Week 3 Writing Assign

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PY 525 Weekly Paper Assignment

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to develop an understanding of different methods of

personality assessment. Weekly papers provide an opportunity for students to apply critical

thinking skills to discover the relative strengths and weaknesses of each approach to personality

assessment.

Objectives

1. Students will develop an understanding of key psychometric concepts including concepts

of reliability and validity.

2. Students will explore ethical responsibilities associated with conducting personality

assessments, and will identify critical competencies required for accurate and ethical

scoring and interpretation of assessments.

3. Students will analyze the relative strengths and weaknesses of self-report versus

performance-based methods of personality assessment.

4. Students will be able to describe methods, intended purposes, and information yielded

from established personality measures including the self-report inventories such as

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Millon Clinical Mutli-Axis

Inventory (MCMI), as well as performance-based measures such as the Rorschach

Inkblot Measure, and House-Tree Person technique.

Preparation Instructions

1. Compose papers using Microsoft Word.

2. The paper should be formatted and typed using Times New Roman, 12-point font,

double-spaced, and one-inch margins (no exceptions).

3. Papers must be 2-3 pages in length and MUST follow APA format. (Points will be

deducted for failure to adhere to APA guidelines.)

4. Each paper must reference a minimum of 1 source (published books, textbook, or peer

reviewed journal articles).

5. You will be allowed to reference a credible website.

Content Instructions

Follow the instructions for each week’s paper requirements:

1. Week 2 –

a. Describe the purpose of personality assessment and utilizations of it?

b. What is reliability and its importance?

c. What is validity and its importance?

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d. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages (according to the text) of self-report

measures.

2. Week 3 –

a. Name and describe at least 4 competencies for giving tests in PA

b. Identify 2 key components in scoring and test interpretation

c. What are some of the most important factors in selecting and administering self-

report inventories?

d. What are some of the key ethical responsibilities that a clinician must be aware of

when administering and interpreting personality assessments?

3. Week 4 –

a. Provide a description of how the MMPI was created.

b. Provide a brief description of 3 specific clinical scales.

c. Provide a description of 3 specific validity scales and how they are used in the

interpretation process

d. What is a codetype? How is a person's codetype determined?

e. Discuss the uses and pros/cons of the MMPI-2.

4. Week 5 –

a. Describe the intended purposes and uses of the MCMI-3.

b. Provide a description of each of the scales in this assessment.

c. Compare and contrast the MMPI to the MCMI-3. What are some advantage of

the MCMI-3 over the MMPI? what are some weaknesses of the MCMI-3

compared to the MMPI?

5. Week 6 –

a. Define the term “projective” as it applies to personality assessment. How is a

projective test different from an objective one?

b. What are the intended uses and purposes of the Rorschach inkblot test?

c. How are the client’s responses interpreted?

d. The Rorschach inkblots yield three sources of data. Describe these 3 sources.

e. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of the Rorschach inkblot test?

6. Week 7 –

a. Describe the methods and purposes of the HTP technique. What are some

inquiry questions for the HTP technique and how does this give the examiner

clinical information?

b. Describe the methods and purposes of the DAP technique. Discuss one

interpretation of a feature drawn in the DAP technique.

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Submission Instructions

1. All papers must be submitted to TURNITIN and your originality score should always be

lower than 35%. The papers Must be posted to Turnitin to be accepted.

1. Save each paper as “fname_lname_week#.doc.” (i.e., john_smith_week2.doc). Replace

the # symbol with the week number.

2. Access the Paper Assignments link located on the Course Menu to upload the final

document as an attachment to the Week# drop box (replace the # symbol with the week

number) by the due date listed on the Course Schedule.

3. Refer to the grading rubric below for specifics on grading criteria.

Grading Rubric and Writing Guide

Rubric Content Areas (RCA):

1) Structure and Presentation: Appropriate use of cover page, section headings, assignment

structure, page length, and works cited page.

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2) Writing and Grammar: Appropriate writing style, spelling, and editing of content.

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3) Requirements of Assignment: Appropriately complete each component of the assignment in

terms of both tasks and content required to address. Does paper content have a logical flow?

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4) References and Citations: Appropriate use of citations within the body of the text and

bibliography page.

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5) Sociological Imagination: Overall correct and consistent application of sociological principles,

creativity, and synthesis of related course material

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