Question 1

Early demonstrations of the Rorschach included validation by

Accepted Answer

A)  reviews by content-area experts familiar with the underlying constructs. 
B)  performance of individuals who analyzed the responses of individuals they had never met,making a diagnosis,and validating the diagnosis against other data sources. 
C)  large-scale field work that involved thousands of individuals tested by hundreds of administrators whose skill levels varied. 
D)  standard psychometric methods that yielded surprisingly high validity. 
A)  reviews by content-area experts familiar with the underlying constructs. 
B)  performance of individuals who analyzed the responses of individuals they had never met,making a diagnosis,and validating the diagnosis against other data sources. 
C)  large-scale field work that involved thousands of individuals tested by hundreds of administrators whose skill levels varied. 
D)  standard psychometric methods that yielded surprisingly high validity. B

Question 2

Sines found that for assessment,the addition of the Rorschach resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  less accurate findings. 
B)  more accurate findings. 
C)  findings that did not change. 
D)  increases in incremental validity. 
A)  less accurate findings. 
B)  more accurate findings. 
C)  findings that did not change. 
D)  increases in incremental validity. A

Question 3

According to the text,Rorschach "virtuosos"

Accepted Answer

A)  performed significantly better in controlled studies than in clinical settings. 
B)  were actually no better than chance in their clinical assessments. 
C)  performed no better than chance when tested in controlled studies. 
D)  never actually had their expertise statistically analyzed. 
A)  performed significantly better in controlled studies than in clinical settings. 
B)  were actually no better than chance in their clinical assessments. 
C)  performed no better than chance when tested in controlled studies. 
D)  never actually had their expertise statistically analyzed. C

Question 4

Exner's 2007 revision of the Rorschach

Accepted Answer

A)  included new non-patient norms. 
B)  argued that the original test was not reliable. 
C)  identifies few individuals as having psychopathology,including those who actually have psychopathology. 
D)  linked the Rorschach with other projective techniques. 
A)  included new non-patient norms. 
B)  argued that the original test was not reliable. 
C)  identifies few individuals as having psychopathology,including those who actually have psychopathology. 
D)  linked the Rorschach with other projective techniques.

Question 5

Compared to the Rorschach,the TAT has ____ interpretive and scoring systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  more 
B)  about as many 
C)  fewer 
D)  far fewer 
A)  more 
B)  about as many 
C)  fewer 
D)  far fewer

Question 6

In TAT interpretation,the environmental forces that interfere with or facilitate the satisfaction of various needs are called

Accepted Answer

A)  press. 
B)  external stimuli. 
C)  themes. 
D)  determiners. 
A)  press. 
B)  external stimuli. 
C)  themes. 
D)  determiners.

Question 7

Supporters of the TAT

Accepted Answer

A)  have noted the test's high split-half reliability coefficients. 
B)  have argued that internal consistency cannot be determined. 
C)  do not consider split-half methods appropriate for the TAT. 
D)  do not think that reliability is important for the TAT. 
A)  have noted the test's high split-half reliability coefficients. 
B)  have argued that internal consistency cannot be determined. 
C)  do not consider split-half methods appropriate for the TAT. 
D)  do not think that reliability is important for the TAT.

Question 8

Who first introduced the Rorschach to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marguerite Hertz 
B)  J.Kerner 
C)  David Levy 
D)  Samuel Beck 
A)  Marguerite Hertz 
B)  J.Kerner 
C)  David Levy 
D)  Samuel Beck

Question 9

Compared to the Rorschach,the TAT is

Accepted Answer

A)  more structured and more ambiguous. 
B)  more structured and less ambiguous. 
C)  less structured and more ambiguous. 
D)  less structured and less ambiguous. 
A)  more structured and more ambiguous. 
B)  more structured and less ambiguous. 
C)  less structured and more ambiguous. 
D)  less structured and less ambiguous.

Question 10

Validity studies of the TAT suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  validity of the TAT depends on high test-retest reliability. 
B)  validity of the TAT depends on high split-half reliability. 
C)  there is content-related validity. 
D)  validity of the TAT does not depend on split-half reliability. 
A)  validity of the TAT depends on high test-retest reliability. 
B)  validity of the TAT depends on high split-half reliability. 
C)  there is content-related validity. 
D)  validity of the TAT does not depend on split-half reliability.

Question 11

Scoring of content on the Rorschach

Accepted Answer

A)  is impossible. 
B)  is extremely difficult. 
C)  cannot be done reliably. 
D)  is a relatively simple matter. 
A)  is impossible. 
B)  is extremely difficult. 
C)  cannot be done reliably. 
D)  is a relatively simple matter.

Question 12

Exner's attempts to provide adequate norms for the Rorschach have largely failed because

Accepted Answer

A)  he miscalculated to actual number of people in the norming group. 
B)  his sample came from relatives of psychiatric patients. 
C)  his sample did not use both males and females. 
D)  only educated people from upper income levels were used. 
A)  he miscalculated to actual number of people in the norming group. 
B)  his sample came from relatives of psychiatric patients. 
C)  his sample did not use both males and females. 
D)  only educated people from upper income levels were used.

Question 13

Initial reviews of the Incomplete Sentences task by Lanyon and Lanyon have

Accepted Answer

A)  indicated poor reliability. 
B)  shown very little to recommend the test. 
C)  been positive and encouraging. 
D)  indicate low validity. 
A)  indicated poor reliability. 
B)  shown very little to recommend the test. 
C)  been positive and encouraging. 
D)  indicate low validity.

Question 14

Early proponents of the Rorschach gave impressive demonstrations that seemed to support the reliability of the test.These demonstrations

Accepted Answer

A)  are unquestionable evidence of the effectiveness of the Rorschach. 
B)  have been labeled as the result of the Barnum effect. 
C)  depended on the evaluator giving one specific analysis. 
D)  were undoubtedly given before the analyst knew anything about the patient. 
A)  are unquestionable evidence of the effectiveness of the Rorschach. 
B)  have been labeled as the result of the Barnum effect. 
C)  depended on the evaluator giving one specific analysis. 
D)  were undoubtedly given before the analyst knew anything about the patient.

Question 15

Compared to the Rorschach,standardization of administration and scoring of the TAT

Accepted Answer

A)  is clearly better. 
B)  is about the same. 
C)  is clearly worse. 
D)  is inconsistent. 
A)  is clearly better. 
B)  is about the same. 
C)  is clearly worse. 
D)  is inconsistent.

Question 16

If an individual taking the Rorschach said,"It looked like one; here are the feet,head,tail,and wings," the determinant would be

Accepted Answer

A)  content. 
B)  location. 
C)  form. 
D)  popular. 
A)  content. 
B)  location. 
C)  form. 
D)  popular.

Question 17

The Rorschach tends to ____ emotionally disturbed individuals.

Accepted Answer

A)  accurately identify 
B)  underestimate the number of 
C)  overestimate adults but not children as 
D)  identify over half of normal subjects as 
A)  accurately identify 
B)  underestimate the number of 
C)  overestimate adults but not children as 
D)  identify over half of normal subjects as

Question 18

One problem with word association techniques is that

Accepted Answer

A)  scoring systems are generally subjective. 
B)  no norms exist. 
C)  interpretation is objective. 
D)  they do not adequately predict clinical syndromes. 
A)  scoring systems are generally subjective. 
B)  no norms exist. 
C)  interpretation is objective. 
D)  they do not adequately predict clinical syndromes.

Question 19

The Dd response refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  an unusual detail. 
B)  a divided response. 
C)  a double response. 
D)  animal content. 
A)  an unusual detail. 
B)  a divided response. 
C)  a double response. 
D)  animal content.

Question 20

Most researchers today feel that the Comprehensive System for scoring

Accepted Answer

A)  is an effective improvement to the Rorschach. 
B)  has failed to remedy the problems associated with the Rorschach. 
C)  still has a ways to go but at least provides adequate norms. 
D)  makes improvements that allow the test to be used in forensic settings. 
A)  is an effective improvement to the Rorschach. 
B)  has failed to remedy the problems associated with the Rorschach. 
C)  still has a ways to go but at least provides adequate norms. 
D)  makes improvements that allow the test to be used in forensic settings.

Exam 14: Projective Personality Tests

Early demonstrations of the Rorschach included validation by

Sines found that for assessment,the addition of the Rorschach resulted in

According to the text,Rorschach "virtuosos"

Exner's 2007 revision of the Rorschach

Compared to the Rorschach,the TAT has ____ interpretive and scoring systems.

In TAT interpretation,the environmental forces that interfere with or facilitate the satisfaction of various needs are called

Supporters of the TAT

Who first introduced the Rorschach to the United States?

Compared to the Rorschach,the TAT is

Validity studies of the TAT suggest that

Scoring of content on the Rorschach

Exner's attempts to provide adequate norms for the Rorschach have largely failed because

Initial reviews of the Incomplete Sentences task by Lanyon and Lanyon have

Early proponents of the Rorschach gave impressive demonstrations that seemed to support the reliability of the test.These demonstrations

Compared to the Rorschach,standardization of administration and scoring of the TAT

If an individual taking the Rorschach said,"It looked like one; here are the feet,head,tail,and wings," the determinant would be

The Rorschach tends to ____ emotionally disturbed individuals.

One problem with word association techniques is that

The Dd response refers to

Most researchers today feel that the Comprehensive System for scoring

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