Role Construct Repertory Test

n. A measure of the content of an individual's repertory of role constructs, which are the unique system of interconnected meanings that define a person's perceived relationships with other people. It requires the subject to compare and contrast successive sets of three significant people (e.g., my mother, my father, and myself) and decide on an important way in which two of the figures are alike, and different from the third. As an example, if prompted with the trio, a person might say, “I think my mother and I are feeling people, whereas my dad is more analytical.” The dimension of feeling versus analyzing would then be considered one of the constructs that the person uses to understand and approach other people and to define her/his role in life. Presenting the test taker with many varying triads such as a best friend, a teacher, a romantic partner, an enemy, other family members, and one's ideal self, the test usually elicits the wide spectrum of personal constructs that constitute the subject's basic perspective on life and perceived role alternatives. Also called the Repertory Grid Test and the Reptest.