| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Chapman Strongest Meaning Test, developed by Chapman, Chapman, and Miller in 1964, measures the tendency to rely on stronger meaning responses to multi-meaning words or homographs. The test consists of 38 multiple-choice items related to two meanings of 19 homographs. Participants are asked to identify the correct meaning of a word in different contexts. In one context, the logical and stronger meaning is the more common one, while in the second context, the weaker meaning is the correct one. Examples include questions about a “pen” used by a farmer to describe a fenced enclosure versus a writing implement. |
| Author | Chapman, L. J.; Chapman, J. P.; Miller, G. A. |
| Purpose | The purpose of the Chapman Strongest Meaning Test is to assess the tendency to rely on stronger meaning responses to multi-meaning words or homographs. |
| Construct | Homographs |
| Instrument Type | Test |
| Reliability | No reliability information available. |
| Validity | No validity information available. |
| Factor Analysis | No factor analysis reported. |
| Administration Method | Paper |
| Language | English |
| Test Items Available | No. To obtain the test items, you are advised to contact the author or publisher directly. |
| Test Year | 1964 |
| Format | The test is based on multiple-choice questions. |
| Population Group | Human; Male; Female; Inpatient |
| Population Details | The sample consists of schizophrenic patients. |
| Keywords | Chapman Strongest Meaning Test; Multi-Meaning Words Or Homographs |
| Source | Rice, J. K. (1970). Disordered language as related to autonomic responsivity and the process-reactive distinction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 76(1), 50–54. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0029658 |
| Classification | Communication, Language, and Verbal Processing |
| Permissions | May use for Research/Teaching |
| Commercial | No |
| Fee | No |
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Mohammed looti (2026). Chapman Strongest Meaning Test. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/chapman-strongest-meaning-test/
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