Personality Assessment [Instructor Name] [Class and Section Number]

Overview Introduction to Personality Assessments Objective Tests Projective and Implicit Tests Behavioral and Performance Measures

Introduction to Personality Assessment Humanistic Psychodynamic

Overview Introduction to Personality Assessments Objective Tests Projective and Implicit Tests Behavioral and Performance Measures

Objective Tests  Standardized scoring Objective Tests  Standard items

Objective Tests Self-Reporting Advantages  Capitalize on self-knowledge  Simple, easy, cost-effective

Objective Tests Drawbacks of Self-Reporting  High-stakes testing  Self-enhancement bias  Reference group effect

Objective Tests Informant Report – Ask someone who knows individual to describe his or her personality.  Parents, Teachers  Friends, Roommates  Partners, Spouses  Children  Bosses

Informant Rating Pros  Valid  Can be combined  Better sample of behavior Cons  Limited Access  Sibling Contrast Effect  Letter of Recommendation Effect  Honeymoon Effect

Objective Tests Traits Personality VS

Objective Tests Big 5 Inventory HEXACO-PI-R NEO-PI-3

Overview Introduction to Personality Assessments Objective Tests Projective and Implicit Tests Behavioral and Performance Measures

Projective Tests Projective Hypothesis - If a person is asked to describe or interpret ambiguous stimuli, their responses will be influenced by nonconscious needs, feelings, and experiences.  Rorschach Inkblot Test  Thematic Apperception Test

Projective Tests Rorschach  Some predictive ability  Unsatisfactory info TAT  Significant validity  Valuable info

Implicit Tests

Overview Introduction to Personality Assessments Objective Tests Projective and Implicit Tests Behavioral and Performance Measures

Pros  No response bias  Daily lives  What we do Cons  Cumbersome  Data coding  Small sample

Appendix A: Internet Quiz

Appendix B: The Big Five

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