PERSONALITY TYPES

PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT

◼ How does one measure another’s personality?

◼ Methods include:

◼ interviews and observation

◼ projective personality tests

◼ objective personality tests

INTERVIEWS AND OBSERVATION

◼ Interviews consist of dialogue with the person

◼ Observation consists of watching the person in
in an effort to detect their ideas, beliefs, and
various situations over time in an effort to
values
discern their ideas, beliefs, values, and behavior
◼ when you first meet someone you have likely
patterns
engaged in this method of personality assessment
PROJECTIVE PERSONALITY TESTS

◼ These are based on the belief that the unconscious mind contains the roots of personality.

◼ They are based on a psychoanalytic view of personality.

◼ Types of projective tests include:

◼ Rorshach Inkblot test

◼ Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

◼ Word- and free-association tests

OBJECTIVE PERSONALITY TESTS

◼ Objective tests attempt to overcome the subjectivity of interviews and projective tests
by using paper-pencil multiple choice tests.
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