PSYC 2130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Face Validity, Projective Test, Rorschach Test
18 Feb 2016
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Chapter 2: clues to personality: the basic sources of data. Funder"s second law: there are no perfect indicators of personality; there are only clues, and clues are always ambiguous. Inferences about personality must be based on indications that can be observed. These might include how a person answers questions, what the person says to his psychotherapist. Clues may abound, but the trick is to interpret them correctly. Funder"s third law: something beats nothing, two times out of three. Four general kinds of clues can be sued to understand personality. Each provides vital information, but equally important, each has shortcomings as well. The principle behind the use of s data is the world"s best expert about your personality is very probably you. S data are straightforward and simple because the psychologist is not interpreting what the participant says or asking about one thing in order to find out about something else.
