Question 1

Regarding the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The MMPI-2 is one of the most widely used objective personality tests. 
B)  Each single item on the MMPI-2 relates important information about the person who has taken the test. 
C)  The MMPI-2 has 567 items to which the test taker must respond "true" or "false." 
D)  The validity scales on the MMPI-2 reveal whether a person's scores should be discarded. 
A)  The MMPI-2 is one of the most widely used objective personality tests. 
B)  Each single item on the MMPI-2 relates important information about the person who has taken the test. 
C)  The MMPI-2 has 567 items to which the test taker must respond "true" or "false." 
D)  The validity scales on the MMPI-2 reveal whether a person's scores should be discarded.

Question 2

Regarding the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The MMPI-2 is a projective test used to assess personality subjectively. 
B)  It is only through patterns of responses that one's personality dimensions are revealed on the MMPI-2. 
C)  The MMPI-2 has 567 items to which the test taker must respond "true" or "false." 
D)  The validity scales on the MMPI-2 reveal whether a person's scores should be discarded. 
A)  The MMPI-2 is a projective test used to assess personality subjectively. 
B)  It is only through patterns of responses that one's personality dimensions are revealed on the MMPI-2. 
C)  The MMPI-2 has 567 items to which the test taker must respond "true" or "false." 
D)  The validity scales on the MMPI-2 reveal whether a person's scores should be discarded.

Question 3

Which of the following is usually the first step in evaluating personality and an essential prelude to therapy,but which must be supplemented by other measures?

Accepted Answer

A)  situational tests 
B)  interviews 
C)  behavioral assessments 
D)  projective techniques 
A)  situational tests 
B)  interviews 
C)  behavioral assessments 
D)  projective techniques

Question 4

Shyness is most often triggered by which type of social situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  small group 
B)  large group 
C)  novel or unfamiliar 
D)  informal 
A)  small group 
B)  large group 
C)  novel or unfamiliar 
D)  informal

Question 5

Helen's students would most likely use which of the following techniques to evaluate aspects of Helen's teaching behaviors as well as such personality traits as helpfulness and enthusiasm?

Accepted Answer

A)  personality questionnaire 
B)  behavioral assessment scale 
C)  rating scale 
D)  situational test 
A)  personality questionnaire 
B)  behavioral assessment scale 
C)  rating scale 
D)  situational test

Question 6

For psychoanalytic theorists,the principal motives involve

Accepted Answer

A)  sex and aggression. 
B)  habits and situational determinants. 
C)  self-reinforcement and congruence. 
D)  conditions of worth and expectancies. 
A)  sex and aggression. 
B)  habits and situational determinants. 
C)  self-reinforcement and congruence. 
D)  conditions of worth and expectancies.

Question 7

Shy people typically

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to be preoccupied with their inner feelings and thoughts, disregarding what others think about them. 
B)  tend to blame themselves for their social failures. 
C)  tend to give themselves credit for social successes. 
D)  do all of these. 
A)  tend to be preoccupied with their inner feelings and thoughts, disregarding what others think about them. 
B)  tend to blame themselves for their social failures. 
C)  tend to give themselves credit for social successes. 
D)  do all of these.

Question 8

A person states that the reason people in some professions,such as teachers,lawyers,or doctors,seem so much alike is because their work requires that they act in particular ways.This person believes that the behavior of these professionals is strongly influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  personality traits. 
B)  external situations. 
C)  lasting biological predispositions. 
D)  ego defense mechanisms. 
A)  personality traits. 
B)  external situations. 
C)  lasting biological predispositions. 
D)  ego defense mechanisms.

Question 9

As a personality assessment device,which of the following would probably have the highest validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach 
B)  TAT 
C)  direct observations 
D)  MMPI-2 
A)  Rorschach 
B)  TAT 
C)  direct observations 
D)  MMPI-2

Question 10

Information about personality is obtained by asking a pre-planned set of questions in

Accepted Answer

A)  a structured interview. 
B)  structured observations. 
C)  a structured rating scale. 
D)  a projective interview. 
A)  a structured interview. 
B)  structured observations. 
C)  a structured rating scale. 
D)  a projective interview.

Question 11

Which of the following would NOT be helpful in reducing one's shyness?

Accepted Answer

A)  asking open-ended questions of others 
B)  confronting unproductive beliefs 
C)  rationalizing one's inaction 
D)  practicing social skills and increasing animation in conversations 
A)  asking open-ended questions of others 
B)  confronting unproductive beliefs 
C)  rationalizing one's inaction 
D)  practicing social skills and increasing animation in conversations

Question 12

The notion of self-efficacy is important in the accounts of personality development proposed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Bandura. 
B)  Carl Rogers. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Gordon Allport. 
A)  Albert Bandura. 
B)  Carl Rogers. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Gordon Allport.

Question 13

Which one of the following represents a basic element of shyness?

Accepted Answer

A)  incongruence 
B)  generalized anxiety 
C)  lack of social skills 
D)  self-actualization 
A)  incongruence 
B)  generalized anxiety 
C)  lack of social skills 
D)  self-actualization

Question 14

Objective paper-and-pencil tests that reveal personality characteristics are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  projective tests. 
B)  behavioral assessments. 
C)  rating scales. 
D)  personality questionnaires. 
A)  projective tests. 
B)  behavioral assessments. 
C)  rating scales. 
D)  personality questionnaires.

Question 15

Which personality theory seems to exaggerate the impact of sexuality and biological instincts,tends to explain any psychological event after it has occurred,offers little help in predicting future behavior,and has been difficult or impossible to test scientifically?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behaviorist 
D)  trait 
A)  humanistic 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behaviorist 
D)  trait

Question 16

Regarding the Rorschach Technique,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Rorschach inkblots are all black-and-white in color. 
B)  After the person describes the ten blots, the psychologist returns to the blots, asking the person to identify specific sections and give new impressions. 
C)  In the interpretation of the Rorschach, the content is less important than what parts of the inkblot are used to organize images. 
D)  The Rorschach technique allows psychologists to detect emotional disturbances by observing how a person perceives the world. 
A)  The Rorschach inkblots are all black-and-white in color. 
B)  After the person describes the ten blots, the psychologist returns to the blots, asking the person to identify specific sections and give new impressions. 
C)  In the interpretation of the Rorschach, the content is less important than what parts of the inkblot are used to organize images. 
D)  The Rorschach technique allows psychologists to detect emotional disturbances by observing how a person perceives the world.

Question 17

The personality theory that has been very useful for describing and comparing personalities and on which many of the personality tests used by clinical psychologists are based is the __________ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  trait 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behaviorist 
D)  humanistic 
A)  trait 
B)  psychoanalytic 
C)  behaviorist 
D)  humanistic

Question 18

Kearstein is quiet and shy,although she is less quiet and shy when she is at family gatherings than when she is in her college class.This example of Kearstein supports the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  situational fixations. 
B)  possible selves. 
C)  incongruence. 
D)  trait-situation interaction. 
A)  situational fixations. 
B)  possible selves. 
C)  incongruence. 
D)  trait-situation interaction.

Question 19

The validity scales on the MMPI-2

Accepted Answer

A)  are designed to detect habitual dishonesty. 
B)  identify antisocial or delinquent individuals. 
C)  detect unconscious motives the test-taker might normally lie about. 
D)  detect attempts to make oneself look good or bad. 
A)  are designed to detect habitual dishonesty. 
B)  identify antisocial or delinquent individuals. 
C)  detect unconscious motives the test-taker might normally lie about. 
D)  detect attempts to make oneself look good or bad.

Question 20

The tendency to generalize a favorable or unfavorable first impression to an entire personality is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the situational bias effect. 
B)  the androgynous effect. 
C)  organismic valuing. 
D)  the halo effect. 
A)  the situational bias effect. 
B)  the androgynous effect. 
C)  organismic valuing. 
D)  the halo effect.

Exam 12: C: Personality

Regarding the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2),which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is usually the first step in evaluating personality and an essential prelude to therapy,but which must be supplemented by other measures?

Shyness is most often triggered by which type of social situations?

Helen's students would most likely use which of the following techniques to evaluate aspects of Helen's teaching behaviors as well as such personality traits as helpfulness and enthusiasm?

For psychoanalytic theorists,the principal motives involve

Shy people typically

A person states that the reason people in some professions,such as teachers,lawyers,or doctors,seem so much alike is because their work requires that they act in particular ways.This person believes that the behavior of these professionals is strongly influenced by

As a personality assessment device,which of the following would probably have the highest validity?

Information about personality is obtained by asking a pre-planned set of questions in

Which of the following would NOT be helpful in reducing one's shyness?

The notion of self-efficacy is important in the accounts of personality development proposed by

Which one of the following represents a basic element of shyness?

Objective paper-and-pencil tests that reveal personality characteristics are known as

Which personality theory seems to exaggerate the impact of sexuality and biological instincts,tends to explain any psychological event after it has occurred,offers little help in predicting future behavior,and has been difficult or impossible to test scientifically?

Regarding the Rorschach Technique,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The personality theory that has been very useful for describing and comparing personalities and on which many of the personality tests used by clinical psychologists are based is the __________ theory.

Kearstein is quiet and shy,although she is less quiet and shy when she is at family gatherings than when she is in her college class.This example of Kearstein supports the concept of

The validity scales on the MMPI-2

The tendency to generalize a favorable or unfavorable first impression to an entire personality is known as

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology