Psychology › Section K · Personality › Topic K.9
Personality assessment
Personality tests are used to select employees, support court decisions and guide clinical care, so it matters a great deal whether they actually work. This topic looks at the two main families of tests, self-report inventories and projective tests, and at the evidence on how good each one is.
In this topic
- Why measure personality?
- Self-report inventories
- The MMPI
- Validity scales
- Projective tests
- The limits of projective tests
- Worked example: choosing a test for hiring
- Culture and fairness in testing
- Worked example: the online personality report
- Never a self-diagnosis
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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