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The individual goes online at www.reissprofile.com
and answers 128 simple questions about his/her values, life goals,
and basic desires. A three to seven page report of results is sent to
you via email immediately after the individual finishes the last question.
The Reiss Profile is a comprehensive, standardized, objectively
validated instrument of what motivates an individual; the instrument
assesses 16 basic (or fundamental), intrinsically held desires (or
goals). Everybody embraces all 16 basic desires, but to different
extents. How an individual prioritizes the 16 basic desires (called a
Reiss Profile) reveals his/her personality traits and behavior tendencies.
The 16 basic desires were determined empirically and are extensively
validated. They are:
Acceptance, the need for approval
Curiosity, the need to think
Eating, the need for food
Family, the need to raise children
Honor, the need to be loyal to the traditional values of one's
clan/ethnic group
Idealism, the need for social justice
Independence, the need for individuality
Order, the need for organized, stable, predictable environments
Physical Activity, the need for exercise
Power, the need for influence of will
Romance, the need for sex
Saving, the need to collect
Social Contact, the need for friends (peer relationships)
Status, the need for social standing/importance
Tranquility, the need to be safe
Vengeance, the need to strike back
USER QUALIFICATION
The minimum qualification to purchase this tool is a Ph.D. in
clinical or counseling psychology.
SAMPLES AND ORDER FORM
HOW WAS THE REISS PROFILE VALIDATED?
The Reiss Profile is the first standardized, comprehensive assessment
of what motivates people. It shows the forces driving personality
development of mentally healthy people. Users and clients often
comment on how accurate the Profile is; the scientific validity
coefficients are very high. The predictive validity is extraordinary.
Phase I: Exploratory factor studies of lists of
hundreds of motives repeatedly showed 15-16 basic intrinsic desires
of life. Multinational, confirmatory factors studies.
Phase II: Psychometric studies established test-retest,
internal, and inter-rater reliabilities.
Phase III: Concurrent validity shown with Big 5, Myers
Briggs, Murray's needs, and the ASI.
Each scale validated against "real-world" behavior. Twenty peer-reviewed
articles published in APA and other top journals with more than
10,000 administrations in six countries.
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