An Evaluation of a Threshold Theory for Personality Assessment.

Voyce, Colleen D.; Jackson, Douglas N.

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Publication Date: 1977

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An Evaluation of a Threshold Theory for Personality Assessment

Voyce, Colleen D.; Jackson, Douglas N.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, 37, 2, 383-408, Sum 77

A model designed to account for major factors on personality questionnaires is proposed and evaluated using the Differential Personality Inventory. Two respondent processes are postulated: sensitivity to the underlying desirability of items, and threshold for responding desirably. (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Questionnaires, Response Style (Tests), Statistical Analysis

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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