personality inventory

noun

: any of several tests that attempt to characterize the personality of an individual by objective scoring of replies to a large number of questions concerning his or her own behavior compare minnesota multiphasic personality inventory

Examples of personality inventory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Participants completed an online questionnaire and rated 24 different paintings before filling out a personality inventory that related back to the Big Five Model. —

Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2021 Holle and his colleagues measured this and other personality traits using a test called the Big Five personality inventory. —

Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2012 How might narcissists, psychopaths, and sociopaths stack up on this kind of personality inventory? —

Talkspace, Teen Vogue, 23 Oct. 2017

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1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of personality inventory was in 1931

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personality inventory

noun

: any of several tests that attempt to characterize the personality of an individual by objective scoring of replies to a large number of questions concerning the individual's behavior and attitudes see minnesota multiphasic personality inventory