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Two Ways to Read a Personality

Psychologists measure personality with two very different tools. A self-report inventory asks you to rate clear statements about yourself. A projective test shows you an unclear picture and studies what you make of it. Switch between the two methods. Then tap each feature to compare them.

Self-Report Inventory

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Memory hook. Inventory = you report on yourself with fixed answers (objective). Projective = you project hidden feelings onto something vague (subjective). That second idea comes from Freud.