Exam 12: Personality Assessment: An Overview

Consider the following sample item on a personality test: Instructions: Which statement describes you better? (A)I am unhappy too much of the time (B)I am nervous too much of the time. This item is an example of which type of item format?

According to an author of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF),the test contains __________ primary and ____________ second-order factors.

A woman who states as a fact that she "wears too many hats" in her daily life might BEST be characterized as

Asking testtakers to indicate how they feel "at this moment" versus how they feel "in general" is an attempt to

With the publication of the MMPI-2-RF in 2008 the test's publisher,the University of Minnesota Press,announced

The person MOST likely to have a highly elevated F (Frequency)score on the MMPI (any form)would be someone who is

The history of personality types dates at least as far back as the days of

According to Roberts and DelVecchio (2000),trait consistency tends to increase until one is between _________ years of age,at which time it peaks.

The most widely used five-factor measure of personality was developed by

The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF)contains 16 factors developed through factor analysis.There is,however,controversy about the number of factors that are "really" evident in this test.According to your textbook,most theorists who argue that there are not 16 factors on the 16 PF believe that

The acronym "MMPI-A" is a reference to

In the OSS blown bridge evaluation,assistants of the candidate being evaluated

The "blown bridge" exercise is an example of which tool of personality assessment?

Attempts at controlling rater bias have included all of the following EXCEPT

A clinician has her clients rate every therapy session on a seven-point rating scale with "helpful" on one end,and "not helpful" on the other.This clinician is using a method of assessment called

Consider the following test item: How I feel when I go on a date: Tense ____: _____: _______: ______: _______: ______: ______ Relaxed This item may BEST be described as

The validity scales of the MMPI,MMPI-2,and MMPI-2-RF

Days before the party he is having in his home,Lamar buys a number of wine magazines to leave around his living room.He does this in an effort to lead his guests to the conclusion that he is a sophisticated wine connoisseur.In reality,Lamar is a devotee of Colt 45 malt liquor and only drinks wine during ceremonial toasts.Psychologists describe Lamar's behavior as:

The MMPI-A may be criticized for its lack of

Which of the following represents the BEST alternative to the use of validity scales?