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Methods of

Assessing
Personality
Personality
Assessment
the set of processes used for
developing impressions and
images, making decisions
and checking hypothesis
about a person’s pattern of
behavior in relation with
environment
1. First Impression
First impression gives some people a clue to the
Erroneous
pattern of the observed individual. Individuals are then
Methods of branded as a certain “personality type” and ascribe to
Assessing him/her the supposed characteristics of that type.
Personality - may be based on physical appearance, facial
features or expressions, mannerisms, style of dressing,
name, nationality, race, what a person says and how it is
said, what one does and how it is done, or some other
physical or physiological characteristics which is identified
in the mind of the observer with a certain kind of
personality type or stereotype.
2. Pseudo-Scientific Methods
A. Physiognomy a method of judging personality
Erroneous through the measurement and study of a
Methods of person’s physical features, most especially facial features.
Assessing
Personality B. Phrenology personality is judged by the size and
shape of the skull

C. Graphology using a person’s handwriting to know


his/her personality
1. Objective Test written self-rating tests or the
Inventory Test variety; usually questionnaires to be
Common answered with yes or no, true or false
Methods of
Assessing 2. Behavioral Method
Personality 2.1 Interview face to face interaction for a
specific purpose.
limitation: highly dependent on the skills of
the interviewer, untrained interviewers
tend to be influenced by first impressions
and irrelevant issues
2.2 Life History Method makes use of the
biographical and autobiographical
techniques, diary or anecdotal reports
Common
Methods of 3. Projective Techniques
Assessing 3.1 Word Association the oldest method in
which the subject is asked to respond to
Personality some stimuli with the first word that
comes to mind.
3.2 Sack Sentence Completion consists of 60
incompleted sentences. The instruction is
to complete the sentences with the first
thing that comes to the subject’s mind. It
measures four areas: family, sex,
interpersonal relationships and self-
concept
3. Projective Techniques
3.3 Thematic Perception Test consists of a
Common set of 20 pictures. The instruction is to
Methods of narrate the past, present and projection of the
Assessing future of the subject.

Personality
3.4 Rorschach Inkblot Test consists of ten
inkblot pictures with the instuction to
describe what the blot looks like and
what it might be. The responses are recorded
on three basis: location, determination
and content.
3. Projective Techniques
3.5. Expressive Technique a type of projective
test that assesses personality through self-
Common expression. Examples of this technique
Methods of are drawing and toy test.
Assessing a. Drawing Example: Machover Draw a
Person Test (DAP). The instruction is to
Personality draw a person. Upon completion, the
subject is asked to draw a house, a tree
and another person. The drawing test is
culminated by an oral inquiry and the
quatitative analysis.
b. Toy Test dolls and puppets are used to
assess the child’s attitude towards his/her
family, fears, aggression and aspirations.

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