Personality Assessment

In this textbook, Robert P. Archer and Steven R. Smith provide an overview of the most popular self-report, interview, performance-based, and behavioral personality assessment instruments. Designed with graduate-level clinical and counseling psychology programs in mind, the book serves as an instructional text for courses in objective or projective personality assessment. It provides coverage of eight of the most popular assessment instruments used in the United States -- from authors key in creating, or developing the research base for, these test instruments. Each chapter explores a particular assessment instrument, from the underlying latent variable through the test development and psychometrics, to its use, limitations, and criticism. A clinical dilemma is presented for each included test, to provide students an opportunity to practice test interpretation.Clarifying the most salient issues in a clear and concise way, Personality Assessment is an integral classroom resource as well as a convenient reference for practitioners new to assessment work.Archer, Robert P. is the author of 'Personality Assessment', published 2008 under ISBN 9780805861181 and ISBN 0805861181.