The Dennis Uses Test was administered to 362 Canadian children. Ss were drawn from a middle-class area, a lower-class area, a Jewish school, and an Indian reservation school. Their responses were classified into seven categories, i.e., sustentative, benevolent, malevolent, hedonistic, esthetic, religious, and hierarchical. Comparisons of the groups of these categories show some significant differences. It is concluded that the Dennis Uses Test may be regarded as a promising measure of psychological differences which are produced by societies or cultures.
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