LOTS (personality psychology)
Topic: Philosophy
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Short description: Classification method for personality psychology assessment data sources
LOTS is an acronym, suggested by Cattell in 1957 and later elaborated by Block, to provide a broad classification of data source for personality psychology assessment.[1]:673 Each data source has its advantage and disadvantage. Research on personality commonly employ different data source so as to represent better the pattern of one's distinctive features.[2][3]
- L-data, refer to the life-outcome data, such as age, education, income,[4]:481 student grades at school, criminal and conviction record[5]:13
- O-data, refer to observational data, such as observer rating from friends and family
- T-data, refer to standardised and objective test measurement, such as scored test, physiological response, reaction times (RT), implicit association test (IAT)
- S-data, refer to self-reports, such as questionnaires, personality test, structured interview[4]:481
References
- ↑ Ozer, D. J. (1999). Four principles for personality assessment. Handbook of personality: Theory and research, 2, 671–686.
- ↑ Cattell R.B. (1973). Personality and Mood by Questionnaire. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN:0-87589-181-0
- ↑ Cattell, R.B., & Kline, P. (1977). The Scientific Analysis of Personality and Motivation. New York: Academic Press.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Robins, Richard W.; Fraley, R. Chris; Krueger, Robert F. (2009-12-09) (in en). Handbook of Research Methods in Personality Psychology. Guilford Press. ISBN 9781606236567. https://books.google.com/books?id=-VTvN3aPw8sC&dq=LOTS&pg=PA18.
- ↑ Cervone, Daniel (2016-01-04). Personality : theory and research. Pervin, Lawrence A. (Thirteenth ed.). Hoboken, NJ. ISBN 9781119161172. OCLC 916685223.
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