PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nomothetic
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Personality is relatively stable across time and situations. The study of personality is the study of both individual differences (idiographic approach) and common trends in the population (nomothetic approach) Personality measurements instead usually take one of two forms: Projective techniques (we"ll talk about these later this week) One of the simplest ways to assess personality is via personality inventories (personality tests or scales) Subjective descriptions of one"s own behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. Usually administered in an interview or written questionnaire. Most online personality tests have weaknesses in validity and reliability. Some personality inventories, however, have high validity and high reliability. The minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (mmpi) is a widely reliable, clinically valid personality test. A lot of questions (meant to cause fatigue) Most any time i would rather sit and daydream than to do anything else. I have had periods of days, weeks, or months when i couldn"t take care of things because i couldn"t get going .
