Personality+Assessments+Prompt

After taking both the MBTI and the Big Five personality assessments and filling out the response form for 20 points, you may earn up to 20 additional points for writing an academic paragraph:

Participation Prompt: Personality Assessments
Do you think the results describe you very well? Why or why not? Compare and contrast the two tests and the accuracy of their description of you. Possible details might include:
 * What’s the difference between an assessment and a test?
 * Which assessment do you believe is more valid (i.e. closer to the real you)?
 * Which assessment do you believe is more reliable? (i.e. consistent over time?)
 * What type of research would use personality assessments?
 * Assuming the results are reliable and valid, what would cause a person’s scores to change over time?
 * Suggested terms: validity, reliability, assessment, test, trait, type, nature-nurture debate