The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, Measurement and Assessment: (Volume 2 The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences)

Volume 2, Measurement and Assessment of The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences The Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences (EPID) is organized into four volumes that look at the many likenesses and differences between individuals. Each of these four volumes focuses on a major content area in the study of personality psychology and individuals' differences. The first volume, Models and Theories, surveys the significant classic and contemporary viewpoints, perspectives, models, and theoretical approaches to the study of personality and individuals' differences (PID). The second volume on Measurement and Assessment examines key classic and modern methods and techniques of assessment in the study of PID. Volume III, titled Personality Processes and Individuals Differences, covers the important traditional and current dimensions, constructs, and traits in the study of PID. The final volume discusses three major categories: clinical contributions, applied research, and cross-cultural considerations, and touches on topics such as culture and identity, multicultural identities, cross-cultural examinations of trait structures and personality processes, and more. Each volume contains approximately 100 entries on personality and individual differences written by a diverse international panel of leading psychologists Covers significant classic and contemporary personality psychology models and theories, measurement and assessment techniques, personality processes and individuals differences, and research Provides a comprehensive and in-depth overview of the field of personality psychology The Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences is an important resource for all psychology students and professionals engaging in the study and research of personality.

Table of Contents:
Contributor Biographies xi Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Personality Research: General Concerns and Considerations 1 Cross-Cultural Research, Methodological Issues of 13 Idiographic vs. Nomothetic Research 19 Longitudinal Research 25 Person-Situation Interactions 31 Researcher Biases 37 Unconscious Processes 43 Cognitive Methods in Personality Research 49 Experimental Approaches 55 Historiometry 61 Internet Research in Personality 67 Linguistic Analysis in Personality Research (including the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count) 73 Personal Narratives 79 Personality Development Across the Lifespan 85 Personality in Non-Humans 91 Physical and Virtual Spaces 97 Psychobiography and Case Study Methods 103 Factor Analysis in Personality Research 109 Meta-analysis in Personality Research 113 Multiple Regression in Personality Research 119 Path Analysis in Personality Research 125 Size Effects in Personality Research 131 Structural Equation Modeling in Personality Research 137 Acculturation Considerations in Personality Assessment 143 Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) 149 Culture-Free/Fair Intelligence Testing 153 Item Analysis 159 Reliability, Issues of 165 Issues of Response Styles 169 Responsibilities of Testing Professionals 175 Rights of Test-takers 181 Validity, Issues of 187 Aggressiveness, Assessment of 191 Anger and Hostility, Assessment of 197 Anxiety, Assessment of 203 Jealousy, Assessment of 209 Love and Attraction, Assessment of 215 Masculinity and Femininity 219 Narcissism, Assessment of 225 Optimism/Pessimism, Assessment of 231 Positive and Negative Affective States, Assessment of 237 Self-Esteem, Assessment of 243 Self-monitoring (to include the Self-Monitoring Scale), Assessment of 249 Self-regulation, Assessment of 255 Self-consciousness, Assessment of 261 Subjective Well-being, Assessment of 267 California Psychological Inventory (CPI) 273 Dimensional Assessment of Personality Pathology (DAPP) 279 Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised 283 Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) 287 Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) 293 Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire 309 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 315 Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire (NPQ) 321 Objective-Analytic Test Battery (OA TB) 325 Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) 329 Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) 335 Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ) 351 Projective Techniques, General Features and Methodological Issues 357 Assessing Implicit Motives 363 The Rorschach Test 367 Tell-Me-A-Story (TEMAS) 377 Thematic Apperception Test 381 Word-Related and Figure-Construction Projection Techniques 387 Behavioral Genetics, General Features and Methodological Issues 393 Biochemical Assessment 397 Human Genome Project and Personality 403 Model Fitting 409 Twin Studies in Personality Research 415 Behavioral Assessment Techniques, General Features and Methodological Issues 421 Behavioral Assessment Techniques of Personality in Children 427 Cognitive-Behavioral and Cognitive–Self-Report Assessment Techniques 433 Self-monitoring Behavioral Assessment Techniques 439 Assessment of Intelligence, General Features and Methodological Issues 447 Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fifth Edition 451 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAISC-IV) 457 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) 465 Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) 473 Intelligence-Personality Association, Assessment of 477 Abilities, General Features and Methodological Issues 483 Assessment of Antisocial Behavior 487 Career and Vocational Interests and Abilities, Assessment of 493 Cognitive Aging, Assessment of 499 Creativity, Assessment of 503 Educational Ability Testing (GRE/MAT/MCAT/LSAT) 509 Emotional Intelligence, Assessment of 513 Genius, Assessment of 519 Mental Competency, Assessment of 523 The Wechsler Memory Scales (WMS-IV) 529 Anne Anastasi 533 Jens B. Asendorpf 543 James N. Butcher 547 Charles S. Carver 553 Lee J. Cronbach 557 Turhan Canli 563 Philip J. Corr 569 John M. (Jack) Digman 573 John E. Exner, Jr. 577 Oliver P. John 581 Henry A. Murray 587 Jack A. Naglieri 597 Warren T. Norman 601 William Revelle 605 Michael F. Scheier 611 Mark Snyder 617 David Wechsler 621 Index 625

About the Author :
Bernardo J. Carducci, PhD, was professor of psychology at Indiana University Southeast where he taught classes on personality psychology and introductory psychology for 37 years, and was director of the IU Southeast Shyness Research Institute. He authored several books on shyness, including The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk: How to Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere About Anything and Shyness: A Bold New Approach. His text, Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and Applications, is currently in its third edition. Christopher Nave, PhD, is the Managing Director of the interdisciplinary Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program at the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of expertise include multi-method design, behavioral observation, personality stability, personality judgment and well-being. His publications have appeared in top academic journals and handbooks and have been featured in the popular press.