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- It is an individual's unique constellation of psychological traits that is relatively stable over time.
- May be defined as the measurement and evaluation of psychological traits, states, values, interests, attitudes, worldview, acculturation, sense of humor, cognitive, and behavioral styles, and/or related individual characteristics.
- Any distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual varies from another.
- A constellation of traits that is similar in pattern to one identified category of personality within a taxonomy of personalities.
- Hippocrates classification of people into four types:
- Characterized y competitiveness, haste, restlessness , impatience, feelings of being time pressured, and strong needs for achievement and dominance.
- Traits that are mellow or laid-back.
- A narrative description, graph, table, or other representation of the extent to which a person has demonstrated certain targeted characteristics as a result of the administration or application of tools of assessment.
- It is an indicative of a relatively temporary predisposition.
- A process wherein information about assesses is supplied by the assesses themselves.
- May be defined as one's attitudes, beliefs, opinions, and related thoughts about oneself.
- An instrument designed to yield information relevant to how an individual sees him or herself with regard to selected psychological variables.
- Refers to the degree to which a person has different self-concepts in different roles.
- Refers to a tendency to respond to a test item or interview questions in some characteristic manner regardless of the content of the item or question.
- A term used to describe the attempt to manipulate others impression through the selective exposure of some information.
- A response style wherein one present in a favorable light.
- A response style that agree with whatever is presented.
- A response style that disagree with whatever is presented.
- A response style that make unusual or uncommon responses.
- A response style that make extreme, as opposed to middle, ratings on a rating scale.
- A response style that guess or not guess when in doubt.
- A response style that claim extreme virtue through self-representation in a superlative manner.
- A person's perception about the source of things that happen to him or her.
- May be defined as aspects of the focus of exploration such as the time frame as well as other contextual issues that involve people, places, and events.
- An assessment technique in which the task is to sort a group of statements, usually in perceived rank order from most descriptive to at least descriptive.
- Characterized by efforts to learn how a limited number of personality traits can be applied to all people.
- Characterized by efforts to learn about each individual's unique constellation of personality traits.
- It is a measure of five major dimensions of personality and a total of 30 elements or facets that define each domain.
- Domain that taps aspects of adjustment and emotional stability, including how people cope in times of emotional turmoil.
- A domain taps aspects of sociability.
- Refers to openness to experience as well as active imagination, aesthetic sensitivity, attentiveness to inner feelings, preference for variety, intellectual curiosity and independence of judgment.
- Primarily a dimension of interpersonal tendencies that include altruism, sympathy toward others, friendliness, and the belief that others are similarly inclined.
- A dimension of personality that has to do with the active processes of planning, organizing, and following through.
- May be defined as a standard on which a judgment or decision can be made.
- A reference group of test takers who share specific characteristics.
- The process of using criterion groups to develop test items.
- There are a total of nine clinical scales:
- There are a total of eight validity scales:
- There are two scales that measure interests:
- Five Scales are revised versions of MMPI-2 measures: