Validation process for ipsative assessments

Abstract

This invention is a validation process for ipsative assessments. Respondents are connected to an Electroencephalograph (EEG) and some or all of the ipsative assessment questions are asked again while connected to the EEG. The EEG measuring frontal lobe responses in terms of gamma waves is compared with the assessment questions. Positive responses provide one frontal lobe response in terms of gamma waves, negative or false answers provide a different gamma response and neutral questions provide a neutral gamma response. Reading the responses then tells whether the respondent initially responded with integrity, if so the assessment is validated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of validating ipsative assessment instrument responses, comprising:
 having a participant respond to an ipsative assessment instrument to provide participant first response data;   connecting said participant to an electroencephalograph (EEG);   having the participant again at least partially respond to the same ipsative assessment instrument while connected to the EEG to provide second response data and to provide EEG data measured in alpha, beta or gamma brain wave activity while answering; and   comparing the EEG data from the participant's frontal brain lobes with the participant's initial unconnected first response data to determine if the participant's first unconnected response data has integrity, and if so validating the participant's first response data.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein prior to connecting said participant to said EEG a verbal explanation of what to expect is provided. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the ipsative instrument is selected from the group consisting of behaviors, motivators, world view, emotional intelligence, beliefs and health and prosperity forced choice instruments. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a response that has integrity is determined by asymmetric wave analysis.