Personality (NST)

Question 1

What is Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Answer 1

A projective test developed by Henry Murray in 1930s to assess latent dynamics of personality.
-Internal conflicts
-Unconscious drives and motives
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Question 2

Factor Theories of Personality Traits

Answer 2

An example: Cattell 16 (Raymond Cattell) It is concerned with identifying characteristic patterns of emotional responses, thoughts, and behaviours that are relatively stable over time and across situations.

Drew from earlier theories of personality to develop a comprehensive system of personality trait dimensions.
(Traits: construsts used to explain why people remain stable and consistent in their actions across diverse situations.)

Question 3

What is BFI (The Big Five Inventory)

Answer 3

(I copied this whole thing from ChatGPT)
The Big Five Inventory (BFI) is a widely-used personality assessment tool that measures an individual’s personality traits based on the five-factor model of personality. The five factors, or dimensions, are:

Openness: This factor refers to an individual’s tendency to be curious, imaginative, and open to new experiences.

Conscientiousness: This factor refers to an individual’s tendency to be organized, responsible, and dependable.

Extraversion: This factor refers to an individual’s tendency to be outgoing, sociable, and assertive.

Agreeableness: This factor refers to an individual’s tendency to be cooperative, empathetic, and compassionate.

Neuroticism: This factor refers to an individual’s tendency to experience negative emotions such as anxiety, sadness, and irritability.

The Big Five Inventory typically consists of a set of questions or statements that the individual responds to using a Likert scale (e.g., strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree) to indicate how much they agree with each statement. The results of the inventory are used to provide a profile of an individual’s personality traits based on the five-factor model.