Personality QuestionnairesPsychological ConstructsPersonality LabJanuary 18, 2011

Questionnaire Scoring

•Q-sort (California Adult Q-sort)•CESD (Center for Epidemiological Studies

Depression Scale)

Questionnaire Scoring, cont.

•CESD Scoring▫1. Reverse Key items 4,8,12,16 (i.e, 0=3,

1=2, 2=1, 3=0)▫2. Add all scores

•NormsLow Avg Hi18 38 58

Questionnaire Scoring, cont.

•Q-sort (California Adult Q-sort)•CESD (Center for Epidemiological Studies

Depression Scale)•CMH (Cook-Medley Hostility Scale)

Questionnaire Scoring, cont.

•CMH Scoring▫1. Reverse Key items 14 and 22 (i.e., 1=4,

2=3, 3=2, 4=1)▫2. Add all scores

•NormsLow Avg Hi55 75 95

Questionnaire Scoring, cont.

•Q-sort (California Adult Q-sort)•CESD (Center for Epidemiological Studies

Depression Scale)•CMH (Cook-Medley Hostility Scale)•EC (Ego-Control Scale)

Questionnaire Scoring, cont.

•EC Scoring▫1. Reverse Key items 23 -- 33 (i.e., 1=5,

2=4, 3=3, 4=2, 5=1)▫2. Add all scores

•NormsLow Avg Hi63 87 111

Individuals vs. Groups

•Idiographic – intensive study of a single individual

•Nomothetic – study of a group of persons

How Researchers Learn About People and Their Personalities•Psychological Construct

▫What is a construct?•Variable•Operational Definition

Psychological Construct – Example

Self-Esteem – A Psychological Construct

Rosenberg Self-Esteem

Questionnaire

Psychological Construct – Example

Self-Esteem – A Psychological Construct

Rosenberg Self-Esteem

Questionnaire

Interview 2 Close

Friends

Psychological Construct – Example

Self-Esteem – A Psychological Construct

Rosenberg Self-Esteem

Questionnaire

Interview 2 Close

Friends

Observe Behavior

Psychological Construct – Example

Self-Esteem – A Psychological Construct

Rosenberg Self-Esteem

Questionnaire

Interview 2 Close

Friends

Observe Behavior

Time Spent on Difficult

Task

Psychological Constructs

•Relationship between Variable & Construct is Part-to-Whole

•Good Assessment Requires Multiple Variables