Personality

Paul Kline describes the theory, methods and findings of the psychometric testing of personality, and discusses the practical applications of tests to occupational, educational and clinical psychology.

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This study sets out psychometric methods and describes the technicalities of testing and factor analysis. Paul Kline discusses different types of personality tests and examines the main findings from the application of these tests and methods. He further shows their utility in the applied fields of clinical, occupational and educational psychology, as well as drawing out many theoretical implications. "Personality: the Psychometric View" is written for students, yet also deals with the technical problems in this area, and reviews the work of leading researchers such as Cattell, Eysenck, Guilford, and Jackson. It is aimed at students of psychology, education and the social sciences, as well as those in the medical sciences who need to know about personality. Like its companion volume "Intelligence: the Psychometric View", it could also be useful to postgraduates who need to use personality tests in their work.