California Personality Inventory (Noun)
Meaning
A self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc..
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The psychologist administered the California Personality Inventory to assess the patient's personality traits and identify potential areas for improvement.
- The California Personality Inventory is widely used in research studies to examine the relationship between personality and behavior.
- The test results from the California Personality Inventory indicated that the individual scored high on the sociability scale and low on the flexibility scale.
- The California Personality Inventory was used as a tool for employee selection in the company to identify candidates with the desired personality traits.
- The researcher used the California Personality Inventory to investigate the personality differences between individuals with and without a history of substance abuse.