Arrange these personality assessment tools in chronological order of their development.
A) MBTI
B) MMPI
C) Rorschach Inkblot Test
D) 16 PF
E) NEO-PI
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is D

● The correct chronological order of development for these personality assessment tools is as follows:
○ C) Rorschach Inkblot Test (Developed in 1921 by Hermann Rorschach)
○ A) MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, developed in 1943 by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs)
○ D) 16 PF (The 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, developed by Raymond Cattell in 1949)
○ B) MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, developed in 1943 by Starke R. Hathaway and J. C. McKinley)
○ E) NEO-PI (NEO Personality Inventory, developed in 1978 by Paul Costa and Robert McCrae)

Information Booster:
1. The Rorschach Inkblot Test is the earliest tool, developed to assess personality through interpreting ambiguous inkblot patterns.
2. The MBTI followed, created to categorize individuals into different personality types based on Jungian psychology.
3. The 16 PF was then developed to measure personality traits and continues to be widely used in both clinical and research settings.
4. The MMPI is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools, designed to assess a person’s psychological functioning through standardized questionnaires.
5. The NEO-PI came much later, specifically measuring the Five-Factor Model of personality traits (OCEAN: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism).