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    Holland's Personality-Job Fit Theory and Harlow's Rhesus Monkey Ethics

    According to Holland's personality-job fit theory, what occupations might be a good match for your personality? Were Harlow and his colleagues acting ethically when they separated young rhesus monkeys from their mother and raised them with either a wire or cloth "mother"? Why or Why not?

    "Jung Typology" Personality Test

    I have enclosed the results of a "JUNG TYPOLOGY" personality test as background information (see the attachment). Can you guide me in the right direction to answer the question below? One scholarly source is required on a brief description on the history of personality questionnaires. I am thinking of Cattell or Costa & McCra

    Personality Theories - Article Review

    Look at a research article from a scholarly/academic journal. This research article should have quantifiable data, a theory or hypothesis, methodology, and conclusion. Summarize the information in the article. The summary should include the theory/hypothesis (what the researchers are trying to prove/disprove), methodology u

    Personality Assessment and Diagnosis

    Give two possible benefits and two possible risks when using personality assessment results to inform diagnosis. Then explain at least one ethical and one multicultural consideration to take into account when using personality assessment results to inform diagnosis. What do the the ACA Code of Ethics and the AMCD Multicultural C

    Personality Changes and Reliability of Theory

    Original student enquiry: "How can a theory be reliable or consistent over time if personality is believed to change?" A discussion on the reliability of theories in the context of personality changes.

    Personality and Psychology

    What is the definition of personality from a psychological viewpoint? How is this definition different from a conversational comment that someone has a great personality? How can a theory be reliable or consistent over time if personality is believed to change?

    Psychological Theories of Personality

    Please go to http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl-bigfivequiz1.htm to find five traits that are adequate to describe any personality. Please examine the results. Describe the similarities and differences between your MBTI-type inventory and your Big Five inventory. Discuss their convergent validity; that is, the exte

    Psychological theories of personality

    It's obvious why personality has received so much attention: if it can reliably predict behavior, then it can also predict job performance, which is of enormous interest to employers of every type. Whether managers can use personality measures to make personnel decisions, or whether they should even try, is a question that has

    Application of Personality Theory of Forest Gump

    Apply a personality theory to the character of Forest Gump. Provide an introductory description of your theory and your rationale for choosing it. Fully analyze the character's personality according to the theories you selected. Analyze how internal and external factors influence the character's personality in the conte

    Personality Trait Dimensions

    Explain what you believe to be the influences that produce a high or a low rate on each of the personality traits dimensions (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Openness) and describe how and why that could impact one cognitive and social development. Also, discuss if you think personality traits ca

    Personality Tests and Employment.

    A prospective employer has indicated that you must take one personality test as a condition of employment. You may choose between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 and the Thematic Apperception Test. Which test would you choose? Why? Provide pros and cons of using either instrument. Are the advantages different f

    Description of Personality Inventories

    I need a brief description of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, 2 (MMPI-2), Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, 2 (MCMI-III), 16-PF Myers-Briggs NEO-PI-R and an explanation of the appropriate uses of these tests. Describe how you might use each test in a specific context and provide a rationale for using each te

    Personality Perspectives

    Describe how three different perspectives (i.e. behaviorist, humanistic, cognitive, interactionist, evolutionary, and trait perspectives) explain relations between personality and culture. Which theory accounts for cultural influences on personality best? Worst?

    Which types of personality tests do you find the most intriguing? Why?

    This solution gives a personal reason as to which personality tests are most intriguing to me and why. I chose the projective personality tests like the Rorschack Ink Blot test, and the Thematic Aperception test, and I mention Freud, Jung, and the importance of the unconscious mind in my explanation.

    What Defines Your Personality?

    ? How would you define personality? ? What are some key personality features that define you? ? What key concepts or "constructs" are used to explain your personality? ? Are your personality features consistent or do they change according to the situation? ? Have you ever taken a personality test before? If so, what was

    Research that deals with behavioral/personality sources are given.

    Can someone help explain what are two broad areas of research that lead us to believe that some behavioral/personality characteristics may be biologically (genetically/hormonally) determined? Also, help with a one specific example of research that points to this conclusion.

    Assessment History

    Why is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory [MMPI]) significant and how does it impact the development of psychological testing in the 21st century?

    Theories of Personality Approaches

    Please discuss what the Psychodynamic Approach or Paradigm is about and how is this approach useful in therapy Support your discussion with scholarly references

    psychological personality assessment instrument or inventory

    Hi, I am looking for information on the Google and school library. I am lost could you please give a definition on psychological personality assessment instrument and psychological personality assessment inventory. I need to know the difference between instrument and inventory. Once I figure out that then I can pick my articles

    Personality Assessments Ethical Implications

    I need a guide to help with this question. I need 300 words please. Give examples of personality assessments used by the courts, employers, therapists, and the educational system. For what purpose are they used? What are the ethical implications for each of these uses?

    Concept of Personality Opinions

    1). Discuss the concept of personality, why there are so many theories, and how this study impacts psychotherapy. 2). In your opinion, is there one that is right or that completely encompasses an understanding of personality? 3). If you were to consider a theory of your own, what would it include? 4). Discuss what we me