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Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction To Tests and Measurement, 5/e
Ronald Jay Cohen
Mark Swerdlik

Personality Assessment: An Overview

Chapter Outline


Personality and Personality Assessment Defined

Personality

Personality Assessment

Traits, Types, and States

Personality traits

Personality types

Personality states

Personality Assessment: Some Basic Questions

Who?

The self as the primary referent

Another person as the referent

The cultural background of assessees

What?

Primary content area sampled

Test taker response styles

Where?

How?

Scope and theory

Procedures and item formats

Frame of reference

Scoring and interpretation

Issues in personality test development and use

Developing Instruments to Assess Personality

Logic and Reason

Theory

Data Reduction Methods

Criterion Groups

The MMPI

The MMPI-2

The MMPI-A

The MMPI and its revisions in perspective

Personality Assessment and Culture

Acculturation and Related Considerations

Culturally Sensitive Assessment

CLOSE-UP

The Assessing Acculturation and Related Variables

EVERYDAY PSYCHOMETRICS

Some Common Item Formats

SELF-ASSESSMENT