Abstract
To gain better understanding of a new personality test (The Self-perception Test), scores on its 11 scales were correlated with age, education, and intelligence among 76 candidates for hire or promotion—and with the MMPI-2 among 45 additional candidates. As age increased, subjects perceived themselves to be less wild and sexy but more logical, thorough, and honest. With increasing intelligence, subjects appeared somewhat less inclined to “fake good.” The L and K scales of the MMPI-2 correlated negatively with the unfavorable Self-perception Test scales (Depressed, Crabby, and Shy), but positively with the favorable scales (Good-looking, Sociable, Thorough, Logical, Considerate, and Honest). The reverse was true of the F, Pt, Sc, and Si scales. The Depression scales of the MMPI-2 and the new test were not significantly correlated, probably because they measure depression differently (viz., indirectly vs directly) and because subjects were job applicants rather than clinical patients.
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