PSYC 102 Lecture 3: PSYC 102 (chapter 5)
3 Feb 2018
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Personality- an individuals characteristic style of behaving, thinking and feeling. Self-report - a method in which a person provides subjective information about their thoughts, feelings, or behaviours, typically via questionnaire or interviews. Minnesota multi-phasic personality inventory- a well-researched, clinical questionnaire used to assess personality and psychological problems. Validity scales- assess a person"s attitude toward test taking and any tendency to try to distort the results by faking answers. Projective test- tests designed to reveal inner aspects of individuals" personalities by analysis of their responses to a standard series of ambiguous stimuli. Rorschach inkblot test- a projective technique in which respondents" inner thoughts and feelings are believed to be revealed by analysis of their responses to a set of unstructured inkblots. Thematic apperception test (tat)- a projective technique in which respondents" underlying motives, concerns, and the way they see the social world are believed to be revealed through analysis of the stories they make up about ambiguous pictures of people.
