PSYC 2600 Lecture : Chapter 2
26 Apr 2012
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3 topics related to personality assessment: sources and measures, evaluate quality of measures. Self report data (s-data): info a person reveals. May not always give accurate info bout self for many reasons (+ light) but self-report most common method to measure personality. S-data can be obtained through many means: interviews, periodic reports to record events, questionnaires (most common). Have access to info bout self no one else does. Report fears, goals, private experiences, how think others view them, relations, etc. Open ended require coding schemes to analyze ex. 20 statement test( kuhn & mcpartland), i am blank . First decade use in clinical and personality research 1960 self concepts in well-adjusted vs unadjusted marriage (mention partner good). 1970= intelligence bias, give adequate time to solve. 1980= influence of gender & social roles on self-def. cross-cultural research with tst. Simplest form= list of adjectives, say apply to u or not(ex.
