CRIM 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rorschach Test, Conscientiousness, Thematic Apperception Test
2 Mar 2020
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What is it & how is it measured: explanations of personality differences are concerned with, 1) prior events that can shape an individual"s personality or, 2) anticipated events that might motivate the person to reveal particular personality characteristics. Measuring personality: personality inventories, self-reporting: collect sets of self-descriptive statements that indicate different degrees of a personality characteristic. (ex. Rating their opinions on things from 0-5, agree-disagree, etc: most commonly used personality test is the minnesota multiphasic. Personality inventory (mmpi) developed in 1939: consists of 338 self-descriptive statements, measures, clinical problems (antisocial behaviour, thought dysfunction, somatic problems (head pain, cognitive complaints, externalizing problems (aggression, substance abuse) interpersonal problems (family problems, avoidance) internalizing problems (anxiety, self-doubt) They are equally talkative, averaging about 16,000 words per day. Henry murray (creator of tat, 1953: believes that traits reflect motives (ex. How hunger motive might explain someone"s many trips to the snack bar)
