Psychological tests Psychological tests The Abika test, developed by Abika, is a technique for compiling and integrating psychological and personality information. The technique involves data mining available information on the individual such as public records, behavior history records, consumer activities, shopping histories, memberships in various organizations and clubs, court records, demographic data, property deeds, media, public and private databases, newsgroups, opinions expressed in chat rooms, forums, message boards including other methods such as statistical comparisons with peer groups, polling and information submitted by friends, co-workers, relatives. Psychological profiles are based on inferences developed from existing records, texts, and datasets about the person. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abika test"
The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, or EPPS, for short, is a personality test devised by Edwards on 1959 that is based closely on Murray's Needs Theory. The items are prepared to meet 15 needs from Murray's list, such as Achievement (to do one's best), Deference (to conform to the norms), Exhibition (to be at the center of attention), Intraception (to be able to analyze the motives of others). The inventory consists of 210 pairs of statements in which items from each of the 15 scales are paired with items from the other 14. Within each pair, the testees choose one statement as more characteristic of themselves. Due to the forced choice, the EPPS is an ipsative test, that is, the statements are made in relation to the strength of an individual's other needs. Hence, it is not absolute. It has an indistinct validity and reliability. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edwards Personal Preference Schedule"
Emotional intelligence tests are tests designed to quantify emotional intelligence and primarily done on either paper or a computer. A test often gives a result labeled EQ (Emotional quotient); the higher the EQ the more competent the person is with self understanding and general social situations. It is also interesting to notice that real life situations are in some sort a permanent ground for testing EQ, but naturally in ways that are harder to interpret than a normalized multiple-choice questionnaire test made by experts of the field and calibrated on a controlled population. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emotional intelligence tests"
The Holtzman Inkblot Test, conceived by Wayne Holtzman, is a personality test similar to the Rorschach Inkblot Test. The Holtzman Inkblot Test was invented to fix many — if not all — of the controversial issues aroused by the Rorschach Inkblot Test. ...more on Wikipedia about "Holtzman Inkblot Test"
The Lüscher color test is a psychological test invented by Dr. Max Lüscher. It uses the principles of color psychology to analyze a subject's preference ranking of eight colors presented to them on colored cards. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lüscher color test"
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is the most frequently used personality test in the mental health fields. This assessment or test was designed to help identify personal, social, and behavioral problems in psychiatric patients. This test helps provide relevant information to aid in problem identification, diagnosis, and treatment planning for the patient. ...more on Wikipedia about "Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory"
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality test designed to assist a person in identifying their personality preferences. It was developed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers during World War II, and follows from the theories of Carl Jung as laid out in his work Psychological Types . The registered trademark rights in the phrase and its acronym have been assigned from the publisher of the test, Consulting Psychologists Press Inc., to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Trust . The test is frequently used in the areas of pedagogy, group dynamics, employee training, leadership training, marriage counseling, and personal development, although scientific skeptics and academic psychologists have subjected it to considerable criticism in research literature . ...more on Wikipedia about "Myers-Briggs Type Indicator"
Neuropsychological tests are specifically designed tasks used to measure a psychological function known to be linked to a particular brain structure or pathway. They usually involve the systematic administration of clearly defined procedures in a formal environment. Neuropsychological tests are typically administered to a single person working with an examiner in a quiet office environment, free from distractions. As such, in can be argued that neuropsychological tests at times offer an estimate of a person's peak level of cognitive performance. Neuropsychological tests are a core component of the process of conducting neuropsychological assessment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Neuropsychological test"
NT, for iNtuitive Thinker, is a classification of personality under the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator system. ...more on Wikipedia about "NT (temperament)"
A personality test aims to describe aspects of a person's character that remain stable across situations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Personality test"
A projective test, in psychology, is a personality test designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions and internal conflicts. This is different from an "objective test" in which responses are analyzed according to a universal standard (for example, a multiple choice exam) rather than an individual psychiatrist's judgement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Projective test"
Psychological testing is a field characterized by the use of small samples of behavior in order to infer larger generalizations about a given individual. The technical term for the science behind psychological testing is psychometrics. By samples of behavior, we mean observations of the individual over time performing tasks which have usually been prescribed beforehand. These responses are often compiled into statistical tables that allow the evaluator to compare the behavior of the individual being tested to the responses of a norm group. When multiple tests are administered, the procedure is referred to as full battery assessment . ...more on Wikipedia about "Psychological testing"
The Rorschach inkblot test is a method of psychological evaluation. It is a projective test associated with the Freudian school of thought. Psychologists use this test to try to probe the unconscious minds of their patients. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rorschach inkblot test"
The Thematic Apperception Test or TAT is amongst the most widely used, researched, and taught psychological tests. It uses a standard series of 31 provocative yet ambiguous pictures about which the subject must tell a story. A subject is asked questions such as: ...more on Wikipedia about "Thematic Apperception Test"
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