Question 1

The Megargee study highlights all of these features of T-data EXCEPT

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A) laboratory test data is sensitive to personality characteristics. 
B) there are often interesting links between self-report data and test data. 
C) the interpersonal style of the experimenter changed the results of the study. 
D) it is possible to set up conditions that make indicators of personality observable. 
A) laboratory test data is sensitive to personality characteristics. 
B) there are often interesting links between self-report data and test data. 
C) the interpersonal style of the experimenter changed the results of the study. 
D) it is possible to set up conditions that make indicators of personality observable.

Question 2

If dominance correlates positively with ego-strength, we know that

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A) dominance causes ego-strength. 
B) ego-strength causes dominance. 
C) people who score high on dominance also tend to score high on ego-strength. 
D) people who score high on dominance also tend to score low on ego-strength. 
A) dominance causes ego-strength. 
B) ego-strength causes dominance. 
C) people who score high on dominance also tend to score high on ego-strength. 
D) people who score high on dominance also tend to score low on ego-strength.

Question 3

The best way to measure the speed at which people process information would be to use

Accepted Answer

A) physiological data. 
B) projective tests. 
C) an actometer. 
D) fMRI. 
A) physiological data. 
B) projective tests. 
C) an actometer. 
D) fMRI.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a potential problem in collecting T-data?

Accepted Answer

A) Participants might guess what is being measured and alter their behavior. 
B) Attempts to gather T-data often elicit behavior from the participants. 
C) The testing situation might not be viewed the same by participants and researchers. 
D) A researcher can inadvertently influence behavior in the testing situation. 
A) Participants might guess what is being measured and alter their behavior. 
B) Attempts to gather T-data often elicit behavior from the participants. 
C) The testing situation might not be viewed the same by participants and researchers. 
D) A researcher can inadvertently influence behavior in the testing situation.

Question 5

Which of the following has been noted as a potential problem with the Twenty Statements Test, i.e., the "Who am I?" test?

Accepted Answer

A) It can be biased by intelligence differences in participants. 
B) It can show biases due to the gender of the participants. 
C) It can show biases due to the participants' cultural differences. 
D) It can show differences between people in adjusted and unadjusted marriages. 
A) It can be biased by intelligence differences in participants. 
B) It can show biases due to the gender of the participants. 
C) It can show biases due to the participants' cultural differences. 
D) It can show differences between people in adjusted and unadjusted marriages.

Question 6

_____ is NOT a form of reliability.

Accepted Answer

A) Spilt-half reliability 
B) Inter-rater reliability 
C) Construct reliability 
D) Test-retest reliability 
A) Spilt-half reliability 
B) Inter-rater reliability 
C) Construct reliability 
D) Test-retest reliability

Question 7

Megargee found that dominant women tend to _____ leadership roles when placed in mixed gender dyads with _____.

Accepted Answer

A) assume; submissive males 
B) delegate; submissive males 
C) assume; dominant males 
D) delegate; submissive females 
A) assume; submissive males 
B) delegate; submissive males 
C) assume; dominant males 
D) delegate; submissive females

Question 8

You are asked to describe Dr.Larsen's personality on a questionnaire.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) observer data. 
B) student data. 
C) subordinate data. 
D) omniscient data. 
A) observer data. 
B) student data. 
C) subordinate data. 
D) omniscient data.

Question 9

"Validity" refers to the ability

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A) of the personality test to produce the same test score for an individual at other testings. 
B) to assign a personality test score to a person. 
C) of a personality test to measure other personality traits. 
D) to measure what the personality test purports to measure. 
A) of the personality test to produce the same test score for an individual at other testings. 
B) to assign a personality test score to a person. 
C) of a personality test to measure other personality traits. 
D) to measure what the personality test purports to measure.

Question 10

In an experimental design, the manipulated variable is called the _____ variable.

Accepted Answer

A) dependent 
B) controlled 
C) independent 
D) causal 
A) dependent 
B) controlled 
C) independent 
D) causal

Question 11

When three measures of extraversion correlate highly with each other they can be described as having

Accepted Answer

A) discriminant validity. 
B) triangulated validity. 
C) convergent validity. 
D) inter-test validity. 
A) discriminant validity. 
B) triangulated validity. 
C) convergent validity. 
D) inter-test validity.

Question 12

Test data differs from observer-report data in that

Accepted Answer

A) test data usually requires less inference about the behavior of the participants. 
B) people who collect test data are more objective than observers. 
C) test data is always more expensive to collect than other types of data. 
D) test data always is more reliable than observer data. 
A) test data usually requires less inference about the behavior of the participants. 
B) people who collect test data are more objective than observers. 
C) test data is always more expensive to collect than other types of data. 
D) test data always is more reliable than observer data.

Question 13

I measure dominance in male business executives in a variety of ways.The executives complete a dominance questionnaire and their employees complete observer reports of their boss' dominance.I examine the executives' employment histories and measure their serum testosterone.Collecting all this data about one specific personality characteristic is called

Accepted Answer

A) cross-fertilization. 
B) triangulation. 
C) cross-validation. 
D) data manipulation. 
A) cross-fertilization. 
B) triangulation. 
C) cross-validation. 
D) data manipulation.

Question 14

Which of the following is a good reason to use many intimate observers to collect O-data?

Accepted Answer

A) You are interested in studying multiple social personalities. 
B) Professional observers are especially biased. 
C) You are interested in studying personality in a public context. 
D) It is important to know if a person has lots of friends. 
A) You are interested in studying multiple social personalities. 
B) Professional observers are especially biased. 
C) You are interested in studying personality in a public context. 
D) It is important to know if a person has lots of friends.

Question 15

Proponents of projective tests believe that these tests

Accepted Answer

A) are useful for assessing wishes, desires, fantasies, etc.a person may not be aware of and cannot disclose in other ways. 
B) are useful for determining the reactions individuals have when they are placed in ambiguous situations. 
C) are useful in eliciting unconscious anger and inciting arguments in married couples during laboratory sessions. 
D) are best used in areas of personality psychology that relate to psychopathology and mental illness. 
A) are useful for assessing wishes, desires, fantasies, etc.a person may not be aware of and cannot disclose in other ways. 
B) are useful for determining the reactions individuals have when they are placed in ambiguous situations. 
C) are useful in eliciting unconscious anger and inciting arguments in married couples during laboratory sessions. 
D) are best used in areas of personality psychology that relate to psychopathology and mental illness.

Question 16

The "bridge-building test" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) S-data. 
B) O-data. 
C) T-data. 
D) L-data. 
A) S-data. 
B) O-data. 
C) T-data. 
D) L-data.

Question 17

The "actometer" has been used to measure

Accepted Answer

A) activity level. 
B) action counts. 
C) actor influence. 
D) length of the activity. 
A) activity level. 
B) action counts. 
C) actor influence. 
D) length of the activity.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of self-report data?

Accepted Answer

A) People may intentionally lie about themselves. 
B) People may not know how to answer questions accurately. 
C) Self-report data is especially difficult to collect. 
D) People may intentionally distort reports on unusual experiences. 
A) People may intentionally lie about themselves. 
B) People may not know how to answer questions accurately. 
C) Self-report data is especially difficult to collect. 
D) People may intentionally distort reports on unusual experiences.

Question 19

Usually, combining the data from many observers is

Accepted Answer

A) more confusing and less precise than using data from a single observer. 
B) more valid and reliable than the data from a single observer. 
C) less reliable and valid than the data from a single clinical psychologist. 
D) more reliable and valid than using single measures of personality. 
A) more confusing and less precise than using data from a single observer. 
B) more valid and reliable than the data from a single observer. 
C) less reliable and valid than the data from a single clinical psychologist. 
D) more reliable and valid than using single measures of personality.

Question 20

Observer ratings of narcissism correlate with the number of times individuals refer to themselves during subsequent interviews.This relationship demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) predictive validity. 
B) inter-rater reliability. 
C) discriminant validity. 
D) split-half reliability. 
A) predictive validity. 
B) inter-rater reliability. 
C) discriminant validity. 
D) split-half reliability.

The Megargee study highlights all of these features of T-data EXCEPT

If dominance correlates positively with ego-strength, we know that

The best way to measure the speed at which people process information would be to use

Which of the following is NOT a potential problem in collecting T-data?

Which of the following has been noted as a potential problem with the Twenty Statements Test, i.e., the "Who am I?" test?

_____ is NOT a form of reliability.

Megargee found that dominant women tend to _ leadership roles when placed in mixed gender dyads with _.

You are asked to describe Dr.Larsen's personality on a questionnaire.This is an example of

"Validity" refers to the ability

In an experimental design, the manipulated variable is called the _____ variable.

When three measures of extraversion correlate highly with each other they can be described as having

Test data differs from observer-report data in that

Which of the following is a good reason to use many intimate observers to collect O-data?

Proponents of projective tests believe that these tests

The "bridge-building test" is an example of

The "actometer" has been used to measure

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of self-report data?

Usually, combining the data from many observers is

Observer ratings of narcissism correlate with the number of times individuals refer to themselves during subsequent interviews.This relationship demonstrates

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Exam 2: Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

The Megargee study highlights all of these features of T-data EXCEPT

If dominance correlates positively with ego-strength, we know that

The best way to measure the speed at which people process information would be to use

Which of the following is NOT a potential problem in collecting T-data?

Which of the following has been noted as a potential problem with the Twenty Statements Test, i.e., the "Who am I?" test?

_____ is NOT a form of reliability.

Megargee found that dominant women tend to _____ leadership roles when placed in mixed gender dyads with _____.

You are asked to describe Dr.Larsen's personality on a questionnaire.This is an example of

"Validity" refers to the ability

In an experimental design, the manipulated variable is called the _____ variable.

When three measures of extraversion correlate highly with each other they can be described as having

Test data differs from observer-report data in that

Which of the following is a good reason to use many intimate observers to collect O-data?

Proponents of projective tests believe that these tests

The "bridge-building test" is an example of

The "actometer" has been used to measure

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of self-report data?

Usually, combining the data from many observers is

Observer ratings of narcissism correlate with the number of times individuals refer to themselves during subsequent interviews.This relationship demonstrates

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex, Gender, and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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Megargee found that dominant women tend to _ leadership roles when placed in mixed gender dyads with _.