Question 1

Determining a musician's popularity by assessing the length of time it takes to sell all of that artist's concert tickets is an example of

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A)  an unobtrusive measure. 
B)  a reactive measure. 
C)  an aesthetic measure. 
D)  an obtrusive behavioral measure. 
A)  an unobtrusive measure. 
B)  a reactive measure. 
C)  an aesthetic measure. 
D)  an obtrusive behavioral measure.

Question 2

Sharp et al.(2015)interpreted their findings as suggesting that borderline personality disorder

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A)  is in many ways analogous to the specific (s) factor in conceptualizations of intelligence. 
B)  represents the core features of personality pathology in general. 
C)  is a much less severe disorder than previously thought. 
D)  has elemental features unique from other personality disorders. 
A)  is in many ways analogous to the specific (s) factor in conceptualizations of intelligence. 
B)  represents the core features of personality pathology in general. 
C)  is a much less severe disorder than previously thought. 
D)  has elemental features unique from other personality disorders.

Question 3

Sentence completion tests

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A)  are based predominantly on cognitive theories of personality. 
B)  usually have a high degree of face validity. 
C)  are not vulnerable to "faking." 
D)  All of these 
A)  are based predominantly on cognitive theories of personality. 
B)  usually have a high degree of face validity. 
C)  are not vulnerable to "faking." 
D)  All of these

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the evaluation of the psychometric adequacy of behavioral assessment methods?

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A)  Traditional psychometric standards related to reliability and validity should be applied to behavioral assessment methods. 
B)  Traditional psychometric standards such as reliability and validity do not apply to behavioral assessment methods. 
C)  Although controversial, most experts argue against the use of traditional psychometric standards to evaluate behavioral assessment methods. 
D)  Although controversial, most experts support the use of traditional psychometric standards to evaluate behavioral assessment methods. 
A)  Traditional psychometric standards related to reliability and validity should be applied to behavioral assessment methods. 
B)  Traditional psychometric standards such as reliability and validity do not apply to behavioral assessment methods. 
C)  Although controversial, most experts argue against the use of traditional psychometric standards to evaluate behavioral assessment methods. 
D)  Although controversial, most experts support the use of traditional psychometric standards to evaluate behavioral assessment methods.

Question 5

Scoring of Rorschach responses based on the Comprehensive System is probably

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A)  less psychometrically sound than those based on other systems. 
B)  just as psychometrically sound as those based on other systems. 
C)  more psychometrically sound than those based on other systems. 
D)  more demanding than other systems since a knowledge of all other systems is required. 
A)  less psychometrically sound than those based on other systems. 
B)  just as psychometrically sound as those based on other systems. 
C)  more psychometrically sound than those based on other systems. 
D)  more demanding than other systems since a knowledge of all other systems is required.

Question 6

As concluded in Chapter 12,the semantic distinction between objective and projective tests

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A)  is meaningful, especially as it relates to the content of the items. 
B)  should be abandoned because there is really no difference between them. 
C)  is only meaningful to the extent that each relies heavily on self-report. 
D)  has meaning insofar as the mechanisms typically used for scoring. 
A)  is meaningful, especially as it relates to the content of the items. 
B)  should be abandoned because there is really no difference between them. 
C)  is only meaningful to the extent that each relies heavily on self-report. 
D)  has meaning insofar as the mechanisms typically used for scoring.

Question 7

A psychologist counts the number of aggressive acts committed by a child in class and on the playground.Which assessment approach is the psychologist MOST likely to be using?

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A)  projective 
B)  behavioral 
C)  sign 
D)  unobtrusive 
A)  projective 
B)  behavioral 
C)  sign 
D)  unobtrusive

Question 8

Which of the following is the most widely used and widely taught scoring system for the Rorschach?

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A)  Rorschach's own Psychodiagnostics system 
B)  the Piotrowski system 
C)  the Klopfer system 
D)  the Exner system 
A)  Rorschach's own Psychodiagnostics system 
B)  the Piotrowski system 
C)  the Klopfer system 
D)  the Exner system

Question 9

The sample approach to assessment focuses on

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A)  global traits. 
B)  unconscious needs. 
C)  diagnoses. 
D)  behavior. 
A)  global traits. 
B)  unconscious needs. 
C)  diagnoses. 
D)  behavior.

Question 10

Critics have attacked projective tests for all of the reasons listed below EXCEPT which of these?

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A)  the assumptions inherent in the use of projective tests. 
B)  the situational variables that affect projective test results. 
C)  the low reliability of projective tests. 
D)  difficulties in administering projective tests. 
A)  the assumptions inherent in the use of projective tests. 
B)  the situational variables that affect projective test results. 
C)  the low reliability of projective tests. 
D)  difficulties in administering projective tests.

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

The Rorschach Inkblot Test

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A)  was originally developed with highly structured and comprehensive administration and scoring instructions. 
B)  can be purchased as either a black-and-white or a multicolored set of cards. 
C)  is used widely by behavioral psychologists. 
D)  None of these 
A)  was originally developed with highly structured and comprehensive administration and scoring instructions. 
B)  can be purchased as either a black-and-white or a multicolored set of cards. 
C)  is used widely by behavioral psychologists. 
D)  None of these

Question 13

Pictures as projective stimuli

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A)  are considered to be the earliest form of personality assessment. 
B)  may be photos, paintings, drawings, or etchings. 
C)  must depict human beings in some situation. 
D)  All of these 
A)  are considered to be the earliest form of personality assessment. 
B)  may be photos, paintings, drawings, or etchings. 
C)  must depict human beings in some situation. 
D)  All of these

Question 14

Which of the following words is MOST likely to be considered "traumatic" on a word association test?

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A)  dance 
B)  stomach 
C)  water 
D)  mother 
A)  dance 
B)  stomach 
C)  water 
D)  mother

Question 15

Henry Murray's concept of press refers to determinants of behavior arising from

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A)  the interaction of personal and environmental needs. 
B)  within the environment. 
C)  within the individual. 
D)  the publication of a thought-provoking article in a newspaper or magazine. 
A)  the interaction of personal and environmental needs. 
B)  within the environment. 
C)  within the individual. 
D)  the publication of a thought-provoking article in a newspaper or magazine.

Question 16

Some have said that different TAT cards have different "stimulus pulls." By this it is meant that different TAT cards have different

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A)  form demands. 
B)  latent stimulus demands. 
C)  variations on the same theme. 
D)  frequent plots. 
A)  form demands. 
B)  latent stimulus demands. 
C)  variations on the same theme. 
D)  frequent plots.

Question 17

Projective tests

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A)  are direct methods of personality assessment. 
B)  place great verbal demands on the test-taker. 
C)  are relatively unstructured techniques. 
D)  All of these 
A)  are direct methods of personality assessment. 
B)  place great verbal demands on the test-taker. 
C)  are relatively unstructured techniques. 
D)  All of these

Question 18

Which of the following is TRUE of self-monitoring?

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A)  It is a tool of psychological assessment. 
B)  It is a tool for intervention. 
C)  It has limited reliability and validity. 
D)  Both it is a tool of psychological assessment and it is a tool for intervention. 
A)  It is a tool of psychological assessment. 
B)  It is a tool for intervention. 
C)  It has limited reliability and validity. 
D)  Both it is a tool of psychological assessment and it is a tool for intervention.

Question 19

The polygraph

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A)  provides therapeutically helpful feedback to the testtaker. 
B)  provides results that must be interpreted by a professional. 
C)  produces a chart that will clearly demonstrate guilt or innocence. 
D)  is capable of detecting deception with as little as one question. 
A)  provides therapeutically helpful feedback to the testtaker. 
B)  provides results that must be interpreted by a professional. 
C)  produces a chart that will clearly demonstrate guilt or innocence. 
D)  is capable of detecting deception with as little as one question.

Question 20

Differences between traditional and behavioral approaches to psychological assessment include the fact that

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A)  in traditional approaches to assessment, data is typically used to diagnose and classify, while in behavioral approaches, assessment data is used to describe targeted behaviors and maintaining conditions, usually for the purpose of selecting specific therapeutic techniques and then tracking response to therapeutic intervention. 
B)  traditional approaches to assessment are more likely to evaluate the traits and states of the individual (collectively referred to as "personality"), while behavioral assessment is more likely to focus attention on the conditions in the environment that were instrumental in establishing a targeted behavior, as well as the environmental conditions that are currently maintaining the behavior. 
C)  rather than drawing inferences about personality from samples of behavior (as in traditional approaches to assessment), behavioral approaches to assessment focus on the meaning (in the sense of purpose, utility, or consequences) of the behavior itself. 
D)  All of these 
A)  in traditional approaches to assessment, data is typically used to diagnose and classify, while in behavioral approaches, assessment data is used to describe targeted behaviors and maintaining conditions, usually for the purpose of selecting specific therapeutic techniques and then tracking response to therapeutic intervention. 
B)  traditional approaches to assessment are more likely to evaluate the traits and states of the individual (collectively referred to as "personality"), while behavioral assessment is more likely to focus attention on the conditions in the environment that were instrumental in establishing a targeted behavior, as well as the environmental conditions that are currently maintaining the behavior. 
C)  rather than drawing inferences about personality from samples of behavior (as in traditional approaches to assessment), behavioral approaches to assessment focus on the meaning (in the sense of purpose, utility, or consequences) of the behavior itself. 
D)  All of these

Determining a musician's popularity by assessing the length of time it takes to sell all of that artist's concert tickets is an example of

Sharp et al.(2015)interpreted their findings as suggesting that borderline personality disorder

Sentence completion tests

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the evaluation of the psychometric adequacy of behavioral assessment methods?

Scoring of Rorschach responses based on the Comprehensive System is probably

As concluded in Chapter 12,the semantic distinction between objective and projective tests

A psychologist counts the number of aggressive acts committed by a child in class and on the playground.Which assessment approach is the psychologist MOST likely to be using?

Which of the following is the most widely used and widely taught scoring system for the Rorschach?

The sample approach to assessment focuses on

Critics have attacked projective tests for all of the reasons listed below EXCEPT which of these?

The Rorschach Inkblot Test

Pictures as projective stimuli

Which of the following words is MOST likely to be considered "traumatic" on a word association test?

Henry Murray's concept of press refers to determinants of behavior arising from

Some have said that different TAT cards have different "stimulus pulls." By this it is meant that different TAT cards have different

Projective tests

Which of the following is TRUE of self-monitoring?

The polygraph

Differences between traditional and behavioral approaches to psychological assessment include the fact that

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Exam 12: Personality Assessment Methods

Determining a musician's popularity by assessing the length of time it takes to sell all of that artist's concert tickets is an example of

Sharp et al.(2015)interpreted their findings as suggesting that borderline personality disorder

Sentence completion tests

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the evaluation of the psychometric adequacy of behavioral assessment methods?

Scoring of Rorschach responses based on the Comprehensive System is probably

As concluded in Chapter 12,the semantic distinction between objective and projective tests

A psychologist counts the number of aggressive acts committed by a child in class and on the playground.Which assessment approach is the psychologist MOST likely to be using?

Which of the following is the most widely used and widely taught scoring system for the Rorschach?

The sample approach to assessment focuses on

Critics have attacked projective tests for all of the reasons listed below EXCEPT which of these?

The Rorschach Inkblot Test

Pictures as projective stimuli

Which of the following words is MOST likely to be considered "traumatic" on a word association test?

Henry Murray's concept of press refers to determinants of behavior arising from

Some have said that different TAT cards have different "stimulus pulls." By this it is meant that different TAT cards have different

Projective tests

Which of the following is TRUE of self-monitoring?

The polygraph

Differences between traditional and behavioral approaches to psychological assessment include the fact that

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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