Projective Techniques – Personality Assessment Method: Personality measurement techniques like Observation Techniques, Situation Tests, Autobiography, Questionnaire, Personality Inventory, Interview, Biographies, Case History, Rating Scales and Sociometric Techniques are mainly used to evaluate overt of conscious behavior of an individual. But covert or unconscious behavior is more significant than overt behaviors for personality measurement of an …
Personality Assessment Method – Self Report:- Self-report is a process of personality measurement where the individual is requested to speak about himself. Under this process of personality measurement, some personality measurement techniques are – Questionnaire, Personality inventory, Interview etc. 1) Questionnaire: One of best Personality Assessment Method under Self Report is Questionnaire. Generally, the word …
Measurement of Personality:- After many research it is known that no child is born with zero personality. Every child is born with some degrees of personality. But how can I measure this personality? There are many methods or processes or techniques used to measure personality. The commonly used measurement techniques may be classified as follows— …
Eysencks Theory of Personality:- Eysencks theory of personality tries to synthesize the types and trait approaches of personality. While Cattell has tried to use the factor analysis technique to give some basic dimensions to personality by 16 basic traits, H.J. Eysenck, a famous German-born British psychologist, went a step further in the adopting factor analysis …
Cattell Theory of Personality:- The most recent advanced theory on personality based on the trait approach has been developed by Cattell (1973), a British-born American researcher. According to Cattel, traits are divided in four types. They are as follows – I) Common Traits – The traits found widely distributed in general population like honesty, aggression …
Trait theories in Psychology: Traits theories of Personality: There are two theories of personality as best examples of the trait approach. They are – 1) Allport’s theory of personality on trait approach and 2) Cattell’s theory of personality on trait approach. Allport’s theory of personality on trait approach: Gordon. G. Allport was one of modern …
Traits of Personality in Psychology: Traits are defined as relatively permanent and relatively consistent general behavior patterns that an individual exhibit in most situation. These patterns are said to be the basic units of one personality that can be discovered through observing one’s behavior in a variety of situations. If a person behaves honesty in …
Characteristics of Personality: From various experimental studies and observations, it is seen that personality has the following characteristics: 1) Unique & Specific: Personality is something unique and specific. Every individual is a unique person. They have specific characteristics for making adjustments. 2) Self-Consciousness: One of main characteristics of Personality is Self consciousness. 3) Behavior Patterns: …
Types of personality:- Human personality can be classified into a few clearly defined types. Each person depending upon his behavioral characteristics, somatic structure, blood types and fluids in the body or personality traits can be described as a certain types. A) According to physician of ancient India : According to physician of ancient India, all …
Definition of Personality:- The term “Personality” has come from the Latin word “Persona”, which is used to make understand the masks that actors wore during acting in theater. There are many definitions of Personality given by many psychologists. The most important psychologists of them are — 1) Allport (1948) 2) Cattell (1970) 3) Eysenck (1971) …
