California Personality Inventory
- noun
- /ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjə pərˈsənəlɪti ɪnˈvɛntɔri/
- Specialized
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Inventario de Personalidad de California
- Scores from the California Personality Inventory provide insights into an individual's interpersonal style and self-control.
Examples
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She completed the California Personality Inventory as part of her psychological evaluation for the study.
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Many psychologists use the California Personality Inventory to assess social and behavioral traits in research participants.
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The California Personality Inventory is widely used in psychological assessments.
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Many psychologists recommend the California Personality Inventory for its effectiveness.
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Many psychologists use the California Personality Inventory to assess social and behavioral traits in research participants.
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Scores from the California Personality Inventory provide insights into an individual's interpersonal style and self-control.
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She completed the California Personality Inventory as part of her psychological evaluation for the study.
Synonyms
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A test that shows what kind of person someone is
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A test that measures how people think, learn, or behave
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A list of questions that asks about a person's feelings, thoughts and behaviour
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A test with questions to find out how a person thinks, feels, and behaves
A questionnaire that asks about a person's personality and behavior
A set of questions people answer about their own thoughts and behavior to show what kind of person they are
A questionnaire where people answer questions about their own thoughts, feelings or actions
Surface Forms
Morphology
California + personality + inventory
A learner who knows 'California', 'personality' and 'inventory' can reasonably infer this refers to a named measure or list concerning personality traits (personality + inventory is compositionally transparent). However, the specific sense as a standardized self-report psychological test with yes/no items and the institutional naming practice (California as a label) are technical and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so the meaning is only partially recoverable without exposure.
Etymology
California Personality Inventory was named for where it was created and what it does: researchers in California made a list of questions about a person's personality. The word inventory means a list, so the name shows it is a California list used 'to measure' someone's traits.