Halesworth & District Malcolm Ballantine
Personality Assessment What is personality?
Two Approaches Trait: Many independent descriptors Type: Single pithy descriptor
Two Approaches - Examples Trait approach eg NEO PI-R Type approach eg Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Big Five : Development No prior theory of personality The Adjective Check List (Gough & Heilbrun, 1983) List words (300) that describe temperament Ask volunteers to rate people they know on these words Construct correlations Analyze for patterns of correlation (factor analysis) Established five factors the Big Five Has since been replicated many times
Development of the NEO PI-R Confirm the structure of the Big Five Extend this structure by drilling down Construct a questionnaire to assess against this easily
NEO PI-R The Revised Version of the NEO Personality Inventory Paul T Costa & Robert R McCrae 1985 1992 Five domains (the Big Five); six facets per domain 240 items: eight per facet No measure dependent on just one item Four items positively keyed; four negatively No hidden scales eg to check for haphazard responses
NEO PI-R: Structure Five Domains the Big Five Neuroticism Extraversion Openness to Experience Agreeableness Conscientiousness
Neuroticism - Facets N1 Anxiety N2 Angry Hostility N3 Depression N4 Self-Consciousness N5 Impulsiveness N6 Vulnerability
Extraversion - Facets E1 Warmth E2 Gregariousness E3 Assertiveness E4 Activity E5 Excitement Seeking E6 Positive Emotions
Openness to Experience - Facets O1 Fantasy O2 Aesthetics O3 Feelings O4 Actions O5 Ideas O6 Values
Agreeableness - Facets A1 Trust A2 Straightforwardness A3 Altruism A4 Compliance A5 Modesty A6 Tendermindedness
Conscientiousness - Facets C1 Competence C2 Order C3 Dutifulness C4 Achievement Striving C5 Self-Discipline C6 Deliberation
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Katherine Briggs & Isabel Briggs Myers Based on theories of Carl Gustav Jung Key Concept: Preference
MBTI Four Preference Dichotomies Extraversion vs Introversion Where do you prefer to focus your attention? Sensing vs INtuition How do you prefer to take in information? Thinking vs Feeling How do you make decisions? Judging vs Perceiving How do you deal with the outer world?
The E-I Dichotomy Extraversion Like variety & action Enjoy interacting with people Develop their ideas through discussion Learn by talking & doing Interested in how other people do things Introversion Like quiet for concentration Enjoy focussing on a task Develop their ideas internally Learn by reading and reflecting Enjoy working alone without interruptions
The S-N Dichotomy Sensing Focus on immediate issues Provide a realistic & practical perspective Like to perfect standard ways of doing things Build to conclusions by collecting facts Draw on their own & others experience Intuition Follow their inspirations Provide connections & meanings Like solving new, complex problems Start with the big picture, fill in the facts Prefer change, new ways of doing things
The T-F Dichotomy Thinking Focus on the tasks Use logical analysis to understand & decide Want mutual respect and fairness Are firm-minded, can give criticism when appropriate Apply principles consistently Feeling Focus on people s interactions Use values to understand & decide Want harmony & support Are empathetic, prefer to accommodate to reach consensus Apply values consistently
The J-P Dichotomy Judging Want to plan their work and follow their plan Like to get things settled and finished Feel supported by structure and schedules Reach conclusions by deciding quickly Focus on timely completion of work Perceiving Want to have flexibility in their work Like to be spontaneous Feel restricted by structure and schedules Leave things open as long as possible Focus on enjoying the process
Sixteen Types ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ ISTP ISFP INFP INTP ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ
Sixteen Types: This Group ISTJ 2 ISFJ 3 INFJ 0 INTJ 3 ISTP 1 ISFP 0 INFP 0 INTP 0 ESTP 1 ESFP 0 ENFP 3 ENTP 0 ESTJ 4 ESFJ 0 ENFJ 0 ENTJ 1
Interpreting the Questionnaires You are saying something about yourself Using the framework built into the questionnaire Which is also designed to catch you off guard The results compare you with others and, for the NEO PI-R The scores are converted to T-Scores ie with a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10