Question 1

Controversy surrounding Exner's norms for the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach stemmed from the claim that

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A)  Exner took great liberties when developing the norms making their validity questionable. 
B)  the graduate students collecting the data were poorly trained. 
C)  the normative sample from Detroit was not representative. 
D)  the norms over-pathologized nonclinical groups. 
A)  Exner took great liberties when developing the norms making their validity questionable. 
B)  the graduate students collecting the data were poorly trained. 
C)  the normative sample from Detroit was not representative. 
D)  the norms over-pathologized nonclinical groups. D

Question 2

A total of how many Rorschach cards are initially presented to the testtaker?

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A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  18 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  18 B

Question 3

Which of the following is TRUE of polygraph tests?

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A)  They are physically painful. 
B)  They are accurate enough to be considered good evidence in legal settings. 
C)  They typically yield more false positives than false negatives. 
D)  All of these 
A)  They are physically painful. 
B)  They are accurate enough to be considered good evidence in legal settings. 
C)  They typically yield more false positives than false negatives. 
D)  All of these C

Question 4

The earliest attempt at investigating associations subjects made to unrelated stimulus words is attributed to:

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A)  Kraepelin. 
B)  Wundt. 
C)  Galton. 
D)  Jung. 
A)  Kraepelin. 
B)  Wundt. 
C)  Galton. 
D)  Jung.

Question 5

Each item of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is scored on a 7-point scale with points ranging from

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A)  "typical" to "atypical." 
B)  "in harmony with the world" to "danger to oneself and others." 
C)  "need for therapy" to "extremely good adjustment." 
D)  None of these 
A)  "typical" to "atypical." 
B)  "in harmony with the world" to "danger to oneself and others." 
C)  "need for therapy" to "extremely good adjustment." 
D)  None of these

Question 6

Murstein questioned which of the following assumptions concerning projective methods?

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A)  The more ambiguous the stimuli, the more the subject reveals. 
B)  Subjects are unaware of what they are disclosing. 
C)  There is a parallel between behavior obtained on a projective test and behavior displayed in social situations. 
D)  All of these 
A)  The more ambiguous the stimuli, the more the subject reveals. 
B)  Subjects are unaware of what they are disclosing. 
C)  There is a parallel between behavior obtained on a projective test and behavior displayed in social situations. 
D)  All of these

Question 7

A student improves his attention span while self-monitoring his attention span.This phenomenon could BEST be cited as an example of

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A)  impression management. 
B)  dissonance. 
C)  reactivity. 
D)  transference. 
A)  impression management. 
B)  dissonance. 
C)  reactivity. 
D)  transference.

Question 8

Each response on the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is evaluated on a 7-point scale that ranges from

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A)  extremely deviant to model of mental health. 
B)  idiosyncratic to popular. 
C)  need for therapy to extremely good adjustment. 
D)  highly negative to highly positive. 
A)  extremely deviant to model of mental health. 
B)  idiosyncratic to popular. 
C)  need for therapy to extremely good adjustment. 
D)  highly negative to highly positive.

Question 9

Of the following projective tests,which is the MOST widely used?

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A)  the Draw-A-Person Test 
B)  the Holtzman Inkblot Test 
C)  the Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  the Rorschach Inkblot Test 
A)  the Draw-A-Person Test 
B)  the Holtzman Inkblot Test 
C)  the Thematic Apperception Test 
D)  the Rorschach Inkblot Test

Question 10

Responses to the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study are scored in terms of the type of reaction elicited and the direction of

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A)  aggression expressed. 
B)  frustration in evidence. 
C)  the nature of the story told. 
D)  the eye gaze of the testtaker. 
A)  aggression expressed. 
B)  frustration in evidence. 
C)  the nature of the story told. 
D)  the eye gaze of the testtaker.

Question 11

Rorschach's inkblot test as it came to be administered,and Rapaport et al.'s Word Association Test have in common

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A)  a category of Determinants for judging responses. 
B)  an inquiry stage. 
C)  a testing the limits procedure. 
D)  the fact that Karl Menninger was a "silent partner" in the development of both tests. 
A)  a category of Determinants for judging responses. 
B)  an inquiry stage. 
C)  a testing the limits procedure. 
D)  the fact that Karl Menninger was a "silent partner" in the development of both tests.

Question 12

Hermann Rorschach developed a test he called

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A)  the Rorschach Inkblot Test. 
B)  the Object Discrimination Exercise. 
C)  the Form Interpretation Test. 
D)  Psychodiagnostics. 
A)  the Rorschach Inkblot Test. 
B)  the Object Discrimination Exercise. 
C)  the Form Interpretation Test. 
D)  Psychodiagnostics.

Question 13

Which of the following represents a problem with self-monitoring?

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A)  The person who is self-monitoring must be competent, consistent, and well motivated. 
B)  The phenomenon of reactivity may confound the outcomes. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of these 
A)  The person who is self-monitoring must be competent, consistent, and well motivated. 
B)  The phenomenon of reactivity may confound the outcomes. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of these

Question 14

Which of the following exemplifies an unobtrusive measure?

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A)  the amount of sweat there is on one's hands 
B)  self-report verbalizations of anxiety 
C)  a diary of one's thoughts and feelings 
D)  a story told in response to a TAT card 
A)  the amount of sweat there is on one's hands 
B)  self-report verbalizations of anxiety 
C)  a diary of one's thoughts and feelings 
D)  a story told in response to a TAT card

Question 15

B.F.Skinner devised an auditory projective test that he called

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A)  the tautophone. 
B)  the verbal summator. 
C)  the instrumental responder. 
D)  the audioblot. 
A)  the tautophone. 
B)  the verbal summator. 
C)  the instrumental responder. 
D)  the audioblot.

Question 16

Situational performance measures make it difficult to

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A)  fake bad. 
B)  fake good. 
C)  fake good or bad. 
D)  get a job. 
A)  fake bad. 
B)  fake good. 
C)  fake good or bad. 
D)  get a job.

Question 17

When interpretations about personality are derived from analysis of figure drawings

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A)  emphasis is placed on the artistic skill of the drawer. 
B)  the most critical variable is the length of time required to complete the drawing. 
C)  nationally representative standardization samples are frequently used. 
D)  None of these 
A)  emphasis is placed on the artistic skill of the drawer. 
B)  the most critical variable is the length of time required to complete the drawing. 
C)  nationally representative standardization samples are frequently used. 
D)  None of these

Question 18

A researcher notes that "behavior X" is emitted by a subject in the woods.The researcher wonders if "behavior X" would also be emitted in the laboratory if the laboratory environment was modified to be like the woods in key respects.What this researcher wishes to explore can BEST be summed up by the term

Accepted Answer

A)  reactivity. 
B)  contrast effects. 
C)  generalizability. 
D)  unobtrusive measures. 
A)  reactivity. 
B)  contrast effects. 
C)  generalizability. 
D)  unobtrusive measures.

Question 19

The plethysmograph is MOST useful in the assessment and treatment of

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A)  people with severe headaches. 
B)  sexual offenders. 
C)  mania. 
D)  depression. 
A)  people with severe headaches. 
B)  sexual offenders. 
C)  mania. 
D)  depression.

Question 20

Ecological momentary assessment is essentially a behavioral record

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A)  of the "here and now." 
B)  that gauges duration. 
C)  that entails verbal input. 
D)  that is future-oriented. 
A)  of the "here and now." 
B)  that gauges duration. 
C)  that entails verbal input. 
D)  that is future-oriented.

Controversy surrounding Exner's norms for the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach stemmed from the claim that

A total of how many Rorschach cards are initially presented to the testtaker?

Which of the following is TRUE of polygraph tests?

The earliest attempt at investigating associations subjects made to unrelated stimulus words is attributed to:

Each item of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is scored on a 7-point scale with points ranging from

Murstein questioned which of the following assumptions concerning projective methods?

A student improves his attention span while self-monitoring his attention span.This phenomenon could BEST be cited as an example of

Each response on the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is evaluated on a 7-point scale that ranges from

Of the following projective tests,which is the MOST widely used?

Responses to the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study are scored in terms of the type of reaction elicited and the direction of

Rorschach's inkblot test as it came to be administered,and Rapaport et al.'s Word Association Test have in common

Hermann Rorschach developed a test he called

Which of the following represents a problem with self-monitoring?

Which of the following exemplifies an unobtrusive measure?

B.F.Skinner devised an auditory projective test that he called

Situational performance measures make it difficult to

When interpretations about personality are derived from analysis of figure drawings

The plethysmograph is MOST useful in the assessment and treatment of

Ecological momentary assessment is essentially a behavioral record

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Exam 13: Personality Assessment Methods

Controversy surrounding Exner's norms for the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach stemmed from the claim that

A total of how many Rorschach cards are initially presented to the testtaker?

Which of the following is TRUE of polygraph tests?

The earliest attempt at investigating associations subjects made to unrelated stimulus words is attributed to:

Each item of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is scored on a 7-point scale with points ranging from

Murstein questioned which of the following assumptions concerning projective methods?

A student improves his attention span while self-monitoring his attention span.This phenomenon could BEST be cited as an example of

Each response on the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is evaluated on a 7-point scale that ranges from

Of the following projective tests,which is the MOST widely used?

Responses to the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study are scored in terms of the type of reaction elicited and the direction of

Rorschach's inkblot test as it came to be administered,and Rapaport et al.'s Word Association Test have in common

Hermann Rorschach developed a test he called

Which of the following represents a problem with self-monitoring?

Which of the following exemplifies an unobtrusive measure?

B.F.Skinner devised an auditory projective test that he called

Situational performance measures make it difficult to

When interpretations about personality are derived from analysis of figure drawings

The plethysmograph is MOST useful in the assessment and treatment of

Ecological momentary assessment is essentially a behavioral record

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, cultural, and Legal Ethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Validity

Utility

Test Development

Intelligence and Its Measurement

Tests of Intelligence

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: An Overview

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment

Assessment, Careers, and Business References

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