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CHAPTER 11 . Personality Assessment: An Overview. Personality and Personality Assessment Defined. Personality Personality Assessment Traits, Types, and States Personality traits Personality types Personality states. Personality Assessment: Some Basic Questions Who?. Who?
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CHAPTER 11 Personality Assessment: An Overview
Personality and Personality Assessment Defined • Personality • Personality Assessment • Traits, Types, and States • Personality traits • Personality types • Personality states
Personality Assessment: Some Basic Questions Who? • Who? • The self as the primary referent • Another person as the referent • The cultural background of assessees • What • Primary content area sampled • Test taker response styles • Where
Personality Assessment: Some Basic Questions (cont’d) • How? • Scope and theory • Procedures and item formats • Frame of reference • Scoring and interpretation
Personality Assessment and Culture • Acculturation and Related Considerations • Culturally Sensitive Assessment
Tools of Test Development • Logic and Reason • Theory • Data Reduction Methods • Criterion Groups • The MMPI • The MMPI-2 • The MMPI-A • The MMPI and its Revisions in Perspective
Issues and Trends in Personality Assessment • Self-Report • Report by Others • Culture-Related Issues