Essays Tagged: "personality tests"

The Link Between Big Five Personality Dimensions & Leadership

d for leaders. In the last few years, many studies have emerged that concentrated on leadership and personality. Personality can be defined as the relatively stable set of psychological characteristic ... way an individual interacts with his or her environment (Johns, 1996). Due to measurement problems, personality has a rather strenuous history in organizations. Consequently many theories and personal ...

(14 pages) 662 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

How Personality Test Taught Me About Myself

After looking into the results of my personality tests, I found out many things that I did not know about myself, which would affect my f ... nfident it becomes a bad trait; I will be cocky and ignorant, which is the prelude to failure.These personality tests really helped me to discover myself in terms of finding what my good traits are an ...

(3 pages) 82 1 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Validity of Personality Tests

The Validity of Personality TestsWhen looking online for a personality test, I came across one in which the test its ... unny, Tweety, Pepe Le Pew, and Speedy Gonzales. Each character has different character traits and a personality description, and depending on what character they are given, the subject's personality i ... on what character they are given, the subject's personality is interpreted and described.I took the personality test and discovered I scored a point total within the range of Tweety. My personality de ...

(2 pages) 134 0 4.8 Apr/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Personality

Every person on the face of this earth has a certain personality. But not so certain that every person has a unique personality. Personalities can be bro ... roups ranging from one extreme to the other. Psychologists have helped aid a person in finding what personality type they are by using personality test. Finding one's personality can be very hard when ... very hard when the person does not know whom they really are. To fully understand and analyze your personality type you have to first know who you are and exactly what you do or would do in situation ...

(2 pages) 129 1 3.3 Sep/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Self reflection paper-personality test

After doing the personality tests in tutorial 2, I would like to reflect something about my own personality. Also, I ... wn personality. Also, I have some opinion about the trait theory and the behavioral perspectives of personality theories.To start with, I would like to summarize my own personality based on the NEO-FF ... ors that have larger standard deviation (N, O and C).The above analysis is only based on my NEO-FFI personality test results and the general college students' results. And also, personally, I think th ...

(4 pages) 169 0 0.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Construct and Support an Argument: Your decision to pursue an MBA degree. Jungian Personality self-assessment on how others perceive you

ck for one to understand. To reach that level of awareness a person must first determine his or her personality type and view yourself as others see you. Knowing how others perceive you will help you ... cause without the knowledge of how someone perceives you, you may not know what you are doing wrong.Personality tests provide some information about a candidate; they are poor predictors of future per ...

(4 pages) 328 0 3.3 Nov/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Measures of Personality

This paper will discuss the personality tests used in business and industry to correctly place employees. The two types of tests ... yees. The two types of tests researched are the MBTI (Meyer-Briggs Type Indicator) and the Big Five Personality Test. The stated reliability and validity of each test and the circumstances in which us ... irst test researched was the MBTI or the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator. MBTI is the most widely used personality instrument in history. Based on 70 years of research, it is now translated into 19 langu ...

(6 pages) 241 0 5.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Construct and Support and Argument Paper

d in order to attain that height of exposure, an individual must first determine his or her type of personality and to examine themselves as others would also view them to be. It is important to know ... f how someone perceives you, you may not know what you are doing wrong.According to the Jungian 16- Personality Test, this gave us the information in various categories to help define or to determine ...

(5 pages) 143 0 3.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Personality Assessment

A better question might be can we truly find an answer to whom we are? According to the millions of personality tests and millions of people who take them, someone must believe you can. Personality te ... reputable tests would be the Myers-Briggs test and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. When looking at personality tests, it is important to look at how they work, the reliability and validity of the tes ...

(4 pages) 117 1 4.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Jungian Assessment

d in order to attain that height of exposure, an individual must first determine his or her type of personality and to examine themselves as others would view them to be" (Construct and Support, 2008) ... ication techniques concisely, confidently, and understandably. This paper will consider the Jungian Personality Perception self-assessment and my decision to pursue an MBA degree to achieve a personal ...

(4 pages) 121 0 3.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Team Personalities

e personalities are constructed of all team members' personalities that are measured from different personality tests. The individual's personalities are mostly measured from the well known Myers-Brig ... iggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a psychological test designed to assist a person in identifying their personality preferences. It was developed by Katherine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Myers during W ...

(5 pages) 51 0 0.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Article Review and analysis

oyees. Many options are available for both the employee and organization. Organizations can provide personality tests to help find more about an employee. Most organizations engage in transformational ... e is assessments that can be performed to help. This paper will discuss three articles that discuss personality tests, transformational leadership, and assessments.Article OneArticle one is on persona ...

(3 pages) 72 0 5.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Personality Assessments

AbstractIn this paper I will discuss the background of personality tests and the circumstances under which two specific personality assessments (the Myers- ... d consider when taking these two tests and my opinion on the usefulness of these tests.What kind of personality do I as a human have? Why do I act the way I do? There are many tests and assessments th ... ct the way I do? There are many tests and assessments that a person can use to evaluate the type of personality they possess. Such exams and assessments test one's character, traits and personality di ...

(4 pages) 53 0 0.0 Feb/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays

How standardisation, reliability and validity play a role in determining whether a test is a good measure of personality.

ardisation, reliability and validity play a role in determining whether a test is a good measure of personality.�AbstractPersonality tests are used extensively by psychologists to determine tra ... There are many tests available however only the Rorschach, Inkblot Test, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 and the Thematic Apperception Test are examined in this report. In determini ...

(8 pages) 114 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Creating a Plan for Positive Influence (Organizational Leadership)

members consist of Nichole Hand, Sandi Marquez, and Michael Church. Our team has taken a series of personality tests to determine the types of personalities, attitudes, emotions, and values the team ... ly complete the project.Looking at our first team member, Michael, the results of his test show his personality to be of a cautious nature. Michael is very analytical and enjoys problem solving. These ...

(3 pages) 140 0 4.0 May/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

The Ink Blot Test

and feelings onto the stimulus (Passer & Smith, 2007). The Rorschach is classified as a projective personality test where subjects are shown ambiguous stimuli in the form of 10 inkblots which allow f ... ld, Wood & Garb, 2000). Analysis History . The Rorschach Inkblot Test is one of the more popular personality tests which during this test partaker is asked to relate inkblots with beliefs, things, ...

(10 pages) 34 0 0.0 Sep/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology