Question 1

Which statement is TRUE regarding the reliability of the Rorschach test?

Accepted Answer

A)  The split-half method appears to be a more feasible method for assessing reliability than test-retest procedures. 
B)  The Journal of Personality Assessment has published numerous studies attesting to the high split-half reliability of the Rorschach. 
C)  Published data demonstrate the potential reliability of Rorschach scoring but do not assure that Rorschach protocols are always reliably scored. 
D)  Inter-scorer reliability has been shown to be much higher among expert Rorschach users who also have access to background information on the examinee.

Question 2

In the Chapter 13 Meet an Assessment Professional feature,Dr.Anthony Bram described the tests he employs in what he characterized as a "core battery." These tests included,among others,a Wechsler test of intelligence and

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rorschach 
B)  the TAT 
C)  the Word Association Test 
D)  Both a and b

Question 3

The Word Association Test was developed at the Menninger Clinic by David Rapaport and colleagues.Rapaport's inspiration for developing this test came from word association experiments initially conducted by

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Carl Jung. 
C)  Karen Horney. 
D)  Sandor Ferenczi.

Question 4

Objective tests of personality have in common with many objective tests of ability and achievement the fact that test items.

Accepted Answer

A)  typically contain only one correct answer. 
B)  can be scored by machine, computer or online. 
C)  have a sound grounding in theory. 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

The stimulus cards of the Rorschach test are

Accepted Answer

A)  achromatic. 
B)  multicolored. 
C)  black, white, and red. 
D)  All of these

Question 7

The polygraph

Accepted Answer

A)  provides therapeutically helpful feedback to the testtaker. 
B)  provides results that must be interpreted by a professional. 
C)  produces a chart that will clearly demonstrate guilt or innocence. 
D)  is capable of detecting deception with as little as one question.

Question 8

Behavioral assessment has many advantages over other forms of assessment.Which is NOT one of those advantages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral assessment can provide adequate explanations for apparently contradictory dynamics in motivation. 
B)  Behavioral assessment can provide behavioral baseline data. 
C)  Behavioral assessment can provide a record of the assessee's behavioral strengths and weaknesses across a variety of situations. 
D)  Behavioral assessment can be used to pinpoint environmental conditions that are acting to trigger, maintain, or extinguish certain behaviors.

Question 9

Which of the following is a step toward a solution to the problem of contrast effects in ratings?

Accepted Answer

A)  use of modified rating scales 
B)  use of a composite judge 
C)  use of same gender raters 
D)  All of these

Question 10

Word association tests such as that developed by Jung

Accepted Answer

A)  are usually based on cognitive theories of personality. 
B)  are based on the premise that certain key words represent areas of conflict. 
C)  utilize only "traumatic" stimulus words, in an attempt to diagnose associative disturbances. 
D)  employ normative databases with samples matched to U.S. census data.

Question 11

How many TAT cards are there in the published set?

Accepted Answer

A)  18 
B)  23 
C)  31 
D)  42

Question 12

A major criticism of the Draw-A-Person: Screening Procedure for Emotional Disturbance (DAP: SPED)is that

Accepted Answer

A)  its standardization sample is inadequate. 
B)  it has poor reliability. 
C)  it has weak validity. 
D)  it lacks standardized instructions for administration.

Question 13

In this test,the testtaker's task is filling-in what the people in a cartoon-like stimulus might be saying or thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Children's Apperception Test-Human 
B)  The Roberts Apperception Test for Children 
C)  The Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study 
D)  None of these

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE of behavioral assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Groups of people are generally observed in order to obtain normative data. 
B)  More traditional psychological tests are routinely administered before and after behavioral assessment. 
C)  The frequency, intensity, or duration of the behavior is typically specified. 
D)  Assessments are preceded by in-depth interviews designed to explore relevant aspects of motivation.

Question 15

Determining a musician's popularity by assessing the length of time it takes to sell all of that artist's concert tickets is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  an unobtrusive measure. 
B)  a reactive measure. 
C)  an aesthetic measure. 
D)  an obtrusive behavioral measure.

Question 16

Situational performance measures

Accepted Answer

A)  take place in the actual environment being evaluated or in a simulated environment. 
B)  are limited to a small range of variables that may be targeted for assessment or intervention. 
C)  are ineffective in measuring elusive personality traits such as honesty or altruism. 
D)  have been used extensively to research the psychological aftermath of a "mosh pit" experience.

Question 17

Exner characterized the Rorschach as

Accepted Answer

A)  a projective tool. 
B)  an objective test. 
C)  an artistic potpourri. 
D)  None of these

Question 18

Which is NOT a quantifiable definition of a target behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of times Johnny is aggressive toward his peers during recess 
B)  the number of seconds Johnny spends out of his seat 
C)  the number of seconds Johnny spends daydreaming during math class 
D)  the number of times Johnny raises his hand during social studies class

Question 19

Exner's Comprehensive System for scoring the Rorschach test

Accepted Answer

A)  was the system recommended by Hermann Rorschach himself. 
B)  was extensively studied and found to be unreliable. 
C)  is the product of a joint collaboration by psychologists from around the world. 
D)  is an attempt to integrate the best features of the existing scoring systems.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 13: Personality Assessment Methods