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Introduction to the California Psychological Inventory (CPI): Background, interpretation, and work-related uses. 

The California Psychological Inventory™ (CPI™) instrument was developed more than 40 years ago as a dynamic and objective measure of personality and behavior. Now in its third edition, the CPI instrument provides an accurate, complex portrait of a client’s professional and personal styles. People trust this tool to help them find and develop successful employees, develop leaders, create efficient and productive organizations, and promote teamwork.

The CPI™ instrument presents detailed insights into personality when used in a comprehensive assessment program. It describes a client as a close, knowledgeable, and objective friend would and is successfully used with adults to develop their work and personal lives.The CPI™ instrument has 434 items, providing validity and reliability across all the scales. It offers a basic normative sample totaling 6,000; both a total normative profile (combined male/female norms) and a gender-specific profile, and 3 Structural Scales, 20 Folk Scales, and 13 Special Purpose Scales.

NOTE:  Administration of the CPI requires Qualification Level "C": you must have a degree from an accredited college or university and have satisfactorily completed a course in the interpretation of psychological tests and measurement at an accredited college or university, possess an advanced degree in a profession that provides training in the interpretation of psychological tests and be approved by Consulting Psychologists Press.

Date

Friday, May 30, 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Central Time

Presenter

Dr. John Fennig  (see John's bio)

We Will Examine These Cases

Print out or have available on your computer screen:

• CPI Sample 1 (no name, male, alpha 6)

• CPI Sample 2 (Lois Steem, female, beta 1)

• DRIC staff (May 2003) x Donnay's manager/exec norms

(Samples are available only through June 1, 2003)

References

• Gough, Harrison G.  (1996).  CPI Manual, Third Edition.  Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc.  (Hard copy available at DRIC.)

• McAllister, Loring.  (1996).  A Practical Guide to CPI Interpretation, Third Edition.  Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc. (Hard copy available at DRIC.)

• Meyer, Pierre, and Davis, Sandra.  (1992).  The CPI Applications Guide.  Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc. (Hard copy available at DRIC.)

• Consulting Psychologists Press.  (2002).  Comprehensive Bibliography of the CPI Assessment 1948-2002.

• Handouts (click on the links below; available only through June 1, 2003):

  • Consulting Psychologists Press, Quick Fact Sheets.

  • CPI "Cliff Notes"

  • Donnay, David.  (2001, August).  Personality and managerial performance by industry, function, and management level.  Presented at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

  • CPI Vector 3: Ego realization model

   

•    naming the assessment tools in the PE?
•    Use of CPI 434 raw scales at all?

Contact

Need information or have questions?  Contact vlittlefield@dric.com or phone me (Tori Littlefield) at 651-308-8413