PSY 3690 - Personality Assessment

Institution:

SUNY at Purchase College

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Description:

4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) Focuses on how personality measures are constructed and how scores on these measures are interpreted and used. The strengths and weaknesses of various projective tests, personality inventories, single-trait measures, IQ tests, behavioral indicators, and physiological measures are reviewed. Topics include: the stability of personality; whether or not IQ tests actually m e a s u re intelligence; the accuracy of people’s self-descriptions of their personalities. Prerequisite: PSY 1530

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.purchase.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 251-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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