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1 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Personality Sixth edition Chapter 2 How Is Personality Studied and Assessed?

2 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Modules Introduction: How Is Personality Studied and Assessed? 2.1: Measuring Personality 2.2: Bias 2.3: Varieties of Personality Measures 2.4: How Not to Test Personality 2.5: The Design of Research 2.6: The Ethics of Personality Testing Conclusion: How Is Personality Studied and Assessed?

3 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objectives (1 of 2) 2.1: Report some of the parameters of measuring personality 2.2: Analyze the three major sources of bias in personality measurement 2.3: Express the different types of measures of personality 2.4: Review reasons why some personality tests should not be used

4 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objectives (2 of 2) 2.5: Describe the three basic types of research designs used in studying personality 2.6: Examine the ethical context of psychological testing

5 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Introduction: How Is Personality Studied and Assessed? −Objective assessment −Subjective assessment

6 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Objective: Report some of the parameters of measuring personality −Characteristics of charismatic people −Affective Communication Test (ACT) 2.1: Measuring Personality

7 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.1.1: Reliability −Internal Consistency Reliability −Test-Retest Reliability −Challenges of personality change

8 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.1.2: Construct Validity −Construct validity −Theory development −Content validity

9 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Objective: Analyze the three major sources of bias in personality measurement −Ethnic bias −Gender bias 2.2: Bias

10 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.2.1: Response Sets −Methods to counter response sets −Social desirability response set −Methods to prevent social desirability response sets

11 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Objective: Express the different types of measures of personality −Theoretical reasons −Methodological reasons 2.3: Varieties of Personality Measures

12 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.1: Self-Report Tests −Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) −NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) −Personality Research Form (PRF)

13 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.2: Q-Sort Tests −Overview −Advantages

14 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.3: Ratings and Judgments by Others −Stanford-Binet intelligence test −Dimensions −Advantages

15 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Figure 2.1: A Sample of Questions from Terman’s Longitudinal Study Through questionnaires such as these, Terman obtained information from the parents and teachers of the children he was studying. These childhood ratings have been shown to be predictive of adult personality and accomplishment.

16 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.4: Biological Measures −Phrenology −Electroencephalograms (EEGs) −Position Emission Tomography (PET) −Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) −Biological assessments of diseases and genetic conditions

17 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.5: Behavioral Observations −Sir Francis Galton’s approaches −Overview

18 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.6: Interviews −Psychotherapeutic interviews −Structured interviews

19 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.7: Expressive Behavior −Overview −Expressive style of charismatic people

20 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.8: Document Analysis and Biological Studies −Document analysis −Examples of biographical studies

21 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.9: Projective Tests −Overview −The Rorschach test −Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

22 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.10: Demographics and Lifestyle −Astrology −Demographic information −Examples of societal influences

23 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.11: Online Internet Analysis of Social Media and Big Data −Reasons for organizations assessing personalities −Problems of implementing big data methods

24 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.3.12: Is There One Best Method of Assessment? −Relevant factors −Best approach

25 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Objective: Review reasons why some personality tests should not be used −Dubious personality assessments −Graphology 2.4: How Not to Test Personality

26 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Objective: Describe the three basic types of research designs used in studying personality −Personality research −Basic elements 2.5: The Design of Research

27 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.5.1: Case Studies −Process −Limitations

28 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.5.2: Correlational Studies −Process −Limitations

29 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2.5.3: Experimental Studies −Process −Limitations

30 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Objective: Examine the ethical context of psychological testing −Paradoxes of using personality tests −Problems of some personality tests −Solutions to these problems 2.6: The Ethics of Personality Testing

31 Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Conclusion: How Is Personality Studied and Assessed? −Qualities of personality tests −Biases to avoid −Different types of personality tests −Problems of personality testing −Solutions to such problems

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