PSYC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Walter Mischel, Rorschach Test, Conscientiousness
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Measurement of personality: unstructured tests (projective, based on psychodynamic theory, designed to assess implicit (unconscious) characteristics and conflicts. What do you see here : structured tests, long list of questions answered by person (self-report, most structured tests measure different traits (dispositions, used both clinically and for normal personality measurement, reflect explicit (conscious) characteristics. Free association: freud, what comes to mind, rorschach inkblot test, thematic appreciation test, tell story that ends with scene in picture. Structured tests: tests standardized to determine pathologies, mmpi standardized on personality disorders. Item were chosen that distinguished between psychiatric patients and normal people: validity scales, tests to measure empirically determined traits, most tests measure different dimensions of personality called traits. Independence: extraversion, 16 pf, paul costa and robert mccrae, most accepted research based trait theory of personality is big five personality. Criticism of trait theories: walter mischel, personality is situation specific and not driven as much by traits or dispositions.
