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self-report inventory
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Noun1.self-report inventory - a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make
personality assessment, personality inventory - 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"
California Personality Inventory, CPI - 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.
EPI, Eysenck Personality Inventory - a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI - a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items
16 PF, Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire - a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits


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Another limitation is the absence of data on overt behavior changes and reliance on self-report inventories, which may be influenced by demand characteristics, a Hawthorne effect, or repeated testing.
With the advent of outcome-based rehabilitation and the need for shorter, cheaper services, it is thought that the formal, comprehensive process of vocational evaluation is outdated and should be replaced by informal vocational assessment and quick screening processes that rely on interviews, self-report inventories, or fast, computer-based screening systems (Fewell, 1997; Hilyer, 1997; Lustig, Brown, Lott, & Larkin, 1998; Meade & Hoine, 1995; Parker & Schaller, 1996).
Two standard self-report inventories were used to identify mildlys depressed and nondepressed students.
 
 
 
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