Question 1

Which is NOT a quantifiable definition of a target behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of times Achmed is aggressive toward his peers during recess. 
B)  the number of seconds Hostelita spends out of her seat during class. 
C)  the number of seconds Johnny spends daydreaming during math class. 
D)  the number of times Mary Jo raises her hand during social studies class. 
A)  the number of times Achmed is aggressive toward his peers during recess. 
B)  the number of seconds Hostelita spends out of her seat during class. 
C)  the number of seconds Johnny spends daydreaming during math class. 
D)  the number of times Mary Jo raises her hand during social studies class.

Question 2

A false positive on a polygraph indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  a non-deceptive person is identified as deceptive. 
B)  a guilty person is identified as innocent. 
C)  the assessee misunderstood a question. 
D)  the polygrapher is being deceptive. 
A)  a non-deceptive person is identified as deceptive. 
B)  a guilty person is identified as innocent. 
C)  the assessee misunderstood a question. 
D)  the polygrapher is being deceptive.

Question 3

An element of a Rorschach administration is termed the inquiry.This term BEST refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  all questions asked by the examiner. 
B)  the investigative process of the examiner. 
C)  the process of clarifying the original response. 
D)  the process of asking and then re-raising questions. 
A)  all questions asked by the examiner. 
B)  the investigative process of the examiner. 
C)  the process of clarifying the original response. 
D)  the process of asking and then re-raising questions.

Question 4

A device that could be characterized as "auditory inkblots" was developed by

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Rogers. 
B) B.F.Skinner. 
C) Harry Stack Sullivan. 
D) Wayne Holtzman. 
A) Carl Rogers. 
B) B.F.Skinner. 
C) Harry Stack Sullivan. 
D) Wayne Holtzman.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

When the Rorschach test is scored,

Accepted Answer

A)  it is important to note whether the individual responds to part of the inkblot or to the entire card. 
B)  the content of the response is of greater diagnostic value than the location cited in forming the perception. 
C)  only subjective clinical judgment is utilized, since no scoring or interpretive guidelines are available. 
D)  the creativity of the assessee's responses will be a key determinant of the test user's vocational recommendations. 
A)  it is important to note whether the individual responds to part of the inkblot or to the entire card. 
B)  the content of the response is of greater diagnostic value than the location cited in forming the perception. 
C)  only subjective clinical judgment is utilized, since no scoring or interpretive guidelines are available. 
D)  the creativity of the assessee's responses will be a key determinant of the test user's vocational recommendations.

Question 7

Dr.Monica Webb Hooper offered four recommendations to students interested in a career as a research psychologist.Which is NOT one of those recommendations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Practice communicating assessment and research results to fellow professionals and the public. 
B)  Learn about test administration, scoring, and interpretation. 
C)  Submit a research article to a journal and pay close attention to the feedback. 
D)  Strive to understand the scientific basis for reliable and valid assessments. 
A)  Practice communicating assessment and research results to fellow professionals and the public. 
B)  Learn about test administration, scoring, and interpretation. 
C)  Submit a research article to a journal and pay close attention to the feedback. 
D)  Strive to understand the scientific basis for reliable and valid assessments.

Question 8

The internal consistency of TAT scores tends to be low.Proponents of the TAT respond to this criticism by noting that

Accepted Answer

A)  internal consistency seldom has any bearing on validity. 
B)  certain combinations of components of a score may usefully predict outcomes even if those components are uncorrelated. 
C)  in the arena of clinical judgment and the use of projective instruments, statistics are a sideshow. 
D)  "foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." 
A)  internal consistency seldom has any bearing on validity. 
B)  certain combinations of components of a score may usefully predict outcomes even if those components are uncorrelated. 
C)  in the arena of clinical judgment and the use of projective instruments, statistics are a sideshow. 
D)  "foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

Question 9

How is the TAT similar to the Rorschach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inter-rater reliability based on interpretation is high. 
B)  Inter-rater reliability based on coding categories is low. 
C)  Test-retest reliability is high. 
D)  Inter-rater reliability based on coding categories is high. 
A)  Inter-rater reliability based on interpretation is high. 
B)  Inter-rater reliability based on coding categories is low. 
C)  Test-retest reliability is high. 
D)  Inter-rater reliability based on coding categories is high.

Question 10

The problem with role playing as a diagnostic technique is that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is expensive and not highly flexible in most situations. 
B)  it is inconvenient and time-consuming. 
C)  the desired behavior may not be reliably elicited in the actual situation. 
D)  few assessees come to the assessment situation with sufficient training and experience in theatre arts. 
A)  it is expensive and not highly flexible in most situations. 
B)  it is inconvenient and time-consuming. 
C)  the desired behavior may not be reliably elicited in the actual situation. 
D)  few assessees come to the assessment situation with sufficient training and experience in theatre arts.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 12

Comparing the TAT and the Apperceptive Personality Test (APT),which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emotional tone of the cards of both tests is negative. 
B)  The APT cards require more reasoning. 
C)  The APT has an objective scoring system. 
D)  Both tests have high split-half reliabilities. 
A)  The emotional tone of the cards of both tests is negative. 
B)  The APT cards require more reasoning. 
C)  The APT has an objective scoring system. 
D)  Both tests have high split-half reliabilities.

Question 13

To what extent are traditional psychometric standards applicable to behavioral assessment? According to your textbook,

Accepted Answer

A)  Cone argued that reliability and validity were both relevant. 
B)  Cone argued that reliability and validity were both not relevant. 
C)  Bellak and Hersen argued that reliability and validity were both relevant. 
D)  All of these 
A)  Cone argued that reliability and validity were both relevant. 
B)  Cone argued that reliability and validity were both not relevant. 
C)  Bellak and Hersen argued that reliability and validity were both relevant. 
D)  All of these

Question 14

According to Emanuel Hammer,people project their self-image or self-concept in

Accepted Answer

A)  figure drawings. 
B)  paintings. 
C)  dreams. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  figure drawings. 
B)  paintings. 
C)  dreams. 
D)  All of these.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

In the Sharp et al.(2015)study,in order to determine if a subject met the criteria for borderline personality disorder,a clinician would interview the patient and determine that ____ of the 9 diagnostic criteria had been met.

Accepted Answer

A)  at least 5 
B)  at least 6 
C)  no more than 8 
D)  all 9 
A)  at least 5 
B)  at least 6 
C)  no more than 8 
D)  all 9

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a situational performance measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  a typing test for a secretarial position 
B)  an IQ test for the position of CEO in a major corporation 
C)  a road test for a driver's license 
D)  a rocket simulation test in a laboratory mock-up for a would-be astronaut 
A)  a typing test for a secretarial position 
B)  an IQ test for the position of CEO in a major corporation 
C)  a road test for a driver's license 
D)  a rocket simulation test in a laboratory mock-up for a would-be astronaut

Question 19

The relatively high co-morbidity rates that have been observed between different varieties of personality disorders,and between personality disorders and other psychiatric disorders,has raised questions regarding

Accepted Answer

A)  the utility of the DSM. 
B)  the utility of the medical model as applied to personality disorders. 
C)  the reality of a DSM-based diagnosis of a personality disorder. 
D)  All of these 
A)  the utility of the DSM. 
B)  the utility of the medical model as applied to personality disorders. 
C)  the reality of a DSM-based diagnosis of a personality disorder. 
D)  All of these

Question 20

Projective instruments were originally developed in a spirit of rebellion against norm-referenced instruments.Today,projective instruments

Accepted Answer

A)  remain independent of norms. 
B)  are either developed or converted to be norm-referenced. 
C)  are rebelling yet again, this time from the constraints of cultural sensitivity. 
D)  are the clinician's first choice to evaluate rebelliousness. 
A)  remain independent of norms. 
B)  are either developed or converted to be norm-referenced. 
C)  are rebelling yet again, this time from the constraints of cultural sensitivity. 
D)  are the clinician's first choice to evaluate rebelliousness.

Which is NOT a quantifiable definition of a target behavior?

A false positive on a polygraph indicates that

An element of a Rorschach administration is termed the inquiry.This term BEST refers to

A device that could be characterized as "auditory inkblots" was developed by

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

When the Rorschach test is scored,

Dr.Monica Webb Hooper offered four recommendations to students interested in a career as a research psychologist.Which is NOT one of those recommendations?

The internal consistency of TAT scores tends to be low.Proponents of the TAT respond to this criticism by noting that

How is the TAT similar to the Rorschach?

The problem with role playing as a diagnostic technique is that

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

Comparing the TAT and the Apperceptive Personality Test (APT),which of the following is TRUE?

To what extent are traditional psychometric standards applicable to behavioral assessment? According to your textbook,

According to Emanuel Hammer,people project their self-image or self-concept in

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

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

In the Sharp et al.(2015)study,in order to determine if a subject met the criteria for borderline personality disorder,a clinician would interview the patient and determine that ____ of the 9 diagnostic criteria had been met.

Which of the following is NOT a situational performance measure?

The relatively high co-morbidity rates that have been observed between different varieties of personality disorders,and between personality disorders and other psychiatric disorders,has raised questions regarding

Projective instruments were originally developed in a spirit of rebellion against norm-referenced instruments.Today,projective instruments

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Exam 12: Personality Assessment Methods

Which is NOT a quantifiable definition of a target behavior?

A false positive on a polygraph indicates that

An element of a Rorschach administration is termed the inquiry.This term BEST refers to

A device that could be characterized as "auditory inkblots" was developed by

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

When the Rorschach test is scored,

Dr.Monica Webb Hooper offered four recommendations to students interested in a career as a research psychologist.Which is NOT one of those recommendations?

The internal consistency of TAT scores tends to be low.Proponents of the TAT respond to this criticism by noting that

How is the TAT similar to the Rorschach?

The problem with role playing as a diagnostic technique is that

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

Comparing the TAT and the Apperceptive Personality Test (APT),which of the following is TRUE?

To what extent are traditional psychometric standards applicable to behavioral assessment? According to your textbook,

According to Emanuel Hammer,people project their self-image or self-concept in

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

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

In the Sharp et al.(2015)study,in order to determine if a subject met the criteria for borderline personality disorder,a clinician would interview the patient and determine that ____ of the 9 diagnostic criteria had been met.

Which of the following is NOT a situational performance measure?

The relatively high co-morbidity rates that have been observed between different varieties of personality disorders,and between personality disorders and other psychiatric disorders,has raised questions regarding

Projective instruments were originally developed in a spirit of rebellion against norm-referenced instruments.Today,projective instruments

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Validity

Utility

Test Development

Intelligence and Its Measurement

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: an Overview

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment

Assessment,Careers,and Business

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