PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, California Psychological Inventory, Likert Scale
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Chapter 2: personality assessment, measurement, and research design. Each source of data reveals something about personalities, but each alone is incomplete and may be biased; ex. just looking at certain life history data. Data obtained through questionnaire(id responds to series of items- most common) or interviews, and sometimes periodic reports by a person to record the events as they happen. Individuals have access to a wealth of information about themselves that is inaccessible to anyone else. Able to report about their feelings, emotions, desired, beliefs, and private experiences. May not always provide accurate info about themselves for reasons like the desire to present themselves in a positive light (esp. when they are asked about unconventional experiences, unusual desires, unconventional sex practices and undesirable traits) Unstructured personality tests (open-ended e. g. fill in the blanks) Blank piece of paper except the words i am repeated 20 times; the participants are asked to complete these statements.
