Question 1

Consistency of measurement is indicative of the __________ of a test.

Accepted Answer

A)  validity 
B)  difficulty 
C)  reliability 
D)  power 
A)  validity 
B)  difficulty 
C)  reliability 
D)  power

Question 2

Alejandro was just told that his father has cancer. Alejandro's first response is that there must be a mistake, and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests. Which defense mechanism is at work here?

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction formation 
B)  denial 
C)  repression 
D)  undoing 
A)  reaction formation 
B)  denial 
C)  repression 
D)  undoing

Question 3

What is Freud's term for the primitive side of personality that is motivated primarily by biological drives?

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  preconscious 
A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  preconscious

Question 4

As examples of what might be required as parts of specific projective tests, the __________ asks clients to look at a picture and tell a story while the __________ asks clients to report everything they see in an ambiguous figure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thematic Apperception Test, Rorschach 
B)  MMPI-2-RF, Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  MMPI-2-RF, NEO-PI-3 
D)  Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test 
A)  Thematic Apperception Test, Rorschach 
B)  MMPI-2-RF, Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  MMPI-2-RF, NEO-PI-3 
D)  Rorschach, Thematic Apperception Test

Question 5

Bethany is a morally rigorous person who demands that her daughter remain a virgin until she is married. Bethany cannot remember her own premarital sexual encounters. Which defense mechanism would likely account for this memory lapse?

Accepted Answer

A)  rationalization 
B)  denial 
C)  repression 
D)  projection 
A)  rationalization 
B)  denial 
C)  repression 
D)  projection

Consistency of measurement is indicative of the __________ of a test.

Alejandro was just told that his father has cancer. Alejandro's first response is that there must be a mistake, and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests. Which defense mechanism is at work here?

What is Freud's term for the primitive side of personality that is motivated primarily by biological drives?

As examples of what might be required as parts of specific projective tests, the asks clients to look at a picture and tell a story while the asks clients to report everything they see in an ambiguous figure.

Bethany is a morally rigorous person who demands that her daughter remain a virgin until she is married. Bethany cannot remember her own premarital sexual encounters. Which defense mechanism would likely account for this memory lapse?

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Exam 13: Theories of Personality

Consistency of measurement is indicative of the __________ of a test.

Alejandro was just told that his father has cancer. Alejandro's first response is that there must be a mistake, and he demands that the doctor repeat his tests. Which defense mechanism is at work here?

What is Freud's term for the primitive side of personality that is motivated primarily by biological drives?

As examples of what might be required as parts of specific projective tests, the __________ asks clients to look at a picture and tell a story while the __________ asks clients to report everything they see in an ambiguous figure.

Bethany is a morally rigorous person who demands that her daughter remain a virgin until she is married. Bethany cannot remember her own premarital sexual encounters. Which defense mechanism would likely account for this memory lapse?

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

As examples of what might be required as parts of specific projective tests, the asks clients to look at a picture and tell a story while the asks clients to report everything they see in an ambiguous figure.