Discusses three recent studies of the validity of Rorschach test (H. Rorschach, 1921) that have not evaluated methodological issues carefully. Identifies methodological errors in each study and offers specific information for the interpretation of Rorschach results. (SLD)

A large sample of students completed Form A of the Eysenck Personality Inventory, and four subgroups were later asked to simulate extraversion, introversion, neuroticism or stability. It was found that subjects could simulate these four personalities successfully. The changes in individual item responses were correlated with the items' factor…

A twin-based analysis of personality inventory scales yields information relevant to construct validity. Criteria for construct validity derived from adolescent twin statistics are illustrated with Wiggins' MMPI Content Scales. A type of discriminant validity indicates that some scales are not distinct in terms of influences of familial…

The Dynamic Personality Inventory purports to measure the tendencies, sublimations, reaction-formations, and defence mechanisms associated with the various patterns of psychosexual development and contains 33 scales, constructed from factor analyses of inter-item correlations, of high reliability. This study attempts to determine its validity,…

This study attempted to remedy the inadequate control procedures of Hammer's research and to answer the logical question as to applicability of the HTP scoring norms to black Ss. (Author/RK)

Findings from three studies that used a laboratory procedure to assess individual differences in various dimensions of infant temperament in relation to later Brazelton scores are presented. Participants included 59 healthy, full-term and sick, preterm infants. The sick, preterm infants included infants who developed respiratory or neurological…

The Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) was examined within a multimethod-multitrait framework over a three-year time period. Reliability and intercorrelation matrices are given based on 22 to 37 subjects that were tested and retested over the three-year interval. The TSCS was found to be reliable and to bear consistent and systematic…

This study's aim was to assess the validity of naive subjects' implicit personality theories, the correspondence among the theories, and the influence of social desirability on them. High school girls classified the items from the MMPI Psychopathic Deviate scale into clusters representing different traits. These clusters agreed closely with the…