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Wonderlic Personnel Test

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The Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT) is a standardized, self-administered assessment of general mental ability that is frequently used in industrial and business settings as an aptitude test for prospective employees.

Historical Background

The WPT was initially introduced in 1937 by Eldon F. Wonderlic as a short-form test of general mental ability. Development of the WPT aimed to efficiently employ the lowest number of questions possible that would reliably characterize an individual’s cognitive abilities. The WPT was used by the US Military in World War II to aid in the selection and placement of potential military recruits. Normative data for the WPT was first published in 1950, followed by regular publication of expanded normative data categorized by job title and demographic information. The WPT is also well known for its use by the National Football League to assess prospective players in the predraft season (www.wonderlic.com).

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  • Grubb, W. L., III, Whetzel, D. L., & McDaniel, M. A. (2004). General mental ability tests in industry. In M. Hersen (Ed.), Comprehensive handbook of psychological assessment. New York: Wiley.

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  • Wonderlic, E. F. (1992). Manual of the wonderlic personnel test and scholastic level exam II. Libertyville: Wonderlic Personnel Test.

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  • Wonderlic, E. F. (n.d.) http://www.wonderlic.com. Accessed 3 May 2016.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY, 10458, USA

    Molly E. Zimmerman

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  1. Molly E. Zimmerman
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  1. Richmond, Virgin Islands, USA

    Jeffrey Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation , West Orange, New Jersey, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Suite 200 , Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Zimmerman, M.E. (2017). Wonderlic Personnel Test. In: Kreutzer, J., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1262-3

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