Personality Assessment
Prepare a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper in which you compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of your selected personality assessment instruments. Examine the following items for each instrument: o Validity o Comprehensiveness o Applicability o Cultural utility Cite at least two references in your paper to support your assessment.
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine a synopsis of three different common personality assessment tests. The paper discusses the comparisons and the contrasts of the Sixteen Personality Fact Questionnaire, Rorschach Inkblots, and Self-Help Books that are use to assess personality. All of these assessments were design to help people understand the mental perception of others based on their personality. The paper also addresses the strengths and weaknesses with the different personality assessment test; the validity and comprehensiveness; and the applicability and the cultural utility associated with the different assessments.
Personality Assessment
Introduction
There are various personality assessment instruments that aide in the development of modern psychology. .Personality assessment instruments have been around since the 19th century. The effectiveness, validity and reliability of numerous personality assessment instruments are often put under scrutiny by specialists (Thomas, 1992). However, the criticisms have not stopped its widespread use of these personality assessment instruments. Society has succumbed to numerous personality assessment tests including the Sixteen Personality Fact Questionnaire, the Rorschach Inkblots, and Self-Help books. Self-Help books are also popular because they are able to reach a massive audience and the authors insist that these books are more effective than therapy (Thomas, 1992). In order to discover which personality assessment is most effective one must compare and contrast the strengths, weaknesses, and
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine a synopsis of three different common personality assessment tests. The paper discusses the comparisons and the contrasts of the Sixteen Personality Fact Questionnaire, Rorschach Inkblots, and Self-Help Books that are use to assess personality. All of these assessments were design to help people understand the mental perception of others based on their personality. The paper also addresses the strengths and weaknesses with the different personality assessment test; the validity and comprehensiveness; and the applicability and the cultural utility associated with the different assessments.
Personality Assessment
Introduction
There are various personality assessment instruments that aide in the development of modern psychology. .Personality assessment instruments have been around since the 19th century. The effectiveness, validity and reliability of numerous personality assessment instruments are often put under scrutiny by specialists (Thomas, 1992). However, the criticisms have not stopped its widespread use of these personality assessment instruments. Society has succumbed to numerous personality assessment tests including the Sixteen Personality Fact Questionnaire, the Rorschach Inkblots, and Self-Help books. Self-Help books are also popular because they are able to reach a massive audience and the authors insist that these books are more effective than therapy (Thomas, 1992). In order to discover which personality assessment is most effective one must compare and contrast the strengths, weaknesses, and