An evaluation of the California Test of Personality

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dc.contributor.committeeMemberJonas, Richard O.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberStovall, Franklin L.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberZaccaria, Michael A.
dc.creatorMowry, Harley W., III
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-03T17:42:06Z
dc.date.available2020-11-03T17:42:06Z
dc.date.issued1950
dc.description.abstractThe need for diagnosis of personality maladjustment appears obvious when i tis realized that personality problems are probably the most common causes of discharge from employment, and are probably the most common causes of failure in school. Sophistication is not necessary for appreciation of the meaning of failure in edcation and/or occupation and its ramifying losses to the individual and society. Beause of the importance of the diagnosis of personality maladjustment, it is felt that every opportunity in that direction is worthy of serious study. The purpose of this study was to determine partially how close the California Test of Personality comes to the ideal, i.e., an instrument that will reliabily revela personality defects, can be group administered and scored in a short time, and requires relatively little training to administer, score, and interpret. [...]
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digital
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dc.identifier.other11892064
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/7058
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCalifornia test of personality
dc.subjectPersonality tests
dc.titleAn evaluation of the California Test of Personality
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Arts and Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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