ProScan Survey
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The ProScan Survey is an instrument designed by Professional DynaMetric Programs, Inc. (PDP) to measure the major aspects of self-perception, including an individual’s basic behavior, reaction to environment, and predictable behavior. It was originally developed beginning in 1976 by Dr. Samuel R. Houston, Dr. Dudley Solomon, and Bruce M. Hubby, President of PDP, Inc.
The ProScan Survey contains 60 adjectives drawn from the works of Thurstone, Cattell
, Guilford
, Fiske
, Horst, Daniels, and others. Respondents are requested to react to each adjective on five-point Likert Scale
under two separate perceptions, Basic Self and Priority Environment(s). The ProScan Survey typically takes 15 minutes to administer, but has no time constraint. Validity of the instrument has been researched using four well-known approaches--construct, concurrent
, predictive
, and content validity
, and was normed using a cross section of working adults. The survey is intended for the normal segment of society and is no way designed to serve as a pathological finding device nor is it to be used in isolation without considering other factors such as experience, education, references, observations, or other relevant, observable factors.
It classifies the following factors of human behavior:
Dominance: Individuals with high scores on this factor are described as concerned about getting thing done, very competitive, decisive, calculating, and risk takers. Those with low scores are described as non-confrontive, supportive, cautious, and risk avoiders.
Extroversion: Individuals with high scores on this factor are described as outgoing, friendly, optimistic, and persuasive. Those with low scores are described as reserved, quiet, and introspective in social situations.
Pace/Patience: Individuals with high pace/patience scores are described as relaxed, dependable, likable, and at ease or cooperative with their environment. Those with low pace/patience scores are described as intense, action–oriented, pressing, spontaneous, and receptive to change.
Conformity/Structure: Individual with high scores on this factor are described as very precise, dedicated, careful, and concerned about what is “right.” Those with low scores on this factor are described as independent, free thinkers, and non-traditional.
Logic/Rationale: Individuals with high scores on logic/rational are described as fact-oriented and analytical. Those with low scores are described as feeling-oriented and intuitive.
Interpretive reports of the results also provide information describing:
-Energy level
-Environmental stress
-Direction of stress in behavioral changes
-Energy lost due to stress
-Satisfaction/Morale
-Primary and back-up leadership styles
-Primary and back up communication styles
-Primary and back up approaches to task or goals
-Environmental preferences
-Motivators and demotivators
ProScan has been used in a wide variety of professional settings for assistance in hiring, motivating, coaching, and managing employees. Some of the fields in which ProScan has been used include education, financial services, hotel management, software companies, and the trucking industry.
The ProScan Survey contains 60 adjectives drawn from the works of Thurstone, Cattell
Raymond Cattell
Raymond Bernard Cattell was a British and American psychologist, known for his exploration of many areas in psychology...
, Guilford
J. P. Guilford
Joy Paul Guilford was a US psychologist, best remembered for his psychometric study of human intelligence, including the important distinction between convergent and divergent production....
, Fiske
Donald W. Fiske
Donald W. Fiske was a nationally recognized psychologist with specialty in methodological issues in personality, ability, and trait research. He was, with Donald T. Campbell, co-author of a landmark paper regarding the Multitrait-Multimethod approach to evaluating construct validity. He died April...
, Horst, Daniels, and others. Respondents are requested to react to each adjective on five-point Likert Scale
Likert scale
A Likert scale is a psychometric scale commonly involved in research that employs questionnaires. It is the most widely used approach to scaling responses in survey research, such that the term is often used interchangeably with rating scale, or more accurately the Likert-type scale, even though...
under two separate perceptions, Basic Self and Priority Environment(s). The ProScan Survey typically takes 15 minutes to administer, but has no time constraint. Validity of the instrument has been researched using four well-known approaches--construct, concurrent
Concurrent validity
Concurrent validity is a parameter used in sociology, psychology, and other psychometric or behavioral sciences. Concurrent validity is demonstrated where a test correlates well with a measure that has previously been validated. The two measures may be for the same construct, or for different, but...
, predictive
Predictive validity
In psychometrics, predictive validity is the extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts scores on some criterion measure.For example, the validity of a cognitive test for job performance is the correlation between test scores and, for example, supervisor performance ratings...
, and content validity
Content validity
In psychometrics, content validity refers to the extent to which a measure represents all facets of a given social construct. For example, a depression scale may lack content validity if it only assesses the affective dimension of depression but fails to take into account the behavioral dimension...
, and was normed using a cross section of working adults. The survey is intended for the normal segment of society and is no way designed to serve as a pathological finding device nor is it to be used in isolation without considering other factors such as experience, education, references, observations, or other relevant, observable factors.
| Traits | |
| Extroversion | |
| Conformity | |
| Logic | |
It classifies the following factors of human behavior:
Dominance: Individuals with high scores on this factor are described as concerned about getting thing done, very competitive, decisive, calculating, and risk takers. Those with low scores are described as non-confrontive, supportive, cautious, and risk avoiders.
Extroversion: Individuals with high scores on this factor are described as outgoing, friendly, optimistic, and persuasive. Those with low scores are described as reserved, quiet, and introspective in social situations.
Pace/Patience: Individuals with high pace/patience scores are described as relaxed, dependable, likable, and at ease or cooperative with their environment. Those with low pace/patience scores are described as intense, action–oriented, pressing, spontaneous, and receptive to change.
Conformity/Structure: Individual with high scores on this factor are described as very precise, dedicated, careful, and concerned about what is “right.” Those with low scores on this factor are described as independent, free thinkers, and non-traditional.
Logic/Rationale: Individuals with high scores on logic/rational are described as fact-oriented and analytical. Those with low scores are described as feeling-oriented and intuitive.
Interpretive reports of the results also provide information describing:
-Energy level
-Environmental stress
-Direction of stress in behavioral changes
-Energy lost due to stress
-Satisfaction/Morale
-Primary and back-up leadership styles
-Primary and back up communication styles
-Primary and back up approaches to task or goals
-Environmental preferences
-Motivators and demotivators
ProScan has been used in a wide variety of professional settings for assistance in hiring, motivating, coaching, and managing employees. Some of the fields in which ProScan has been used include education, financial services, hotel management, software companies, and the trucking industry.