PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Conscientiousness, Factor Analysis, Rorschach Test

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

Document Summary

Personality: a particular consistent pattern of behaviour and thinking that prevails across time and situations and differentiates one person from another. The study of personality focuses on describing stable differences among individuals. Personality is affected by the interaction between genetics and environments. Objective tests: the minnesota multiphasic inventory (mmpi-2) is an objective personality test that asks people to answer true or false questions about themselves. The neo personality inventory (neuroticism, extroversion, openness) measures personality factors using a five point scale. Projective tests: the rorschach test is the best known projective test. A series of inkblots are presented and the person describes what they see. It is projective because the person may project their personality onto the inkblot. Factor analysis: statistical analysis that examines all of the correlations between all of the items and determines if any of them are highly correlated with each other.