personality test (introduction)

PERSONALITY TEST

INTRODUCTION

Wilma Y. VillasanReporter

SAMPLE PERSONALITY TEST

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O We often get in situations when we take decisions without a second thought and this is the right moment to find out what they mean.

O What would you do first if you were in a situation where:

The baby is crying.

The clothes are hanging outside

and it has started to rain.

The water is running from the

tap.

The doorbell is ringing.

The phone is ringing.

Think about what you will do first, then second and

so on.O The baby is crying.

O The clothes are hanging outside and it has started to rain.

O The water is running from the tap.

O The doorbell is ringing.

O The phone is ringing.

Each action reflects the priorities that you have set

in your life.ACTION PRIORITY

Attend to the baby

Family

Pick up the clothes

Sex

Switch the tap off

Wealth

See who is at the door

Friends and relatives

Answer the phone

Career and job

INTRODUCTION

We all have STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES

What's RIGHT for one person may be WRONG

for another.

Sometimes the behavior of others doesn't make any

sense to us

We are not the same person

We have different PERSONALITIES

Personality

What is personality?

EMOTIONS

ATTITUDES

BEHAVIORAL

RESPONSE

IMPRESSION

O Your personality is entirely up to you.

O It is in the actions you take and the decisions you make.

O Arises from within the individual and remains fairly consistent throughout life.

How do you change your personality?

O The only way to change your personality is to take active steps to become the person you want to be.

We need to UNDERSTAND each other &

COMMUNICATE well

What should we do? O Learn more about our OWN PERSONALITY,

and about OTHER PERSONALITY TYPES.

O Through this we can….O understand our strengths and

weaknesses. O improve our interpersonal relationshipsO realign our expectations towards othersO gain a better self-knowledge that will help

us define and achieve goals

Beginning of Personality Study

Study of personality started with Hippocrates'

Focus of personality study

O Understanding individual differences in particular personality characteristics, such as sociability or irritability.

O Understanding how the various parts of a person come together as a whole.

Determining Personality Types

Personality TestsO A questionnaire or other standardized

instrument designed to reveal aspects of an individual's character or psychological makeup.

O Personality typing is helpful in the areas of growth and self-development.

Development of personality tests

O Iterative process whereby a test is progressively refined.

O Can proceed on theoretical or statistical grounds.

O Theoretical - developing test items that should in principle measure the psychological domain of interest.

O Statistical - involve the use of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis to verify that items do group together factors empirically

Meaning of personality scores

O Difficult to interpret in a direct sense

O Norms are created to provide a comparative basis for interpreting a respondent's test scores.O percentile ranks O z scoresO sten scoresO other forms of

standardised scores

O Personality test is expected to demonstrate reliability and validity.

Importance of Personality Test

Job placement

Jobs requires specific characteristics and personality types.

It significantly reduces employee turnover.

Group interactionBeneficial to understand the personalities of those around

you.

Useful for other team members to understand what makes you

tick.

Create a more functional, productive and cohesive team

atmosphere.

Self Reflection

Encourages self- awareness.

Able to cope with your job and create happiness for

yourself.

Provide insight into how you react to other people.

Choosing a careerPersonality tests answer the

following questions:Who are you?What Are You Good At?What Are The No-Nos?Hidden TalentsDo You Suit the Career?

Academic excellence and personality traits should govern the career you

opt for.

Being a teacherMeasure a person’s knowledge,

intelligence, or other characteristics in a systematic way.

Discover the learning abilities of their students.

Help people choose a vocation.

Help them understand their own personality better.

Types of personality test

O The two types of tests that are used to assess personality are

O Projective personality tests. O Objective personality tests.

Personality test examples

O Objective Personality TestsO Adjective ChecklistO Edwards Personal

Preference ScheduleO Minnesota Multiphasic

Personality Invetory-2 (MMPI-2)

O Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

O Projective Personality AssessmentO Rorschach Inkblot

TechniqueO Thematic

Apperception Test (TAT)