Personality Psychology Assessment

The degree to which individuals in a group differ from one another on a particular trait.

A consistent pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that distinguishes one person from another.

A group of traits that tend to occur together, but may be influenced by genetic and environmental factors.

The tendency to act impulsively, often without considering the consequences.

The part of the brain involved in processing rewards and motivation. It is particularly active when individuals act impulsively.

The concept that although there are shared human tendencies, each individual's personality varies from person to person.

A limitation in personality research is that measuring and capturing the complete spectrum of individual personality differences is difficult, if not impossible.

A branch of psychology that focuses on understanding how personality can be measured and assessed. It's like a tool that allows us to understand personality.

This is a significant drawback of self-reporting personality tests. They are dependent on an individual's honesty and willingness to provide accurate information about themselves.

A tendency in self-report personality questionnaires where individuals tend to agree with almost every item, regardless of content. It's like saying 'yes' just to get it over with.

A correlation coefficient of 0.12 indicates a weak, positive correlation between two variables. Think of two things that are slightly related, but not strongly so.

Cronbach's alpha is a statistical measure used to assess the internal consistency of a test or scale, effectively testing how much its various parts measure the same thing.

The degree to which a questionnaire or test consistently gives the same results over multiple trials.

The extent to which a questionnaire measures the specific concept or trait it is intended to measure.

A type of validity that assesses how well a scale predicts a concrete outcome, like future behavior or performance.

One of the Big Five personality dimensions characterized by traits like being helpful, trusting, empathetic, and cooperative.

A set of five broad personality traits that describe the major ways in which people differ from one another. These dimensions are: Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism.

The extent to which a test or questionnaire measures a wide range of related concepts or traits.

The extent to which a test or questionnaire is able to distinguish between different concepts or traits.

The idea that a person's personality develops as a result of a combination of their genetic predispositions, shared environment (experiences with family, culture, etc.), and unique, individual experiences.

The experiences that are common to all individuals within a family (e.g., parental style, socioeconomic status).

The experiences that are unique to each individual within a family (e.g., different friends, hobbies, or relationships).