2nd Trend: Research on Personality Assessment Flashcards
The 2 research off-shoots for personality assessment are…
- identifying “police personality”
- developing personality measures to “screen-in” or “screen-out”
Define: screening-out procedures
-eliminates applicants with severe psychopathology or basic inability to perform job functions safely and responsibly
Define: screening-in procedures
-identifies attributes that distinguish one candidate from another as being more “fit-for-the-job”
The 6 most commonly used personality measures are…
1-MMPI-2 (minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-revised)
2-IPI (Inward Personality Inventory)
3-CPI (California Psychological Inventory)
4-PAI (Personality Assessment Inventory)
5-NEO PI-R (NEO personality inventory-revised)
6-16-PF (16 personality factor-5th ed.)
The MMPI is designed to measure and identify…
-psychopathology
Define: concurrent validity
-degree to which test measures CURRENT performance on dimensions it is designed to measure
Define: predictive validity
-degree to which test PREDICTS performance on dimensions it is designed to measure (requires longitudinal design)
The MMPI is best used for…
-screening-out measures
The IPI measures…
-normal and deviant behavior patterns
Define: face validity
-what a test superficially APPEARS to measure
The IPI is best used for…
-pre-employment screening procedures
The CPI measures…
- features of normal personality
- reactions in interpersonal situations
The CPI is best used for…
-personality measures for job performance of police officers
The PAI is useful for…
- predicting violence, suicide, aggression, substance abuse
- selection of Police officers
The NEO PI-R is designed to measure…
-traits from the “big 5” domains of personality
