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What is the primary method used to assess personality in Informant Reports?
Which type of data collection method involves behaviors observed in a natural setting or in a lab?
Which of the following methods is an example of Behavioral Observations?
In the context of personality assessment, what does B Data refer to?
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Which method of assessing personality involves snapshots of sound recordings?
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Which type of personality data involves informants reporting on an individual's personality?
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What is often used to assess Informant Reports?
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Which of the following is an example of Informant Reports?
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What type of data involves collecting archival records or facts to reveal personality?
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Which of the following is an example of Life Outcomes data?
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In personality assessment, what is the main focus of Informant Reports?
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What type of data is most useful for studying personality based on the provided information?
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Which platform has findings that suggest more social people have more friends and networks?
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Which platform's findings indicate that more adventurous and creative people have pictures with fewer faces?
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What is the main purpose of Laboratory B as mentioned in the text?
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Which type of test is specifically mentioned as an example of a Projective Test in the text?
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Study Notes
Types of Personality Data
- Funder's Laws:
- Second Law: There are no perfect indicators of personality; there are only clues, and clues are always ambiguous.
- Third Law: Something beats nothing, two times out of three.
S Data: Self-Reports
- You report on your own personality directly.
- Assumes that we are experts on our own personality.
- Often assessed via objective tests.
- Examples:
- Describe how friendly you are.
- Rate how friendly you are on a 5-point scale.
- "True or False – I am friendly with most people."
I Data: Informant Reports
- Informants (others) report on your personality.
- Informant reports are based on contexts where they interact with you.
- Often assessed via objective tests.
- Examples:
- Describe how friendly X is.
- Rate how friendly X is on a 5-point scale.
- "True or False – X is friendly with most people."
- Letters of recommendation.
- Gossip.
L Data: Life Outcomes
- Collect archival records or facts that could reveal personality.
- Examples:
- Police records.
- University transcripts.
- Medical files.
- Office spaces (e.g., Dr. Sam Gosling's assessment on Dr. Phil's show).
B Data: Behavioral Observations
- Behaviors observed in a natural setting or in a lab.
- Are the most visible indicators of personality.
- Natural B Data:
- Behavior is observed in daily life.
- Example methods:
- Diaries and experience sampling.
- Electronically activated recorder (EAR).
- Wearable cameras.
- Social media (e.g., Group Activity: Personality and Social Media).
- Laboratory B Data:
- Make a situation happen and record behavior.
- Examine reactions to situations.
- Represent real-life contexts that are difficult to observe directly.
- Examples:
- Create a situation where someone needs help.
- Have people engage in a conversation with a member of the opposite sex or in a group discussion.
- Have people play a competitive or cooperative game.
- Show projective tests that present ambiguous stimuli.
Laboratory B Examples
- Projective Tests:
- Rorschach Inkblot Test.
- Sample Thematic Apperception Test.
Class Poll: Personality Data Usefulness
- Which of the following types of data do you think is most useful for studying personality - S, I, L, or B?
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Description
Learn about the different types of personality data used in assessing personality, including self-reports, informant reports, and life outcomes. Explore Funder’s Laws related to personality indicators and their interpretation.
