Question 1

An organized and relatively consistent set of assumptions that a person has about himself/herself is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) personality. 
B) personality trait. 
C) self-concept. 
D) personality type. 
A) personality. 
B) personality trait. 
C) self-concept. 
D) personality type.

Question 2

Which scale reflects the idea of personality as a single construct?

Accepted Answer

A) The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) 
B) Core Self-Evaluations 
C) Jackson Personality Inventory 
D) MMPI 
A) The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) 
B) Core Self-Evaluations 
C) Jackson Personality Inventory 
D) MMPI

Question 3

At the broadest level, strategies for the development of personality tests can be divided into what two types?

Accepted Answer

A) logical content and theory 
B) factor analytic and criterion group 
C) deductive and empirical 
D) external and empirical 
A) logical content and theory 
B) factor analytic and criterion group 
C) deductive and empirical 
D) external and empirical

Question 4

Which strategy does the Mooney Problem Checklist use?

Accepted Answer

A) logical-content strategy 
B) theoretical strategy 
C) criterion-group strategy 
D) factor analytic strategy 
A) logical-content strategy 
B) theoretical strategy 
C) criterion-group strategy 
D) factor analytic strategy

Question 5

Personality is defined as an individual's patterns of behavior that

Accepted Answer

A) change over time and characterize a person's reactions to the environment. 
B) indicate relatively enduring tendencies to act, think or feel in a certain manner. 
C) are relatively stable and enduring and characterize a person's reactions to the environment. 
D) indicate emotional states that vary from one situation to another. 
A) change over time and characterize a person's reactions to the environment. 
B) indicate relatively enduring tendencies to act, think or feel in a certain manner. 
C) are relatively stable and enduring and characterize a person's reactions to the environment. 
D) indicate emotional states that vary from one situation to another.

Question 6

The two deductive strategies of test construction are the

Accepted Answer

A) logical-content and rational. 
B) logical-content and empirical. 
C) logical-content and theoretical. 
D) empirical and rational. 
A) logical-content and rational. 
B) logical-content and empirical. 
C) logical-content and theoretical. 
D) empirical and rational.

Question 7

What does the TRIN scale of the MMPI-2 measure?

Accepted Answer

A) acquiescence 
B) deliberate manipulation 
C) lying 
D) malingering 
A) acquiescence 
B) deliberate manipulation 
C) lying 
D) malingering

Question 8

Describe how Meehl extended the empirical approach to improve the validity of the MMPI.

Accepted Answer

Meehl extended the empirical approach to

Question 9

Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)measures positive affect (PA)and negative affect (NA)by

Accepted Answer

A) 10 positive and 10 negative adjectives. 
B) a short interview. 
C) 10 items developed to assess individual differences in generalized optimism and pessimism. 
D) 100 positive and 100 negative items. 
A) 10 positive and 10 negative adjectives. 
B) a short interview. 
C) 10 items developed to assess individual differences in generalized optimism and pessimism. 
D) 100 positive and 100 negative items.

Question 10

The NEO-PI-R was developed using

Accepted Answer

A) factor analysis and theory. 
B) deductive approaches. 
C) theory and external approaches. 
D) empirical strategies. 
A) factor analysis and theory. 
B) deductive approaches. 
C) theory and external approaches. 
D) empirical strategies.

Question 11

According to the LOT-R, an individual's tendency to view the world and the future in positive ways is called

Accepted Answer

A) openness to experience. 
B) agreeableness. 
C) satisfaction with life. 
D) dispositional optimism. 
A) openness to experience. 
B) agreeableness. 
C) satisfaction with life. 
D) dispositional optimism.

Question 12

The final restandardization group for the MMPI-2

Accepted Answer

A) was representative of the 1980 United States Census population. 
B) was recruited from the United States and Canada. 
C) included clinical populations and their family members who did not have psychiatric diagnoses. 
D) was more educated and had greater financial resources than the population as a whole. 
A) was representative of the 1980 United States Census population. 
B) was recruited from the United States and Canada. 
C) included clinical populations and their family members who did not have psychiatric diagnoses. 
D) was more educated and had greater financial resources than the population as a whole.

Question 13

The criterion group strategy is also called the

Accepted Answer

A) empirical strategy. 
B) rational approach. 
C) factor analytic. 
D) content approach. 
A) empirical strategy. 
B) rational approach. 
C) factor analytic. 
D) content approach.

Question 14

What does the California Psychological Inventory best measure?

Accepted Answer

A) normal individuals 
B) personality disorders 
C) mild to moderate clinical disorders 
D) severe clinical disorders 
A) normal individuals 
B) personality disorders 
C) mild to moderate clinical disorders 
D) severe clinical disorders

Question 15

In Welsh's coding system, the symbol  indicates a T score

Accepted Answer

A) below 29. 
B) between 60 and 69. 
C) between 80 and 89. 
D) equal to or greater than 90. 
A) below 29. 
B) between 60 and 69. 
C) between 80 and 89. 
D) equal to or greater than 90.

Question 16

One problem with the original MMPI was that the control group consisted of

Accepted Answer

A) highly educated professionals. 
B) relatives and visitors of hospitalized mental patients. 
C) patients with severe psychopathology. 
D) men only. 
A) highly educated professionals. 
B) relatives and visitors of hospitalized mental patients. 
C) patients with severe psychopathology. 
D) men only.

Question 17

The reading ability required for the MMPI-2 is at least

Accepted Answer

A) 5th grade. 
B) 8th grade. 
C) 6th grade. 
D) 12th grade. 
A) 5th grade. 
B) 8th grade. 
C) 6th grade. 
D) 12th grade.

Question 18

Research on the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)indicates

Accepted Answer

A) that the underlying construct is culturally specific. 
B) a negative correlation with work satisfaction. 
C) a positive correlation with depression. 
D) that self-efficacy is a global construct. 
A) that the underlying construct is culturally specific. 
B) a negative correlation with work satisfaction. 
C) a positive correlation with depression. 
D) that self-efficacy is a global construct.

Question 19

How many content scales does the MMPI-2 contain?

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 8 
C) 10 
D) 15 
A) 3 
B) 8 
C) 10 
D) 15

Question 20

In the criterion-group strategy, the actual content or face validity

Accepted Answer

A) is tested through factor analytic techniques. 
B) is critical to test construction. 
C) is only taken into account for the criterion group. 
D) is of little importance. 
A) is tested through factor analytic techniques. 
B) is critical to test construction. 
C) is only taken into account for the criterion group. 
D) is of little importance.

Exam 13: Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

An organized and relatively consistent set of assumptions that a person has about himself/herself is called a(n)

Which scale reflects the idea of personality as a single construct?

At the broadest level, strategies for the development of personality tests can be divided into what two types?

Which strategy does the Mooney Problem Checklist use?

Personality is defined as an individual's patterns of behavior that

The two deductive strategies of test construction are the

What does the TRIN scale of the MMPI-2 measure?

Describe how Meehl extended the empirical approach to improve the validity of the MMPI.

Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)measures positive affect (PA)and negative affect (NA)by

The NEO-PI-R was developed using

According to the LOT-R, an individual's tendency to view the world and the future in positive ways is called

The final restandardization group for the MMPI-2

The criterion group strategy is also called the

What does the California Psychological Inventory best measure?

In Welsh's coding system, the symbol indicates a T score

One problem with the original MMPI was that the control group consisted of

The reading ability required for the MMPI-2 is at least

Research on the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)indicates

How many content scales does the MMPI-2 contain?

In the criterion-group strategy, the actual content or face validity

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

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