Question 1

The use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Accepted Answer

A) is extremely useful for eliciting eye blink responses when individuals are startled. 
B) can be used to assess an individual's activity level. 
C) measures oxygen flow in the brain due to blood concentrations. 
D) is used to discover individuals with "magnetic" personalities. 
A) is extremely useful for eliciting eye blink responses when individuals are startled. 
B) can be used to assess an individual's activity level. 
C) measures oxygen flow in the brain due to blood concentrations. 
D) is used to discover individuals with "magnetic" personalities.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of physiological data?

Accepted Answer

A) It usually requires an artificial setting. 
B) Participants may not construe the testing situation as the researchers do. 
C) It is easy to fake desirable responses. 
D) It shares most of the other limitations of other types of test data. 
A) It usually requires an artificial setting. 
B) Participants may not construe the testing situation as the researchers do. 
C) It is easy to fake desirable responses. 
D) It shares most of the other limitations of other types of test data.

Question 3

Jared is trying to buy a new car.He finds that he can only get a loan at a very unfavorable interest rate due to the financial trouble he created for himself with a credit card he got while a college student.Jared's poor credit rating is an example of _____ at work.

Accepted Answer

A) life-report data 
B) observer-report data 
C) commercial-report data 
D) investment-report data 
A) life-report data 
B) observer-report data 
C) commercial-report data 
D) investment-report data

Question 4

If a person receives similar scores when taking a personality test many times, that test has high

Accepted Answer

A) alternative-form reliability. 
B) generalization. 
C) internal consistency. 
D) test-retest reliability. 
A) alternative-form reliability. 
B) generalization. 
C) internal consistency. 
D) test-retest reliability.

Question 5

The use of _____ differentiates projective tests from other kinds of test data.

Accepted Answer

A) standardized scoring 
B) ambiguous stimuli 
C) psychoanalytic assumptions 
D) video projectors 
A) standardized scoring 
B) ambiguous stimuli 
C) psychoanalytic assumptions 
D) video projectors

Question 6

Which of the following terms describes the extent to which a test actually measures what it claims to measure?

Accepted Answer

A) Reliability 
B) Validity 
C) Correlation coefficient 
D) Internal consistency 
A) Reliability 
B) Validity 
C) Correlation coefficient 
D) Internal consistency

Question 7

"Triangulation" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) assessing personality traits in geometric space. 
B) a statistical technique that compares three traits. 
C) assessing personality with various types of data. 
D) a method for plotting personality profiles. 
A) assessing personality traits in geometric space. 
B) a statistical technique that compares three traits. 
C) assessing personality with various types of data. 
D) a method for plotting personality profiles.

Question 8

I develop a Bleemness scale.It consists of one item, "How Bleem are you?" The most likely form of validity represented by this scale is

Accepted Answer

A) criterion. 
B) face. 
C) construct. 
D) internal. 
A) criterion. 
B) face. 
C) construct. 
D) internal.

Question 9

If a measure predicts behaviors in many contexts, it has high

Accepted Answer

A) discriminant validity. 
B) reliability. 
C) generalizability. 
D) coherence. 
A) discriminant validity. 
B) reliability. 
C) generalizability. 
D) coherence.

Question 10

If a measure is equally valid in persons of different ages, genders and cultures, it can be described as having high

Accepted Answer

A) face validity. 
B) construct validity. 
C) statistical significance. 
D) generalizability. 
A) face validity. 
B) construct validity. 
C) statistical significance. 
D) generalizability.

Question 11

Dr.Larsen conducts a study in which participants are given pagers.Every time the participants are paged they complete a short questionnaire.Participants are paged three times for eight days.This type of research is called

Accepted Answer

A) experiential research. 
B) experience sampling. 
C) life sampling. 
D) observer query. 
A) experiential research. 
B) experience sampling. 
C) life sampling. 
D) observer query.

Question 12

The Megargee study of sex roles and dominance found that

Accepted Answer

A) there are no significant differences in dominance between men and women. 
B) women did not want to be followers as they generally lacked mechanical ability. 
C) dominant women behave differently then equally dominant men. 
D) dominant men became submissive under certain experimental conditions. 
A) there are no significant differences in dominance between men and women. 
B) women did not want to be followers as they generally lacked mechanical ability. 
C) dominant women behave differently then equally dominant men. 
D) dominant men became submissive under certain experimental conditions.

Question 13

When most people (but not psychopaths) look at fear-inducing photographs,

Accepted Answer

A) their startle response is no different than usual. 
B) their startle response is faster than usual. 
C) their startle response is slower than usual. 
D) they cannot be startled. 
A) their startle response is no different than usual. 
B) their startle response is faster than usual. 
C) their startle response is slower than usual. 
D) they cannot be startled.

Question 14

In order to establish causality, participants in all conditions should be

Accepted Answer

A) manipulated. 
B) equivalent. 
C) undergraduate students. 
D) counter balanced. 
A) manipulated. 
B) equivalent. 
C) undergraduate students. 
D) counter balanced.

The use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of physiological data?

Jared is trying to buy a new car.He finds that he can only get a loan at a very unfavorable interest rate due to the financial trouble he created for himself with a credit card he got while a college student.Jared's poor credit rating is an example of _____ at work.

If a person receives similar scores when taking a personality test many times, that test has high

The use of _____ differentiates projective tests from other kinds of test data.

Which of the following terms describes the extent to which a test actually measures what it claims to measure?

"Triangulation" refers to

I develop a Bleemness scale.It consists of one item, "How Bleem are you?" The most likely form of validity represented by this scale is

If a measure predicts behaviors in many contexts, it has high

If a measure is equally valid in persons of different ages, genders and cultures, it can be described as having high

Dr.Larsen conducts a study in which participants are given pagers.Every time the participants are paged they complete a short questionnaire.Participants are paged three times for eight days.This type of research is called

The Megargee study of sex roles and dominance found that

When most people (but not psychopaths) look at fear-inducing photographs,

In order to establish causality, participants in all conditions should be

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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

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Exam 2: Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

The use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of physiological data?

Jared is trying to buy a new car.He finds that he can only get a loan at a very unfavorable interest rate due to the financial trouble he created for himself with a credit card he got while a college student.Jared's poor credit rating is an example of _____ at work.

If a person receives similar scores when taking a personality test many times, that test has high

The use of _____ differentiates projective tests from other kinds of test data.

Which of the following terms describes the extent to which a test actually measures what it claims to measure?

"Triangulation" refers to

I develop a Bleemness scale.It consists of one item, "How Bleem are you?" The most likely form of validity represented by this scale is

If a measure predicts behaviors in many contexts, it has high

If a measure is equally valid in persons of different ages, genders and cultures, it can be described as having high

Dr.Larsen conducts a study in which participants are given pagers.Every time the participants are paged they complete a short questionnaire.Participants are paged three times for eight days.This type of research is called

The Megargee study of sex roles and dominance found that

When most people (but not psychopaths) look at fear-inducing photographs,

In order to establish causality, participants in all conditions should be

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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