This test, which is one of the reflection techniques, has a wide range of uses.
It is used in the examination of the attitudes and emotions of individuals and groups, as well as by expert psychologists, psychological counselors and expert pedagogues in clinical and psychological studies. With this test, problems frequently encountered in environments such as schools and workplaces are detected. In this test, the individual reflects his/her feelings and thoughts such as interests, attitudes, desires, expectations, troubles, etc. by the way he/she completes incomplete sentences. It is used when it is desired to obtain information about the inner world of the individual.
The basic assumption on which the Beier Sentence Completion Test is based is similar to that of other reflection techniques. Through this test, the individual reflects his/her interests, feelings, attitudes, wishes, sorrows and other important wishes of his/her personality in the face of a somewhat ambiguous stimulus. When completing incomplete sentences, he/she reacts in a way that reflects his/her internal state as well as his/her general state. There are A and B forms of the test. Form A is administered to children between the ages of 8 and 16. Form B is a test specific to older ages.
There are 56 incomplete sentences in Form A and 67 in Form B. Its application requires special expertise. It can be applied to an individual or a group. Form A is given to students and they are asked to complete the missing sentences by reading the explanation.
Form B is given to clients aged 17 and above and they are asked to complete the missing sentences by reading the explanation. These sentences are analyzed as positive, negative and neutral.
Positive are positive emotional expressions, Negative are negative emotional expressions and Neutral are ambiguous emotional expressions. It is used in counseling centers, clinics and schools to examine the client's emotional attitudes, attitudes and feelings towards the issues that the client is concerned about in his/her immediate environment.