RESEARCH EDITION VALUE PROFILE

PART I - PHRASES

by Robert S. Hartman, Ph.D.

Directions

On the right you will find 18 words or phrases. Each of these phrases (or words)represents something on which individuals may place different "values" (good or bad)   --   depending on their own feelings about how good or bad it is. 

Read all the phrases carefully. (If there is a word that you do not understand, ask what it means.)

Write the number "1" next to the phrase which represents the highest (most) value as far as you are concerned--that is, the one you feel is the best.

Write the number "2" in the box by the phrase which represents the next best (second best) value.

Number all of the phrases in the same way, to show the order of their respective values to you. Use a different number for each of the 18 phrases (3, 4, 5 and so on). The number "18" should be in front of the word or phrase that has the lowest (least) value to you--that is the one that you feel is the worst.

Do not judge the expressions by the importance, but only by the goodness or badness of their content.

Decide quickly how you feel about each of the phrases. There is no time limit, but most people are able to complete numbering all the quotations in about ten to twelve minutes. You may begin.


Practice
Final
A new car
A scientific experiment
A foolish thought
A blunder
A wreck
An award for a good deed
Poisoning the city water
Imprison an innocent person
A false coin
A token of love
A lover's embrace
Raping a child
A life of adventure
An idiot
A telephone
Prostitution
Justice
A decoration for bravery
Copyright Owner: 

The Robert S. Hartman Institute
After you have finished, please CHECK to make sure that you have used all the numbers from 1 through 18, without repeating any. (Start with your number 1 and find each number up through 18.) Cross out numbers used: 

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18




RESEARCH EDITION VALUE PROFILE

PART II - QUOTATIONS

by Robert S. Hartman, Ph.D.

Directions

On the right you will find 18 quotations. Each quotation contains something on which individuals may place different "values" (good or bad) -- depending on their own feelings about how much they agree or disagree with it. Read all of the quotations carefully. (If there is a word that you do not understand, ask what it means.) The phrase "my work" does not refer to any particular job, but rather to what you are doing -- your occupation or the kind of work you do. (If you are not pursuing an occupation, you may substitute for "my work" the phrase "what I am doing" Write the number "1" next to the quotation you agree with most -- that is, the one which has the highest (most) value in your life. Write the number "2" next to the quotation you agree with next most (second most). Number all of the quotations in the same way, to show the order of their respective values to you. Use a different number for each of the 18 quotations (3, 4, 5 and so on). The number "18" should be in front of the quotation that has the lowest (least) value in your own life -- that is, the one you disagree with most. Decide quickly how you feel about each of the quotations. There is no time limit, but most people are able to complete numbering all the quotations in about twelve to fifteen minutes. You may begin.
Practice
Final
"My health is good and that makes me feel well."
"My mind is clear and makes me understand things."
"My mind is not very clear and I don't understand things well."
"When I think badly, I actually get sick."
"My health is poor."
"I am thinking clearly and that makes me happy."
"I am so unhappy, I'm actually sick."
"I am so unhappy, I can't think straight."
"My health is poor and hampers my thinking."
"I am healthy and that makes me happy."
"I love to be myself."
"I hate to be myself."
"My good spirits keep me in good health."
"I don't understand things very well and that makes me unhappy."
"The more clearly I think, the healthier I feel."
"My poor health makes me unhappy."
"My good spirits keep my mind clear."
"My good health helps me to think straight."
Copyright Owner: 

The Robert S. Hartman Institute

 After you have finished, please CHECK to make sure that you have used all the numbers from 1 through 18, without repeating any. (Start with your number 1 and find each number up through 18.) Cross out numbers used: 

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18