PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 42: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Factor Analysis, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Dan Meegan

Document Summary

Module 42- trait theories, social-cognitive theories, and the self. Trait research attempts to define personality in terms of such table and enduring behaviour patterns. Traits: a characteristic pattern of behaviour or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports. A statistical procedure used to identify clusters (factors) of test items that tap basic components of a trait (such as intelligence) Personality inventories: a questionnaire (often with true-false or agree-disagree items) on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviours; used to assess selected personality traits. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (mmpi): the most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests. Original developed to identify emotional disorders (still considered its most appropriate use), this test is now used for many other screening purposes. Empirically derived test: a test (such as the mmpi) developed by testing a pool of items and then selecting those that discriminate between groups.