Question 1

A person of interest's postings on social media can be revealing with respect to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual's daily activities. 
B)  an individual's financial resources. 
C)  an individual's interests. 
D)  an individual's delusional beliefs.

Question 2

Consider the following two MMPI-2-like,true/false items,and imagine they are both on the same personality inventory: (x)I prefer cereal to eggs for breakfast.
(y)I prefer eggs to cereal for breakfast.
An individual who responds true to both of these items is representative of people who have MMPI profiles with which of the following scales elevated?

Accepted Answer

A)  the TRIN scale 
B)  the L scale 
C)  the K scale 
D)  the Special K scale

Question 3

According to Dr.Rick Malone,a circumstance where a threat assessment will be launched occurs when one individual _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  has demonstrated an "inappropriate direction of interest" towards a public figure 
B)  has attempted to communicate directly with a public figure by telephone, mail, or e-mail 
C)  physically approached a public figure in an inappropriate way 
D)  All of these

Question 4

An example of a personality test that employed empirical criterion keying in its development is the

Accepted Answer

A)  16 PF. 
B)  NEO-PI-R. 
C)  Rorschach. 
D)  MMPI.

Question 5

Which of the following represents the BEST alternative to the use of validity scales?

Accepted Answer

A)  test directions that stress the importance of being honest when responding. 
B)  including duplicate items throughout the test. 
C)  using multiple sources of information to draw conclusions including third-party information. 
D)  having testtakers review their responses and then sign a statement attesting to the truthfulness of the responses.

Question 6

Validity scales assist the test user in making judgments related to whether or not a testtaker

Accepted Answer

A)  lied when responding to a particular set of items. 
B)  understood the items. 
C)  misunderstood the items. 
D)  All of these

Question 7

A measure of anxiety contains 100 statements written in an agree/disagree format.Maxime indicates disagreement with each one of the statements.From this limited amount of information,it seems reasonable to say that

Accepted Answer

A)  Maxime may be trying to present himself in a favorable light. 
B)  Maxime may be exhibiting a non-acquiescent response tendency. 
C)  Maxime may be exhibiting a response set characterized by deviance. 
D)  Maxime may be responding in a socially desirable manner.

Question 8

A data reduction method used in personality test development is

Accepted Answer

A)  regression analysis. 
B)  factor analysis. 
C)  final analysis. 
D)  shrink analysis.

Question 9

Research on psychological traits reveals

Accepted Answer

A)  strong cross-situational consistency in traits such as honesty. 
B)  a lack of cross-situational consistency in traits such as honesty. 
C)  clear evidence that traits physically exist in the brain. 
D)  None of these

Question 10

The validity scales of the MMPI,MMPI-2,and MMPI-2-RF

Accepted Answer

A)  have all been heavily criticized as self-serving since they presume to measure the test's own validity. 
B)  measure only the validity of the test but do not measure the test's reliability or utility. 
C)  provide a gauge of testtaker response sets and patterns. 
D)  All of these

Question 11

A tendency to respond to a test item in a characteristic manner irrespective of the content of the item is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  a response prevention. 
B)  a response style. 
C)  an impression management effort. 
D)  a halo effect.

Question 12

The BEST method for identifying a rater's possible bias in scoring subjective content would entail having the rater

Accepted Answer

A)  comment on the scoring of other raters. 
B)  read each scoring instruction aloud and comment on each. 
C)  verbalize thought processes associated with scoring each item. 
D)  over for brunch and casually ease the conversation towards scoring practices.

Question 13

Consider the following test item: How I feel when I go on a date:
Tense ____: _____: _______: ______: _______: ______: ______ Relaxed
This item may BEST be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  an embedded item. 
B)  a range-of-choice item. 
C)  a forced-choice item. 
D)  a semantic differential item.

Question 14

Which BEST describes what is typically measured in personality assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  social and communication skills 
B)  traits and states 
C)  charisma 
D)  creativity and motivation

Question 15

In the title of the test known as the MMPI-A,the "A" stands for

Accepted Answer

A)  Adult. 
B)  Adolescent. 
C)  Form "A". 
D)  Alternate Form.

Question 16

The test used in the study of gorilla personality by the researchers in Karisoke contained how many items?

Accepted Answer

A)  14 
B)  24 
C)  34 
D)  54

Question 17

A personality trait

Accepted Answer

A)  is relatively enduring. 
B)  is distinguishable. 
C)  varies within and between individuals. 
D)  All of these

Question 18

Asking testtakers to indicate how they feel "at this moment" versus how they feel "in general" is an attempt to

Accepted Answer

A)  obtain as much information about the testtakers as possible. 
B)  distinguish between various traits and states. 
C)  determine if the testtakers are responding truthfully. 
D)  evaluate certain topic areas listed in the classic song, Feelings.

Question 19

They are built into a personality test to assist in determining how honest testtakers have been in their responses.They are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability scales. 
B)  validity scales. 
C)  honesty scales. 
D)  UB scales. (otherwise known as "you're busted" scales)

Question 20

Which of the following is a validity scale first developed for use with the MMPI-2?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Lie Scale 
B)  the Consistent Credibility Scale 
C)  the Moody Machiavellianism Scale 
D)  the Variable Response Inconsistency Scale

Exam 11: Personality Assessment: an Overview

A person of interest's postings on social media can be revealing with respect to all of the following EXCEPT

According to Dr.Rick Malone,a circumstance where a threat assessment will be launched occurs when one individual _________.

An example of a personality test that employed empirical criterion keying in its development is the

Which of the following represents the BEST alternative to the use of validity scales?

Validity scales assist the test user in making judgments related to whether or not a testtaker

A measure of anxiety contains 100 statements written in an agree/disagree format.Maxime indicates disagreement with each one of the statements.From this limited amount of information,it seems reasonable to say that

A data reduction method used in personality test development is

Research on psychological traits reveals

The validity scales of the MMPI,MMPI-2,and MMPI-2-RF

A tendency to respond to a test item in a characteristic manner irrespective of the content of the item is known as

The BEST method for identifying a rater's possible bias in scoring subjective content would entail having the rater

Consider the following test item: How I feel when I go on a date: Tense __: _: _: : _: : ____ Relaxed This item may BEST be described as

Which BEST describes what is typically measured in personality assessment?

In the title of the test known as the MMPI-A,the "A" stands for

The test used in the study of gorilla personality by the researchers in Karisoke contained how many items?

A personality trait

Asking testtakers to indicate how they feel "at this moment" versus how they feel "in general" is an attempt to

They are built into a personality test to assist in determining how honest testtakers have been in their responses.They are referred to as

Which of the following is a validity scale first developed for use with the MMPI-2?

Exam 11: Personality Assessment: an Overview

A person of interest's postings on social media can be revealing with respect to all of the following EXCEPT

According to Dr.Rick Malone,a circumstance where a threat assessment will be launched occurs when one individual _________.

An example of a personality test that employed empirical criterion keying in its development is the

Which of the following represents the BEST alternative to the use of validity scales?

Validity scales assist the test user in making judgments related to whether or not a testtaker

A measure of anxiety contains 100 statements written in an agree/disagree format.Maxime indicates disagreement with each one of the statements.From this limited amount of information,it seems reasonable to say that

A data reduction method used in personality test development is

Research on psychological traits reveals

The validity scales of the MMPI,MMPI-2,and MMPI-2-RF

A tendency to respond to a test item in a characteristic manner irrespective of the content of the item is known as

The BEST method for identifying a rater's possible bias in scoring subjective content would entail having the rater

Consider the following test item: How I feel when I go on a date: Tense ____: _____: _______: ______: _______: ______: ______ Relaxed This item may BEST be described as

Which BEST describes what is typically measured in personality assessment?

In the title of the test known as the MMPI-A,the "A" stands for

The test used in the study of gorilla personality by the researchers in Karisoke contained how many items?

A personality trait

Asking testtakers to indicate how they feel "at this moment" versus how they feel "in general" is an attempt to

They are built into a personality test to assist in determining how honest testtakers have been in their responses.They are referred to as

Which of the following is a validity scale first developed for use with the MMPI-2?

Consider the following test item: How I feel when I go on a date: Tense __: _: _: : _: : ____ Relaxed This item may BEST be described as