Glossary P

Glossary P

Personality psychologists refer to a type/kind of psychologists who focus their study on people"s unique characteristics.

Deutsch: Persönlichkeitstest / Español: Prueba de personalidad / Português: Teste de personalidade / Français: Test de personnalité / Italian: Test di personalità

Personality Test is a psychological assessment tool used to measure and evaluate an individual's character traits, behaviors, and attributes. These tests are designed to provide insights into a person's personality, often for purposes such as psychological diagnosis, employment screening, or personal development.

Personality tests refer to tests that measures overt and covert dispositions of individuals - the tendency that individuals will show a particular behavior or response in any given situation. Personality tests measure typical human behavior; measures of such characteristics as emotional states, interpersonal relations, and motivation.

Personality testing is the use of measures or techniques to provide insight into enduring characteristics or traits.

Personality theory is defined as a system of concepts, assumptions, ideas, and principles used to understand and explain personality.

Personality trait refers to an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and others.

Personality type refers to a style of personality defined by a group of related traits.

Personality-based integrity tests is a type of honesty test that measures personality traits thought to be related to anti-social behavior.

Personality-Related Position Requirements Form refers to a new job analysis instrument that helps determine the personality requirements for a job.