Assessing normal and abnormal personality functioning: Strengths and weaknesses of self-report, observer, and performance-based methods

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-40

  Ganellen, Ronald J ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

EID: 34547747223     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701356987     Document Type: Review

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