Preview p 36 How would you describe your

Preview p. 36 • How would you describe your personality? • Do you think the different aspects of your personality can be measured?

Personality Testing p. 37

Objective Tests • MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) – 567 statements true/false • I wake up tired most mornings. • I am envied by most people. • I often feel a tingling in my fingers – Reveal habits, fears, delusions, sexual attitudes, and symptoms of psychological disorders

Objective Tests • CPI (California Psychological Inventory) – Measures responsibility, self-control, and tolerance – Predicts adjustment to stress, leadership, and job success

Objective Tests • Myers-Briggs (MBTI) – Extraversion vs. Introversion – Intuition vs. Sensing – Feeling vs. Thinking – Judging vs. Perceiving – http: //www. humanmetrics. com/cgiwin/jtypes 2. asp

Projective Tests • Rorschach Inkblot Test – Anything you do or say will reveal something about your personality – Several systems for scoring

Projective Tests • The Rorschach Inkblot Test

Projective Tests • Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) – 20 cards with pictures of suggestive situations – Tell a story about the picture – Focus on themes: aggression, needs for achievement and love

Process p. 36 1. Choose two personality traits. 2. Develop two test questions that you would think would assess each of these traits.