A METHOD OF PSYCHOBIOLOGIC EVALUATION
J. ROBERT JACOBSON M. C., U. S. N. R.
An examining procedure has been presented which is an elaboration of certain items employed by Henry Head in the examination of aphasics. Statistical results are presented based upon a comparison between the performance of individuals above average intelligence and those at or below the borderline. The responses of individuals to problems of right and left orientation in acts of graded complexity give a fairly accurate approximation to the levels of intellectual functioning obtained in the Bellevue-Wechsler and similar test procedures.
The primary emphasis in this examination is the descriptive analytical evaluation which includes the observation of the quality of attention, concentration and interest of the man, qualities of carefulness, carelessness, lack of interest, response to instruction, confusional tendencies, and the ability to reorient and get hold of one's self in a difficult problem-solving situation. These chracteristics are regarded as indicative of the psychobiological functioning of the person in other life situations, notably in military service. This test procedure is especially valuable as screening aid in induction work.
