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EPI

EPI

65 9.9
A short questionnaire that measures personality traits like being outgoing or nervous
  • noun
  • /ˈiːpiːˈaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Inventario de personalidad de Eysenck
  • By completing the EPI, participants were able to gain insights into their personality traits, such as extraversion.
  • EPI scores
  • three-factor EPI
  • EPI factor

Examples

  • A website where you can take the three-factor EPI gives you instant results about yourself.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Classes did not differ in any of the EPI measures: social, emotional, and social desirability (Lie).

    Academic text (2003)
  • Following the introduction and prior to the activity in that meeting, students completed the EPI, the STAI-YI, the T-DACL, and the Ladder Scale.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI; Eysenck & Eysenck, 1968) is an often-used personality test composed of two dimensions: emotional and social.

    Academic text (2003)
  • During the baseline phase, we measured six dependent variables: EPI (three scores), STAI-Y2, T-DACL, and the Subjective Well-Being Scale-General.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The psychologist analyzed the results of the EPI to understand her client's emotional stability.

  • After taking the EPI, he learned he scored high in neuroticism, which explained some of his anxiety.

Synonyms

Eysenck Personality Inventory
vsEPI
  • Specialized
9.2

A set of questions people answer to see if they are outgoing or shy and how steady their feelings are

is the same but written as a short abbreviation

Compounds

epi-
  • Specialized
7.7

A word part that shows something is on or comes after something else

Staph epi
  • Jargon
7.4

A common skin bacterium that often causes infections in hospitals

Surface Forms

EPI singular
EPIs plural

Etymology

EPI is made from the first letters of Eysenck, Personality and Inventory, meaning a 'list' or 'test' of personality traits. Because it was created by the psychologist Hans Eysenck, the EPI is still used today as a short questionnaire to measure traits such as extraversion and neuroticism.