Question 1

According to Eckardt and Weiss,the personality test used with the gorillas at the Karisoke research center yielded data on traits

Accepted Answer

A)  unique to mountain gorillas. 
B)  reminiscent of human "Big 5" traits. 
C)  typically observed in pre-adolescent humans. 
D)  first identified in the 1960s and 1970s. 
A)  unique to mountain gorillas. 
B)  reminiscent of human "Big 5" traits. 
C)  typically observed in pre-adolescent humans. 
D)  first identified in the 1960s and 1970s.

Question 2

Relatively few personality tests seek to distinguish traits from states.One test that does make this distinction is

Accepted Answer

A)  the MMPI-2-RF. 
B)  the STAI. 
C)  the Self-Directed Search. 
D)  the CPI. 
A)  the MMPI-2-RF. 
B)  the STAI. 
C)  the Self-Directed Search. 
D)  the CPI.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  improving the content validity of the instrument being used. 
B)  clarifying terminology to increase reliability. 
C)  providing practice sessions in observing and rating others. 
D)  comparing ratings of new raters with those of more experienced raters. 
A)  improving the content validity of the instrument being used. 
B)  clarifying terminology to increase reliability. 
C)  providing practice sessions in observing and rating others. 
D)  comparing ratings of new raters with those of more experienced raters.

Question 4

Days before the party he is having in his home,DJ DJay purchases 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,DJ DJay is a devotee of value brand beer.DJ DJay's behavior could BEST be characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  acquiescence. 
B)  faking good. 
C)  disingenuous responding. 
D)  impression management. 
A)  acquiescence. 
B)  faking good. 
C)  disingenuous responding. 
D)  impression management.

Question 5

Self-report personality assessment can entail

Accepted Answer

A)  written responses to a test. 
B)  writing entries into a diary. 
C)  oral report of dreams. 
D)  All of these 
A)  written responses to a test. 
B)  writing entries into a diary. 
C)  oral report of dreams. 
D)  All of these

Question 6

Meloy's (2000)biopsychosocial (BPS)model identifies individual/psychological factors,social/situational factors,and biological factors that have been shown to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  successful execution of a threat made. 
B)  higher rates of interpersonal violence. 
C)  analogue models of attempted threats. 
D)  computer models of copycat crimes. 
A)  successful execution of a threat made. 
B)  higher rates of interpersonal violence. 
C)  analogue models of attempted threats. 
D)  computer models of copycat crimes.

Question 7

In which test are the subjects alternately instructed to indicate how they feel "right now" and how they feel "generally"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ASVAB 
B)  the MMPI 
C)  the WISC-V 
D)  the STAI 
A)  the ASVAB 
B)  the MMPI 
C)  the WISC-V 
D)  the STAI

Question 8

On a test,an assessee chooses how to end an incomplete sentence by writing-in the end of the sentence.The format of the test could BEST be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  sentence completion. 
B)  fill-in-the-blank. 
C)  free-choice. 
D)  All of these 
A)  sentence completion. 
B)  fill-in-the-blank. 
C)  free-choice. 
D)  All of these

Question 9

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the use of the MMPI-2 with Chicano clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  The MMPI-2 is as culturally sensitive as the MMPI. 
B)  The MMPI-2 overpathologizes Chicano clients. 
C)  Conflicting evidence exists regarding whether the test is culturally sensitive or overpathologizes Chicano clients. 
D)  The use of the test with Chicano clients was supported on the basis of research conducted in the Mexican Baja. 
A)  The MMPI-2 is as culturally sensitive as the MMPI. 
B)  The MMPI-2 overpathologizes Chicano clients. 
C)  Conflicting evidence exists regarding whether the test is culturally sensitive or overpathologizes Chicano clients. 
D)  The use of the test with Chicano clients was supported on the basis of research conducted in the Mexican Baja.

Question 10

The lower test-retest reliability coefficients found to exist for state anxiety when compared with higher test-retest reliability coefficients obtained for trait anxiety support which premise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traits are more enduring personality characteristics than states. 
B)  States are more enduring personality characteristics than traits. 
C)  Exhibition of anxiety is very situation-dependent. 
D)  None of these 
A)  Traits are more enduring personality characteristics than states. 
B)  States are more enduring personality characteristics than traits. 
C)  Exhibition of anxiety is very situation-dependent. 
D)  None of these

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Hippocrates. 
B)  Jung. 
C)  Freud. 
D)  Thorndike. 
A)  Hippocrates. 
B)  Jung. 
C)  Freud. 
D)  Thorndike.

Question 12

The term psychasthenia,as used in the 1930s when the MMPI was developed,was MOST closely related in meaning to what is now known as

Accepted Answer

A)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  suicidal tendencies. 
D)  borderline personality disorder. 
A)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  suicidal tendencies. 
D)  borderline personality disorder.

Question 13

If you believe your score on this test depends on how much effort you put into studying,then a psychologist might characterize you as representative of people with

Accepted Answer

A)  an external locus of control. 
B)  a low level of differentiation. 
C)  an internal locus of control. 
D)  a high level of differentiation. 
A)  an external locus of control. 
B)  a low level of differentiation. 
C)  an internal locus of control. 
D)  a high level of differentiation.

Question 14

Why were MMPI-2 content subscales developed?

Accepted Answer

A)  to increase the reliability of the test 
B)  to group items measuring the same traits or attitudes 
C)  to decrease the number of clinical scales necessary 
D)  to increase the length of the computerized narrative reports 
A)  to increase the reliability of the test 
B)  to group items measuring the same traits or attitudes 
C)  to decrease the number of clinical scales necessary 
D)  to increase the length of the computerized narrative reports

Question 15

Citing or endorsing only positive attributes in a self-report measure of personality is a phenomenon referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  putting on the Barnum. 
B)  amplifying. 
C)  self-deception. 
D)  socially desirable responding. 
A)  putting on the Barnum. 
B)  amplifying. 
C)  self-deception. 
D)  socially desirable responding.

Question 16

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  essay 
B)  adjective checklist 
C)  forced-choice 
D)  free-choice 
A)  essay 
B)  adjective checklist 
C)  forced-choice 
D)  free-choice

Question 17

The researchers studying gorilla personality at the Karisoke Research Center used which personality test?

Accepted Answer

A)  California Personality Inventory 
B)  Personality Inventory for Children 
C)  16-PF 
D)  Hominoid Personality Questionnaire 
A)  California Personality Inventory 
B)  Personality Inventory for Children 
C)  16-PF 
D)  Hominoid Personality Questionnaire

Question 18

Although the MMPI-2 had a larger standardization sample than the original MMPI,the norm sample remained one of the primary criticisms of this revised test.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  The MMPI-2 sample had the effect of further elevating an already elevated T score. 
B)  The MMPI-2 sample was made up of mostly non-White individuals. 
C)  The MMPI-2 sample was biased toward low SES people. 
D)  The MMPI-2 sample was biased toward highly educated people. 
A)  The MMPI-2 sample had the effect of further elevating an already elevated T score. 
B)  The MMPI-2 sample was made up of mostly non-White individuals. 
C)  The MMPI-2 sample was biased toward low SES people. 
D)  The MMPI-2 sample was biased toward highly educated people.

Question 19

What conclusion did Achenbach reach after investigating differences between respondents who evaluate children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents are more accurate than teachers in evaluating children. 
B)  Teachers are more honest than parents in their evaluations. 
C)  Physicians are less accurate than either parents or teachers. 
D)  None of these 
A)  Parents are more accurate than teachers in evaluating children. 
B)  Teachers are more honest than parents in their evaluations. 
C)  Physicians are less accurate than either parents or teachers. 
D)  None of these

Question 20

According to Dr.Rick Malone,the best source of data for making inferences as to how dangerous persons of interest actually are may be

Accepted Answer

A)  publicly available information about the person of interest such as arrest records. 
B)  electronic postings that were posted about the person of interest by friends and family. 
C)  communications created by those person themselves, such as postings on social media. 
D)  publicly available information about the person of interest such as arrest records and electronic postings that were posted about the person of interest by friends and family. 
A)  publicly available information about the person of interest such as arrest records. 
B)  electronic postings that were posted about the person of interest by friends and family. 
C)  communications created by those person themselves, such as postings on social media. 
D)  publicly available information about the person of interest such as arrest records and electronic postings that were posted about the person of interest by friends and family.

According to Eckardt and Weiss,the personality test used with the gorillas at the Karisoke research center yielded data on traits

Relatively few personality tests seek to distinguish traits from states.One test that does make this distinction is

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

Self-report personality assessment can entail

Meloy's (2000)biopsychosocial (BPS)model identifies individual/psychological factors,social/situational factors,and biological factors that have been shown to be associated with

In which test are the subjects alternately instructed to indicate how they feel "right now" and how they feel "generally"?

On a test,an assessee chooses how to end an incomplete sentence by writing-in the end of the sentence.The format of the test could BEST be described as

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the use of the MMPI-2 with Chicano clients?

The lower test-retest reliability coefficients found to exist for state anxiety when compared with higher test-retest reliability coefficients obtained for trait anxiety support which premise?

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

The term psychasthenia,as used in the 1930s when the MMPI was developed,was MOST closely related in meaning to what is now known as

If you believe your score on this test depends on how much effort you put into studying,then a psychologist might characterize you as representative of people with

Why were MMPI-2 content subscales developed?

Citing or endorsing only positive attributes in a self-report measure of personality is a phenomenon referred to as

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?

The researchers studying gorilla personality at the Karisoke Research Center used which personality test?

Although the MMPI-2 had a larger standardization sample than the original MMPI,the norm sample remained one of the primary criticisms of this revised test.Why?

What conclusion did Achenbach reach after investigating differences between respondents who evaluate children?

According to Dr.Rick Malone,the best source of data for making inferences as to how dangerous persons of interest actually are may be

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Exam 11: Personality Assessment: an Overview

According to Eckardt and Weiss,the personality test used with the gorillas at the Karisoke research center yielded data on traits

Relatively few personality tests seek to distinguish traits from states.One test that does make this distinction is

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

Self-report personality assessment can entail

Meloy's (2000)biopsychosocial (BPS)model identifies individual/psychological factors,social/situational factors,and biological factors that have been shown to be associated with

In which test are the subjects alternately instructed to indicate how they feel "right now" and how they feel "generally"?

On a test,an assessee chooses how to end an incomplete sentence by writing-in the end of the sentence.The format of the test could BEST be described as

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the use of the MMPI-2 with Chicano clients?

The lower test-retest reliability coefficients found to exist for state anxiety when compared with higher test-retest reliability coefficients obtained for trait anxiety support which premise?

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

The term psychasthenia,as used in the 1930s when the MMPI was developed,was MOST closely related in meaning to what is now known as

If you believe your score on this test depends on how much effort you put into studying,then a psychologist might characterize you as representative of people with

Why were MMPI-2 content subscales developed?

Citing or endorsing only positive attributes in a self-report measure of personality is a phenomenon referred to as

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?

The researchers studying gorilla personality at the Karisoke Research Center used which personality test?

Although the MMPI-2 had a larger standardization sample than the original MMPI,the norm sample remained one of the primary criticisms of this revised test.Why?

What conclusion did Achenbach reach after investigating differences between respondents who evaluate children?

According to Dr.Rick Malone,the best source of data for making inferences as to how dangerous persons of interest actually are may be

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 Methods

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment

Assessment,Careers,and Business

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