PSYC 107 1nd EditionLecture 28Outline of Last LectureI. Freud vs FollowersII. Assessing Personality – Projective Tests III. Modern Personality and MindIV. Humanism V. Trait Theory VI. Myers BriggsOutline of Current LectureI. MMPIII. Big FiveIII. Employment usesIV. Social-Cognitive PerspectiveV. Bandura’s Reciprocal DeterminismVI. Learned HelplessnessCurrent LectureI. MMPI- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- Most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests- Developed by empirically testing a pool of items and selecting those that discriminated between the groups- Validity ScalesScale Name # Items Description Example Item? – cannot say Varies Unanswered itemsL (Lie) 15 Overly good self-reportI smile at everyone I meetF (Frequency 64 Scored in same There is an These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.or infrequency) direction by 10% ofthe normal; faking good or badintentional plot against meK (correction) 30 Reflects defensiveness in admitting problemsI feel bad when others criticize me L scale is the deliberate attempt to put oneself in the most positive light F scale is the faking of good or bad (intentional distortion) Uses inconsistency in responses Can reflect carelessness Can reflect severe psychological disorderII. Big Five- Traits are stable in adulthood - Traits change over time- Traits are 50% heritable- These traits are common across cultures- Shown to predict real-word behaviors- There are limits to the cross-cultural unversalityIII. Employment uses- MMPI Can be used for high-security jobs Karrker v Rent-A-Center- Big Five Little to no adverse impact Predicts a variety of jobs- Adverse impacts Unfair discrimination can occur with use of personality tests Occurs when the use of the test results in an adverse effect for protected group compared to majority group membersIV. Social-Cognitive Perspective- Theorizes personality is the result of interaction- Different people choose different environments- Our personalities shape how we react to events- Our personalities shape situationsV. Bandura’s Reciprocal Determinism- (Belief, Expectations, Dispositions), Behavior, Environmental Factors all relate to each otherVI. Learned Helplessness- Pessimistic individuals attribute negative outcomes to internal factors- Attribute positive outcomes to external
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