self-distrustful Self-confident 
 
 18 Hasty D'^Mberate 
 
 19 Observant Unobservant 
 
 20 Sociable Unsociable 
 
 21 Orderly . Disorderly 
 
 22 Gloomy Cheerful 
 
 23 Patient Impatient 
 
 24 Quick in thought Slow in thought 
 
 25 Quick in movement Slow in movement 
 
 26 Beady to forgive Holds a grudge 
 
 27 Fond of a fight Avoids a fight 
 
 28 Extravagant Saves money 
 
 29 Humble . ; Proud 
 
 30 Generous Stingy 
 
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 II Write your name as directed below. Write it again and 
 again until the signal to stop. 
 
 1 Usual style and speed. 
 
 2 As rapidly as possible. 
 
 Ill Write your name as slowly as possible. If you finish before 
 the signal, begin again. 
 
 IV Memory Test. 
 
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 V Write "United States of America" on the line below as 
 quickly as possible. Both speed and not running over the line 
 count. 
 
 VI Write "United States of America" as directed below. Write 
 it again and again until the signal to stop. 
 
 1 Usual style and speed. 
 
 2 As rapidly as possible. 
 
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 Keep writing until the signal to stop. 
 
 1 Eyes open, usual style and speed. 
 
 2 Eyes closed, usual style and speed. 
 
 3 Eyes on examiner's pencil while counting taps. 
 
 4 Eyes open while counting number of times examiner repeats 
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Downey Group Will-Temperament Test 11 
 
 XI Memory Test. 
 
 After each one of the following 16 sentences you will find 
 the words "false "and "true." If you think what a sentence 
 says is true, draw a line under "true"; if it is false, draw a 
 line under "false." 
 
 Example: 
 
 I read you a list of words early in the test, true false 
 
 This is a true statement, and the word "true" is under- 
 lined. 
 
 If you are absolutely sure that you are right, draw two 
 Knes under "true" or "false." 
 
 Take all the time you need to mark the sentences. When 
 you have marked every one, hold your pencil up to show 
 that you have finished. 
 
 Don't skip any. 
 
 1 I read you a list of 10 vfords. true false 
 
 2 Two words rimed — that is, ended in the same sound. true false 
 
 3 The first word in the list was hook. true false 
 
 4 The last word in the list was rose. true false 
 
 5 The word collar occurred twice in the list. true false 
 
 6 The longest word in the list was mountain. true false 
 
 7 The shortest word in the list was ice. true false 
 
 8 Three words began with h. true false 
 
 9 When I read the list of words, I Avas standing up. true false 
 
 10 The card from which I read the words was oblong. true false 
 
 11 The card was white. true false 
 
 12 I held the card in my left hand while reading. true false 
 
 13 In my right hand I held a pencil. true false 
 
 14 I tapped with the pencil at every word I read. true false 
 
 15 After reading the list I put the card into an envelope. true false 
 
 16 Then I sat down. true false 
 
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