Chapter 13: Personality Assessment & Projectives Flashcards
Objective personality assessments are also referred to as which kind of personality assessment?
Structured
A personality test has been constructed by identifying latent constructs. Which of the following methods for test construction has been used?
Factor Analytic
Which MBTI dimension relates to how individuals focus their energy?
E-I
Which assessment tool was constructed to measure the Big Five personality factors?
NEO Personality Inventory-Revised
Which of the following is not considered one of the Big Five personality factors?
Introversion
What are the Big 5 personality Factors?
Openness- Imaginative vs. Concrete Conscientiousness- Well organized vs. Impulsive Extraversion- Outgoing vs. Shy Agreeableness- Empathic vs. Hostile Neuroticism- Insecure vs. Self-Confident
What are the Myers-Briggs Dimensions?
Extraversion vs. Introversion (E-I)
Sensing vs. Intiution (S-N)
Thinking vs. Feeling (T-F)
Judging vs. Perceiving (J-P)
What is the purpose of the Minnesota multiphase personality inventory-2?
To evaluate individuals for psychopathology and mental disorders
Logical Content Method
Items correspond to a content domain
Theoretical Method
Items align with underlying construct
Criterion Group Method
Items align with one group compared to another group
Factor Analytic Method
Items with greater shared variance are retained
Structured (Objective) Personality Assessments
Standardized self-report measures that often use some forced-choice response format. Indicate Personality traits, types, etc.
Unstructured (Projective) Personality Assessments
Involved a counselor presenting unstructured tasks to the client. The responses are expected to reflect needs, experiences, inner states and thought processes.
Projective Hypothesis
Expectation of the responses. Reponses to ambiguous stimuli reflect a person’s basic personality.
