SRA Verbal and Nonverbal Tests (SRA)

The SRA Verbal and Nonverbal Tests were created by:

L.L. Thurstone and Thelma Gwinn Thurstone

The SRA Verbal Test’s target population are:

Persons who are familiar with the English language.

The SRA Nonverbal Test’s target population are:

Persons with reading difficulties, illiterates, and foreign born.

The purpose of the SRA Verbal test is:

To measure an individual's adaptability and flexibility in problem solving.

The purpose of the SRA Nonverbal test is:

To measure general intelligence independent of English language knowledge.

The time limit for the SRA Verbal test is:

15 minutes

The time limit for the SRA Nonverbal test is:

10 minutes

Which domains are measured by the SRA Verbal test?

Vocabulary (Linguistic) & Arithmetic Reasoning (Quantitative)

The SRA Verbal test consists of ____ items.

84

The SRA Nonverbal test consists of ____ items.

60

Both SRA tests are considered:

Speed tests.

The SRA tests are most commonly used in:

Both educational and industrial settings.

The SRA Verbal and Nonverbal tests are most preferable to use over alternative cognitive batteries when an assessor primarily requires:

A highly time-efficient, group-administered screening tool to evaluate an individual's mental agility, rapid task-switching capabilities, and cognitive processing speed under strict time limits.