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Personality: Sites to Visit

Keirsey Temperament Sorter

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter is a personality inventory which assesses "type". Go there
Is this a clinically based, a lab-based, or a psychometrically based measure (see page 565 of Gray)? What are the major differences among the three? If your scores counted for something that was important to you, how would you like to be tested? What are the benefits and limitations of the method of measurement you would choose? Discussion-Group 11 Discussion Group 22 Discussion Group 33

VALS Questionnaire - A Basic Personality Questionnaire

Try this personality inventory from SRI. Go there
Read the comments for non-American users of this test. What, if anything, does this suggest to you about the role of culture in personality testing? This test fairly suggests that non-Americans should regard their results as non-valid: not all tests are as fair. You are taking this test just for fun (or for educational value). Can you think of situations in which culture bias in personality testing may have more serious consequences? (hint: think of forensic or legal uses of testing). Discussion-Group 11 Discussion Group 22 Discussion Group 33

Some other interesting sites you may want to check out...

The following are psychometric tests for some of the most common personality dimensions. See where you fall on these dimensions but remember that these tests are not infallible! 

Locus of Control Test. Go there
See pages 587-589 of Gray for a description of this personality variable. 

Type A Personality Test .Go there
See page 630 of Gray for a description of Type A and Type B personalities. 

Introversion/Extroversion Test. Go there
See pages 595-596 of Gray for Eysenck's theory of introversion/extroversion. 

Self Esteem Test .Go there
See page 576 of Gray if you would like more information on Self Esteem. 


 
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