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Across the globe, questionnaires have gained huge popularity in the area of personality assessment because of its ease of construction and administration, despite its serious limitations such as social desirable responses, judgmental errors and faking etc. The present study is focused on importance of Objective Analytic Test battery (T-Data measures) in personality assessment. T-Data measures are objective in real sense and can be a good alternative in personality assessment as T-Data measures are not dependent on subject’s self evaluation but measures direct reactions and without subject’s knowledge about what interpretation is put on it. One of the prime characteristics of these tests is that they do not have any face validity and therefore reduces the possibility of faking to a great extent which questionnaire measurement cannot rule out completely. The present study is an attempt to emphasize on the importance of Objective Analytic Test as a valid and error free tool in the personality assessment.

Keywords

Objective Analytic Test Battery; Personality Assesment T-Data

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