Difference between revisions of "Personality test"
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*[http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/rev/78/3/229/ The dynamics of structured personality tests: 1971] | *[http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/rev/78/3/229/ The dynamics of structured personality tests: 1971] | ||
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A personality test aims to describe aspects of a person's character that remain stable throughout a person's lifetime, the individual's character pattern of behavior, thoughts, and feelings. An early model of personality was posited by Greek philosopher/physician Hippocrates. The 20th century heralded a new interest in defining and identifying separate personality types, in close correlation with the emergence of the field of psychology. As such, several distinct tests emerged; some attempt to identify specific characteristics, while others attempt to identify personality as a whole.