Question: Observations and Interviews

Discussion instructions:

The four methods covered this week for measuring personality include observations, interviews, checklists, and rating scales. For this assignment, focus on the use of observations and interviews as you create a posting that includes the following elements:

• comparisons and contrasts on the use of observations and interviews in assessing personality, which can include the types, strengths and weaknesses, reliability,

• validity, ethical concerns, or demographic issues of each method;

• explanation of when one of these methods might be preferred over the other; and

• explanation of the clinical judgment issues that might play a role in using these methods to assess personality.

Be sure to put all information in your own words, cite accordingly, and include a list of references used in APA format. Your post should be at least 300 words.