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A process dissociation approach to objective-projective test score interrelationships.

Robert F Bornstein1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Gettysburg College, PA 17325, USA. bbornste@gettysburg.edu

Journal of Personality Assessment
|April 9, 2002
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This study introduces a process dissociation framework for personality assessment. It reconciles modest correlations between self-report and projective tests by analyzing factors influencing each measure.

Area of Science:

  • Psychological assessment
  • Personality psychology
  • Cognitive psychology

Background:

  • Self-report and projective measures often show modest correlations despite predicting similar behaviors.
  • This discrepancy poses a challenge for personality assessment and understanding psychological constructs.
  • Existing methods struggle to reconcile these differing results.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a process dissociation framework for personality assessment.
  • To resolve conflicting results between self-report and projective personality measures.
  • To provide a method for understanding differential influences on test scores.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a process dissociation framework inspired by implicit memory research.
  • Applied the framework to research on interpersonal dependency.

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  • Illustrated three key steps: converging behavioral predictions, analyzing test score intercorrelations, and delineating differential variable effects.

    • Main Results:

    • The framework successfully reconciles modest correlations between self-report and projective measures.
    • Identified variables that differentially influence self-report versus projective test scores.
    • Demonstrated the utility of the approach using interpersonal dependency as a case study.

    Conclusions:

    • The process dissociation framework offers a novel approach to personality assessment.
    • It enhances understanding of how different psychological processes contribute to test scores.
    • The framework has implications for personality assessment and the development of new psychological tests.