PERSONALITY

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) n Original development 1940 –Hathaway & McKinley n (MMPI ) MMPI-2-RF 2008 n Over 18 years n MMPI -A – 1992 (adolescent) 14 – 18 yrs n Clinical populations n paper-pencil, computer or audio n minutes n About 338 questions

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2-RF)(MMPI-2-RF) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2-RF)(MMPI-2-RF) n Criterion based (or data reduction) large pool of questions select appropriate criterion groups factor analysis

MMPI – 2-RF scales n 50 scales n 8 Validity scales n addiction scales n supplemental scales

Problems with MMPI-2  norms  inter-item consistency is low  high inter correlations between scores  validity  reading at 6th grade  self-report

California Psychological Inventory-260 (CPI)(CPI) California Psychological Inventory-260 (CPI)(CPI) n Developed revised 2005 n assess normal adult personality n 260 true/false questions (1/2 from MMPI) n minutes n paper-pencil n normed on college students

California Psychological Inventory (CPI) n 29 socially desirable behavioral tendencies Interpersonal styles self acceptance self control flexibility n more positive than MMPI n used for educational, vocational, counseling

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (MBTI) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (MBTI) n Isabel Briggs Myers and Katherine Briggs n 1940s n Based on Jung’s personality dimensions n 126 forced choice questions n minutes

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) n Heavily used in research n lots of validity studies n used in academic and counseling settings n vocational preferences n interpersonal interactions

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (example of MBTI types) (example of MBTI types) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (example of MBTI types) (example of MBTI types) n Measures 4 dimensions of personality extroversion-introversion (EI) sensing-intuition (SN) thinking-feeling (TF) judgement-perception (JP) n combine into 16 personality types e.g. ESTJ

Self assessment of MBTI scales  Extrovert/Introvert Very strong E medium E centered medium I very strong I  Sensing/Intuition Very strong S medium S centered medium N very strong N  Thinking/Feeling Very strong T medium T centered medium F very strong F  Judging/Perceiving Very strong J medium J centered medium P very strong P

Keirsey Temperament Sorter – II KTS-II KTS-II Keirsey Temperament Sorter – II KTS-II KTS-II  Created by David Kerisey  1978  Similar to MBTI test profile  High reliability and validity  Shorter  Computerized

KTS scales 4 Scales – similar to MBTI -- different words, same letters  (E)=Expressive vs. (I)=Attentive  (S)=Observant vs. (N)=Introspective  (T)=Tough-minded vs. (F)=Friendly  (J)=Scheduling vs. (P)=Probing

MBTI/KTS/images Scores???? 1. MBTI – individual scales 2. MBTI - combinations 3. KTS 4. “projective ABAB Reliability ???? Validity ???? Standardization ????