Question 1

In research cited in your textbook that compared Rorschach responses of sex-offending Roman Catholic clergy to a control group of non-offending clergy,

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A)  no significant differences between the groups emerged. 
B)  more pathology was observed in the non-offending control group. 
C)  the offenders clearly exhibited higher distortion in thinking styles. 
D)  the results were inconclusive due to a flawed experimental design. 
A)  no significant differences between the groups emerged. 
B)  more pathology was observed in the non-offending control group. 
C)  the offenders clearly exhibited higher distortion in thinking styles. 
D)  the results were inconclusive due to a flawed experimental design.

Question 2

The purpose of the inquiry stage of the administration of the Rorschach test is to

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A)  encourage subjects to change responses that are unacceptable. 
B)  obtain additional information about stimuli that played a role in formulating the percept. 
C)  to give the examiner the opportunity for verbal interaction with the subject. 
D)  to provide extended time for observing the subject under the stress of having to recall initial responses. 
A)  encourage subjects to change responses that are unacceptable. 
B)  obtain additional information about stimuli that played a role in formulating the percept. 
C)  to give the examiner the opportunity for verbal interaction with the subject. 
D)  to provide extended time for observing the subject under the stress of having to recall initial responses.

Question 3

Behavioral assessment tends to focus on

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A)  the individual. 
B)  small groups. 
C)  large groups. 
D)  Both the individual and large groups. 
A)  the individual. 
B)  small groups. 
C)  large groups. 
D)  Both the individual and large groups.

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the behavioral approach to assessment?

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A)  It seeks to identify traits or motives that can be inferred from behavior. 
B)  It seeks to reveal underlying motivations regarding personality. 
C)  It focuses on what a person actually does in certain situations. 
D)  It focuses primarily on what a person actually thinks while engaging in specific behaviors. 
A)  It seeks to identify traits or motives that can be inferred from behavior. 
B)  It seeks to reveal underlying motivations regarding personality. 
C)  It focuses on what a person actually does in certain situations. 
D)  It focuses primarily on what a person actually thinks while engaging in specific behaviors.

Question 5

Acting a particular role in a simulated but therapeutic situation is referred to as

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A)  self-report. 
B)  self-monitoring. 
C)  behavioral observation. 
D)  role-playing. 
A)  self-report. 
B)  self-monitoring. 
C)  behavioral observation. 
D)  role-playing.

Question 6

According to Karen Machover on the interpretation of data derived from a Draw-A-Person test,the person drawn represents the person doing the drawing.Additionally,the paper on which the figure is drawn represents

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A)  the environment. 
B)  the individual's superego. 
C)  the individual's dreams and aspirations. 
D)  reality demands. 
A)  the environment. 
B)  the individual's superego. 
C)  the individual's dreams and aspirations. 
D)  reality demands.

Question 7

Which of the following is MOST appropriate for determining the psychometric soundness of behavioral assessment?

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A)  classical test theory 
B)  generalizability theory 
C)  empirical methods 
D)  the experimental analysis of behavior 
A)  classical test theory 
B)  generalizability theory 
C)  empirical methods 
D)  the experimental analysis of behavior

Question 8

The research of Carla Sharp and her colleagues suggest that there may come a day when clinicians discuss general (g)and specific (s)factors in personality disorders in a way that is analogous to current discussions of g and s with respect to

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A)  biopsychosocial aspects of depression. 
B)  neuropsychological disorders. 
C)  intelligence. 
D)  personality in general. 
A)  biopsychosocial aspects of depression. 
B)  neuropsychological disorders. 
C)  intelligence. 
D)  personality in general.

Question 9

The assumption that individuals will supply structure to unstructured stimuli in a manner consistent with their own conscious and unconscious concerns underlies the

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A)  projectile hypothesis. 
B)  subjective hypothesis. 
C)  projective hypothesis. 
D)  Skinnerian hypothesis. 
A)  projectile hypothesis. 
B)  subjective hypothesis. 
C)  projective hypothesis. 
D)  Skinnerian hypothesis.

Question 10

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 11

In the Sharp et al.(2015)study,in order for a patient to meet the criteria for borderline personality disorder,the symptoms must

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A)  have been present in a variety of settings. 
B)  have been present for at least two years. 
C)  not have been better explained by any other disorder. 
D)  All of these 
A)  have been present in a variety of settings. 
B)  have been present for at least two years. 
C)  not have been better explained by any other disorder. 
D)  All of these

Question 12

The Rorschach test

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A)  continues to be a widely used clinical tool, despite its questionable validity. 
B)  is taught in graduate psychology programs but is seldom used in professional practice. 
C)  is neither widely taught in graduate psychology programs nor widely used in professional practice. 
D)  ceased to be published in 2011. 
A)  continues to be a widely used clinical tool, despite its questionable validity. 
B)  is taught in graduate psychology programs but is seldom used in professional practice. 
C)  is neither widely taught in graduate psychology programs nor widely used in professional practice. 
D)  ceased to be published in 2011.

Question 13

Woods and Anderson (2016)are among those researchers working to find common ground between behavioral conceptualizations of psychopathology and ____ conceptualizations.

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A)  DSM-5 
B)  biopsychosocial 
C)  medical-modeled 
D)  person-centered 
A)  DSM-5 
B)  biopsychosocial 
C)  medical-modeled 
D)  person-centered

Question 14

A problem associated with behavioral observation as a tool of assessment is

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A)  reactivity. 
B)  observer bias. 
C)  equipment bias. 
D)  All of these 
A)  reactivity. 
B)  observer bias. 
C)  equipment bias. 
D)  All of these

Question 15

Of the following,the projective technique that is MOST frequently taught in counseling psychology programs is the

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A)  Mooney Inkblots. 
B)  Rorschach. 
C)  Sentence Completion Test. 
D)  Word Association Test. 
A)  Mooney Inkblots. 
B)  Rorschach. 
C)  Sentence Completion Test. 
D)  Word Association Test.

Question 16

The use of words as projective stimuli is based on which assumption?

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A)  Words are inherently emotionally charged and therefore a good source of psychological data. 
B)  Associations to words are chance happenings. 
C)  Word associations are the result of the individual's life experiences and personality. 
D)  Word associations exhibit high test-retest reliability. 
A)  Words are inherently emotionally charged and therefore a good source of psychological data. 
B)  Associations to words are chance happenings. 
C)  Word associations are the result of the individual's life experiences and personality. 
D)  Word associations exhibit high test-retest reliability.

Question 17

The "all-or-none error" as applied to the DSM diagnostic system for diagnosing personality disorders refers to the fact that according to that system,

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A)  one either has or has not a personality disorder. 
B)  either all of the diagnostic elements of a personality disorder exist, or none do. 
C)  a personality disorder diagnosis is either valid or not. 
D)  a personality disorder diagnosis is either reliable or not. 
A)  one either has or has not a personality disorder. 
B)  either all of the diagnostic elements of a personality disorder exist, or none do. 
C)  a personality disorder diagnosis is either valid or not. 
D)  a personality disorder diagnosis is either reliable or not.

Question 18

When administering the Rorschach Inkblot Test

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A)  an inquiry may be undertaken after the first administration in an attempt to clarify what was reported being seen. 
B)  spontaneous statements that the testtaker makes that are irrelevant to the card presented are not considered in the interpretation. 
C)  "testing the limits" and asking specific questions of the examinee may invalidate the findings. 
D)  care must be taken to make certain examinees blacken the grids fully, and only with #2 pencils. 
A)  an inquiry may be undertaken after the first administration in an attempt to clarify what was reported being seen. 
B)  spontaneous statements that the testtaker makes that are irrelevant to the card presented are not considered in the interpretation. 
C)  "testing the limits" and asking specific questions of the examinee may invalidate the findings. 
D)  care must be taken to make certain examinees blacken the grids fully, and only with #2 pencils.

Question 19

An actuarial approach to personality assessment relies on

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A)  norms. 
B)  standardization. 
C)  pre-set, uniformly applied rules and procedures. 
D)  All of these 
A)  norms. 
B)  standardization. 
C)  pre-set, uniformly applied rules and procedures. 
D)  All of these

Question 20

According to Dr.Monica Webb Hooper,assessment is a critical component of research because it

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A)  is a common thread in past and present research, as well as research yet to be devised. 
B)  is only through rigorous measurement that variables targeted in research may be operationalized, quantified, and ultimately, evaluated meaningfully. 
C)  is only through rigorous measurement that changes in specified behaviors can be meaningfully gauged. 
D)  All of these 
A)  is a common thread in past and present research, as well as research yet to be devised. 
B)  is only through rigorous measurement that variables targeted in research may be operationalized, quantified, and ultimately, evaluated meaningfully. 
C)  is only through rigorous measurement that changes in specified behaviors can be meaningfully gauged. 
D)  All of these

In research cited in your textbook that compared Rorschach responses of sex-offending Roman Catholic clergy to a control group of non-offending clergy,

The purpose of the inquiry stage of the administration of the Rorschach test is to

Behavioral assessment tends to focus on

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the behavioral approach to assessment?

Acting a particular role in a simulated but therapeutic situation is referred to as

According to Karen Machover on the interpretation of data derived from a Draw-A-Person test,the person drawn represents the person doing the drawing.Additionally,the paper on which the figure is drawn represents

Which of the following is MOST appropriate for determining the psychometric soundness of behavioral assessment?

The research of Carla Sharp and her colleagues suggest that there may come a day when clinicians discuss general (g)and specific (s)factors in personality disorders in a way that is analogous to current discussions of g and s with respect to

The assumption that individuals will supply structure to unstructured stimuli in a manner consistent with their own conscious and unconscious concerns underlies the

The plethysmograph is MOST useful in the assessment and treatment of

In the Sharp et al.(2015)study,in order for a patient to meet the criteria for borderline personality disorder,the symptoms must

The Rorschach test

Woods and Anderson (2016)are among those researchers working to find common ground between behavioral conceptualizations of psychopathology and ____ conceptualizations.

A problem associated with behavioral observation as a tool of assessment is

Of the following,the projective technique that is MOST frequently taught in counseling psychology programs is the

The use of words as projective stimuli is based on which assumption?

The "all-or-none error" as applied to the DSM diagnostic system for diagnosing personality disorders refers to the fact that according to that system,

When administering the Rorschach Inkblot Test

An actuarial approach to personality assessment relies on

According to Dr.Monica Webb Hooper,assessment is a critical component of research because it

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Exam 12: Personality Assessment Methods

In research cited in your textbook that compared Rorschach responses of sex-offending Roman Catholic clergy to a control group of non-offending clergy,

The purpose of the inquiry stage of the administration of the Rorschach test is to

Behavioral assessment tends to focus on

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the behavioral approach to assessment?

Acting a particular role in a simulated but therapeutic situation is referred to as

According to Karen Machover on the interpretation of data derived from a Draw-A-Person test,the person drawn represents the person doing the drawing.Additionally,the paper on which the figure is drawn represents

Which of the following is MOST appropriate for determining the psychometric soundness of behavioral assessment?

The research of Carla Sharp and her colleagues suggest that there may come a day when clinicians discuss general (g)and specific (s)factors in personality disorders in a way that is analogous to current discussions of g and s with respect to

The assumption that individuals will supply structure to unstructured stimuli in a manner consistent with their own conscious and unconscious concerns underlies the

The plethysmograph is MOST useful in the assessment and treatment of

In the Sharp et al.(2015)study,in order for a patient to meet the criteria for borderline personality disorder,the symptoms must

The Rorschach test

Woods and Anderson (2016)are among those researchers working to find common ground between behavioral conceptualizations of psychopathology and ____ conceptualizations.

A problem associated with behavioral observation as a tool of assessment is

Of the following,the projective technique that is MOST frequently taught in counseling psychology programs is the

The use of words as projective stimuli is based on which assumption?

The "all-or-none error" as applied to the DSM diagnostic system for diagnosing personality disorders refers to the fact that according to that system,

When administering the Rorschach Inkblot Test

An actuarial approach to personality assessment relies on

According to Dr.Monica Webb Hooper,assessment is a critical component of research because it

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

Filters