PSYC 2021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: California Psychological Inventory, Thematic Apperception Test, Implicit-Association Test
15 May 2017
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An individuals personality is revealed through characteristic patterns of behaviour, thought, or emotional experience that is reletvily consistent across time and situations. All of these variables and many others are relatively stable attributes of individuals. Apa holds convention yearly to advertise textbooks, techniques, personality tests etc. The personality testers at the apa convention and those who hand out free so-called personality tests on north michigan avenue have a surprising amount in common. Both seek new customers, and both use all the techniques of personality tests advertising, including free samples, to acquire them. Most common personality test in the world is the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (mmpi). This test was designed for use in the clinical assessment of individuals with psychological difficulties. Another common test is the california psychological inventory (cpi) which is similar to the mmpi but is used for people without psychological difficulties. These two are ombigious tests, meaning they measure for a wide range of personality traits.
