Discussing Personality Assessments

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In lessons one through four, you learned foundational information concerning personality psychology. This written assignment will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of personality assessments.

 

1.     Choose two personality assessment instruments from the following list and write a paragraph discussing personality assessments.

·       Revised Neuroticism-Extroversion Openness Inventory (NEO PI-R)

·       Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

·       Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI)

·       Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

·       Multi-Motive Grid

·       Eysnck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)

·       Locus of Control Scale

·       Rorschach

·       Million Multiaxial Personality Test (MCMI)

 

2.     In addition to writing a paragraph, select two instruments from above list. After selecting two instruments, you will answer the following questions about the two instruments:

a.      Who developed the instrument and when?

b.     What theory or theories of personality is this instrument based on?

c.      Describe the instrument’s utility in terms of real-world application.

d.     Is this instrument valid? Why or why not?

e.      Is this instrument reliable? Why or why not?

 

 

3.     Compare and contrast the two instruments selected in the previous question, describing the benefits and drawbacks of each assessment.

Personality Assessment

What you’ll learn to do: explain the use and purpose of common personality tests
Personality-building with tower cranes constructing the 3d word

Personality tests are techniques designed to measure one’s personality. They are used to diagnose psychological problems as well as to screen candidates for college and employment. There are two types of personality tests: self-report inventories and projective tests. The MMPI is one of the most common self-report inventories. It asks a series of true/false questions that are designed to provide a clinical profile of an individual. Projective tests use ambiguous images or other ambiguous stimuli to assess an individual’s unconscious fears, desires, and challenges. The Rorschach Inkblot Test, the TAT, the RISB, and the C-TCB are all forms of projective tests.

Roberto, Mikhail, and Nat are college friends and all want to be police officers. Roberto is quiet and shy, lacks self-confidence, and usually follows others. He is a kind person, but lacks motivation. Mikhail is loud and boisterous, a leader. He works hard, but is impulsive and drinks too much on the weekends. Nat is thoughtful and well liked. He is trustworthy, but sometimes he has difficulty making quick decisions. Of these three men, who would make the best police officer? What qualities and personality factors make someone a good police officer? What makes someone a bad or dangerous police officer?

A police officer’s job is very high in stress, and law enforcement agencies want to make sure they hire the right people. Personality testing is often used for this purpose—to screen applicants for employment and job training. Personality tests are also used in criminal cases and custody battles, and to assess psychological disorders. This section explores the best known among the many different types of personality tests.

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