Question 1

Structured professional judgment is an approach to threat assessment that

Accepted Answer

A)  attempts to bridge the gap between actuarial and unstructured clinical approaches. 
B)  relies on evidence-based guidelines that are directly informed by the scientific and professional literature. 
C)  allows assessors discretion in their interpretations of clinical data. 
D)  All of these

Question 2

Comparing a testtaker's responses to their own responses (as opposed to the responses of other testtakers)is an example of which type of approach to personality test interpretation?

Accepted Answer

A)  nomothetic 
B)  idiographic 
C)  ipsative 
D)  normative

Question 3

At what age does acculturation begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  at birth 
B)  when one enters elementary school (approximately 5 years old) 
C)  when one enters high school (approximately 14 years old) 
D)  when one becomes independent of one's family (whenever)

Question 4

According to an author of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF),the test contains __________ primary and ____________ second-order factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  16; 5 
B)  5; 11 
C)  5; 16 
D)  11; 5

Question 5

Which test BEST exemplifies a tool of assessment developed on the basis of logic and reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  the MMPI 
B)  the CPI 
C)  the Blacky Pictures Test 
D)  the Personal Data Sheet

Question 6

The "blown bridge" exercise is an example of which tool of personality assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  situational performance measure 
B)  forced-choice measure 
C)  sentence completion measure 
D)  structured interview

Question 7

Colonel Rick Malone is an active duty military forensic psychiatrist,currently serving as a behavioral science officer with the U.S.Army Criminal Investigation Command.His duties include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  conducting medical fitness-for-duty evaluations for U.S. Army personnel. 
B)  consulting with his agency's agents on investigations. 
C)  behavioral analysis of crime scene evidence. 
D)  conducting psychological autopsies.

Question 8

This term refers to the degree to which a person has different self-concepts in different roles.The term is

Accepted Answer

A)  self-concept differentiation. 
B)  self-concept individualization. 
C)  self-image differentiation. 
D)  role differentiation.

Question 9

The person MOST likely to have a highly elevated F (Frequency)score on the MMPI (any form)would be someone who is

Accepted Answer

A)  really not qualified for a job they are trying to get. 
B)  attempting to commit insurance fraud. 
C)  taking the MMPI as part of the Minnesota application process for governor of that state. 
D)  a named defendant scheduled for trial on The People's Court television program.

Question 10

Which of the following BEST represents your textbook authors' definition of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  all of individual's thinking, feeling, and behavior 
B)  an individual's phenomenal field 
C)  an individual's unique constellation of psychological traits and states 
D)  an individual's behavior in all of its detail

Question 11

Which test includes a Lie scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  the MMPI-2 
B)  the NEO-PI-R 
C)  the Harris-Goodenough 
D)  the Harris-Seemingly-Goodenough

Question 12

Pre-production legal work on the film The Three Faces of Eve entailed getting Eve White,Eve Black,and Jane to sign contracts with the producer.The patient was asked to elicit these three different personalities and then sign a contract.The signatures on the three contracts were determined to be

Accepted Answer

A)  completely different as a function of the personality. 
B)  all pretty much the same according to a graphologist. 
C)  all consistent with a fourth personality elicited by the patient. 
D)  valid but only because the patient signed each contract with an "X."

Question 13

The 16 PF is a personality measure that assesses 16 different personality

Accepted Answer

A)  states. 
B)  traits. 
C)  types. 
D)  defects.

Question 14

The BEST explanation of the name given to the "Back-Page Infrequency" scale of the MMPI-2 would make reference to

Accepted Answer

A)  the last 10 items on the last page of the MMPI-2. 
B)  the degree of pathology that tends to emerge near the end of the test. 
C)  the diligence and care with which a testtaker took the test. 
D)  Bob Dylan's classic song, My Back Pages.

Question 15

After a threat has been perceived,what is done in response? According to Dr.Rick Malone,all of the following are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  In some cases, due to relatively limited resources, not very much is done. 
B)  Threat assessors will prioritize communications in terms of which warrant a response and what the level of that response should be. 
C)  For starters, a brief assessment will be conducted to estimate the level of concern that the threat warrants. 
D)  A formal investigation consisting of examination of public records will be launched.

Question 16

A problem inherent in assessing personality by means of self-report is that respondents may

Accepted Answer

A)  have little knowledge of their own unconscious motives and needs. 
B)  respond in ways to manage specific impressions. 
C)  be unaccustomed to thinking about their own personality. 
D)  be uncomfortable with self-reflection.

Question 17

When administering a personality test with the services of a translator,caution is in order because

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a shortage of capable translators. 
B)  one never knows what the translator is really saying. 
C)  words do not always retain their original meaning in translation. 
D)  All of these

Question 18

Self-report measures have been criticized because

Accepted Answer

A)  respondents can present themselves in a way that meets their needs. 
B)  Results are less reliable than other measures. 
C)  Results are less valid than reports from others. 
D)  Self-report measures usually require a great deal of explanation.

Question 19

According to Eckardt and Weiss,one of the longest-existing primate research field sites,with almost 50 years of mountain gorilla monitoring,is a research center located in

Accepted Answer

A)  near Atlanta in the United States. 
B)  Botswana. 
C)  Kenya. 
D)  Rwanda.

Question 20

In Chapter 11 of your textbook,reference was made to a study that entailed the measurement of attachment security in

Accepted Answer

A)  elementary school children using the BYI-II. 
B)  blue-fronted Amazon parakeets using speech recognition patterns. 
C)  high school students using the Self-Directed Search. 
D)  rhesus monkeys using Q-sort methodology.

Exam 11: Personality Assessment: an Overview

Structured professional judgment is an approach to threat assessment that

Comparing a testtaker's responses to their own responses (as opposed to the responses of other testtakers) is an example of which type of approach to personality test interpretation?

At what age does acculturation begin?

According to an author of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) ,the test contains primary and __ second-order factors.

Which test BEST exemplifies a tool of assessment developed on the basis of logic and reason?

The "blown bridge" exercise is an example of which tool of personality assessment?

Colonel Rick Malone is an active duty military forensic psychiatrist,currently serving as a behavioral science officer with the U.S.Army Criminal Investigation Command.His duties include all of the following EXCEPT

This term refers to the degree to which a person has different self-concepts in different roles.The term is

The person MOST likely to have a highly elevated F (Frequency) score on the MMPI (any form) would be someone who is

Which of the following BEST represents your textbook authors' definition of personality?

Which test includes a Lie scale?

Pre-production legal work on the film The Three Faces of Eve entailed getting Eve White,Eve Black,and Jane to sign contracts with the producer.The patient was asked to elicit these three different personalities and then sign a contract.The signatures on the three contracts were determined to be

The 16 PF is a personality measure that assesses 16 different personality

The BEST explanation of the name given to the "Back-Page Infrequency" scale of the MMPI-2 would make reference to

After a threat has been perceived,what is done in response? According to Dr.Rick Malone,all of the following are true EXCEPT:

A problem inherent in assessing personality by means of self-report is that respondents may

When administering a personality test with the services of a translator,caution is in order because

Self-report measures have been criticized because

According to Eckardt and Weiss,one of the longest-existing primate research field sites,with almost 50 years of mountain gorilla monitoring,is a research center located in

In Chapter 11 of your textbook,reference was made to a study that entailed the measurement of attachment security in

Exam 11: Personality Assessment: an Overview

Structured professional judgment is an approach to threat assessment that

Comparing a testtaker's responses to their own responses (as opposed to the responses of other testtakers) is an example of which type of approach to personality test interpretation?

At what age does acculturation begin?

According to an author of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) ,the test contains __________ primary and ____________ second-order factors.

Which test BEST exemplifies a tool of assessment developed on the basis of logic and reason?

The "blown bridge" exercise is an example of which tool of personality assessment?

Colonel Rick Malone is an active duty military forensic psychiatrist,currently serving as a behavioral science officer with the U.S.Army Criminal Investigation Command.His duties include all of the following EXCEPT

This term refers to the degree to which a person has different self-concepts in different roles.The term is

The person MOST likely to have a highly elevated F (Frequency) score on the MMPI (any form) would be someone who is

Which of the following BEST represents your textbook authors' definition of personality?

Which test includes a Lie scale?

Pre-production legal work on the film The Three Faces of Eve entailed getting Eve White,Eve Black,and Jane to sign contracts with the producer.The patient was asked to elicit these three different personalities and then sign a contract.The signatures on the three contracts were determined to be

The 16 PF is a personality measure that assesses 16 different personality

The BEST explanation of the name given to the "Back-Page Infrequency" scale of the MMPI-2 would make reference to

After a threat has been perceived,what is done in response? According to Dr.Rick Malone,all of the following are true EXCEPT:

A problem inherent in assessing personality by means of self-report is that respondents may

When administering a personality test with the services of a translator,caution is in order because

Self-report measures have been criticized because

According to Eckardt and Weiss,one of the longest-existing primate research field sites,with almost 50 years of mountain gorilla monitoring,is a research center located in

In Chapter 11 of your textbook,reference was made to a study that entailed the measurement of attachment security in

According to an author of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) ,the test contains primary and __ second-order factors.