The Will-Profile: A Tentative Scale for Measurement of the Volitional Pattern (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

June E. Downey

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ISBN 10: 0484079271 ISBN 13: 9780484079273

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Discover how people think and act under pressure using a practical, early 20th‑century approach to measuring willpower.

This nonfiction work introduces a tentative scale for assessing volitional traits, using hands‑on tests and a simple scoring profile to map how people organize impulses into action.

In clear, accessible language, the book explains why studying the will matters for education and career guidance. It describes the tests, how they’re scored, and what patterns in the results can suggest about a person’s approach to work, focus, and resilience. While grounded in historical methods, the pages invite readers to consider how such measures relate to intelligence and everyday performance.

Learn how handwriting and quick decisions can reflect readiness, persistence, and self‑control.
See how a profile is built from several tests, and how the final score and pattern are read.
Explore different patterns of will, from rapid to steady, and what they might imply for real‑world tasks.
Understand the limitations and caution needed when interpreting any single measure.

Ideal for readers interested in the history of psychological testing, as well as anyone curious about how researchers in 1919 began to quantify willful behavior.

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