Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction To Tests and Measurement, 5/e

Ronald Jay Cohen
Mark Swerdlik

Personality Assessment Methods

Chapter Outline

Objective Methods

Projective Methods

Inkblots as Projective Stimuli

The Rorschach

Pictures as Projective Stimuli

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Other picture-story tests

Other tests using pictures as projective stimuli

Words as Projective Stimuli

Word association tests

Sentence completion tests

Production of Figure Drawings

Figure-drawing tests

Projective Methods in Perspective

Assumptions

Situational variables

Psychometric considerations

Behavioral Assessment Methods

The Who, What, When, Where, and How of It

Approaches to Behavioral Assessment

Behavioral observation and rating scales

Analogue studies

Self-monitoring

Situational performance measures

Role play

Psychophysiological methods

Unobtrusive measures

Issues in Behavioral Assessment

A Perspective

CLOSE-UP

Personality, Life Outcomes, and College Yearbook Photos

EVERYDAY PSYCHOMETRICS

Confessions of a Behavior Rater

SELF-ASSESSMENT

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