Personality Assessment (Noun)
Meaning
A questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traits; "a personality inventory is a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a projective test".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The human resources department administered a personality assessment to all job applicants to gauge their level of introversion and extroversion.
- The psychologist used a personality assessment to evaluate the mental health of the patient and identify potential areas of concern.
- The company used a personality assessment as part of its hiring process to ensure that the candidate's values and work style aligned with those of the organization.
- The researcher designed a personality assessment to measure the five major personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
- The career counselor administered a personality assessment to the college student to help her identify her strengths and weaknesses and choose a suitable career path.