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Arrange one hundred personality statements for easily quantifiable personality research

Jack Block

CAQ for Adults Manual
CAQ for Adults License to Use
CAQ for Children Manual
CAQ for Children License to Use
Book

This instrument includes one hundred cards, each displaying a descriptive personality statement that observers arrange according to how well they describe a person. The Q-Sort method has been proven useful in two decades of psychiatric and psychological research of individuals in both clinical and non-clinical contexts. It measures personality assessment of adults and other ratings of personality. This can be referenced to a wide variety of diagnostic and conceptual "prototypes," as expressed by the CAQR, to correspond most closely to the described individual's personality characteristics. The cards have been adapted for applied usage.

California Q-Sort for Adults - Jack Block

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GRADUATE STUDENTS, if you are preparing a research proposal, ordering the manual is a great first step.


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CAQ for Adults
Manual
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	Paper by mail		Digital download (PDF)
Includes non-reproducible instrument and scoring key, both marked “non-reproducible copy”		$40.00
Card Set only		$20.00

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You need a License to Reproduce/Administer if...

... you want to do a paper and pencil survey.

... you want to use the instrument on PsychData, Zoomerang, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey™, etc.
(Following your purchase, you must also agree to comply with Mind Garden's Online Use guidelines and complete an Online Use application)

In both cases you administer and score the instrument.


You can purchase a License to Reproduce/Administer in two ways:

FASTER OPTION: Return to the product page by clicking on "click to close and return." Click on the PDF
icon - for the needed number of administrations - to add a downloadable license to your shopping cart. After checkout you will receive an email containing instructions on how to download your PDF file. This file will include one copy of the instrument and scoring key, and a license to reproduce the purchased number.

SLOWER OPTION: Return to the product page by clicking on "click to close and return." Click on the envelope icon - for the needed number of administrations - to add a printed copy of the license to your shopping cart. We will print and ship you one copy of the instrument and a license to reproduce the purchased number. FedEx shipping charges apply.

A License to Reproduce will allow you to either conduct a paper and pencil survey, or re-type and reformat for use online.

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CAQ for Adults
License to Use - purchasing options
- You need a License to Reproduce/Administer if...

	Number of Administrations	Paper by mail		Digital download (PDF)
	50		$100.00
	100		$110.00
	150		$135.00
	200		$160.00
	250		$200.00
	300		$228.00
	350		$252.00
	400		$288.00
	450		$324.00
	500		$360.00
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California Q-Sort for Children - Jeanne Block and Jack Block

A one-hundred card adaptation of the California Q-Sort Deck for Children for use by teachers and researchers in child development and personality assessment.

CAQ for Children
Manual
- You need a Manual if...

	Paper by mail		Digital download (PDF)
Includes non-reproducible instrument and scoring key, both marked “non-reproducible copy”		$40.00
Card Set only		$20.00

CAQ for Children
License to Use - purchasing options
- You need a License to Reproduce/Administer if...

	Number of Administrations	Paper by mail		Digital download (PDF)
	50		$100.00
	100		$110.00
	150		$135.00
	200		$160.00
	250		$200.00
	300		$228.00
	350		$252.00
	400		$288.00
	450		$324.00
	500		$360.00
	For pricing for larger quantities, please click here

The California Q-Sort Method in Personality Assessment and Psychiatric Research
Jack Block

This classic book has been reprinted and kept in print by popular demand. From the start it was regarded as the authoritative resource on the Q-Sort method for objective personality ratings. This book also serves as a supplement to the manuals which come with the Q-Sort products for those seeking in-depth information. Also available on the Web.

	Paper by mail
		$25.00

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FROM THE Q-SORT

"The Q-sort is a set of one hundred descriptive personality statements printed on individual cards. To describe an individual's personality, the 'sorter' arranges the cards into groups ranging from statements which are at least characteristic to statements which are most characteristic of the individual being described. The Q-sort is not a personality test; a person receives no 'score.' Rather, the Q-sort provides a systematic way of comparing different personalities with one another."

--Jack Block, California Q-Sort Manual

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REFERENCES

Jack Block obituary
d. 13 January 2010

Jack Block was a Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley

The Q-Sort in Character Appraisal: Encoding subjective impressions of persons quantitatively by Jack Block and published by the American Psychological Association. This book expansion of Block's classic 1961 monograph in here, Jack Block traces the history of the Q-sort, from the early development of the CAQ descriptors, to the surprising results obtained in using the Q-sort in clinical psychology, and to current uses and future possibilities for research applications.

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