PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Twin Study, Reinforcement, Projective Test

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Tyson Baker

Document Summary

Week 17: explain what personality is and how it is measured. Personality: a particular pattern of behaviour and thinking that is consistent across time and situations and differentiates one person from another. Many personality tests exist, although they all measure personality, they do it in different ways: Statements & agreement ratings (e. g. , true or false) Many are standardized, reliable, and valid but others (e. g. , those found in magazines/online) are not. Standardized: administered and scored the same each time. Reliable: scores remain relatively consistent over time. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (mmpi-2; 500+ t/f questions) is. Neuroticism-extraversion openness personality inventory version 3 (neo-pi-3: 240 likert questions 1-5) is standardized, reliable, and valid. Rorschach (projective test; ink blot test) is poor standardization, poor reliable, and poor validity. 16 pf questionnaire: multiple-choice personality questionnaire developed by. Cattell to measure 16 normal adult personality dimensions: describe the five-factor model.