Question 1

The MMPI is NOT appropriate for

Accepted Answer

A)  those with lower intelligence. 
B)  those with lower reading skills. 
C)  children. 
D)  all the answers. 
A)  those with lower intelligence. 
B)  those with lower reading skills. 
C)  children. 
D)  all the answers.

Question 2

Girls and boys are still reared according to

Accepted Answer

A)  the norms of the neighborhood where they were raised. 
B)  the explicit wishes of the grandparents. 
C)  books on parenting. 
D)  traditional stereotypes. 
A)  the norms of the neighborhood where they were raised. 
B)  the explicit wishes of the grandparents. 
C)  books on parenting. 
D)  traditional stereotypes.

Question 3

The Thematic Apperception Test was developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Morgan and Murray. 
C)  Carl Jung. 
D)  John Watson. 
A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Morgan and Murray. 
C)  Carl Jung. 
D)  John Watson.

Question 4

People from collectivist cultures ___________ than those from individualistic cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to be more self-critical 
B)  tend to be less self-critical 
C)  tend to be about the same in self-criticism 
D)  tend to exhibit greater optimism 
A)  tend to be more self-critical 
B)  tend to be less self-critical 
C)  tend to be about the same in self-criticism 
D)  tend to exhibit greater optimism

Question 5

A test-taker tends to make himself appear unacceptable on a self-report inventory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Case study data collected with the clinical method

Accepted Answer

A)  is more objective. 
B)  reveals the truth about the person. 
C)  is more precise than correlation methods. 
D)  is more subjective. 
A)  is more objective. 
B)  reveals the truth about the person. 
C)  is more precise than correlation methods. 
D)  is more subjective.

Question 7

The correlational method of research compares

Accepted Answer

A)  the relationship between multiple variables. 
B)  the relationship between children, adolescents and adults. 
C)  the relationship between several cultures and ethnic populations. 
D)  the relationship between two variables. 
A)  the relationship between multiple variables. 
B)  the relationship between children, adolescents and adults. 
C)  the relationship between several cultures and ethnic populations. 
D)  the relationship between two variables.

Question 8

(A) List at least three differences between paper-and pencil tests and online tests. (B) Provide an example of what kind or type of personality test would be best-suited for a paper-and pencil type test and for an online test.

Accepted Answer

Online tests are less expensive, less ti

Question 9

__________ may affect the results in the assessment of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maturation 
B)  Culture 
C)  Living conditions 
D)  Poverty 
A)  Maturation 
B)  Culture 
C)  Living conditions 
D)  Poverty

Question 10

The Rorschach Inkblot Technique is given

Accepted Answer

A)  only to adults. 
B)  to objectively interpret the values, needs, and fears of a person. 
C)  only to patients in a psychiatric hospital. 
D)  to people of a wide range of age. 
A)  only to adults. 
B)  to objectively interpret the values, needs, and fears of a person. 
C)  only to patients in a psychiatric hospital. 
D)  to people of a wide range of age.

Question 11

Freud based his theory of personality on

Accepted Answer

A)  the laboratory setting. 
B)  cognitive processing. 
C)  clinical observation of his patients. 
D)  behaviorism. 
A)  the laboratory setting. 
B)  cognitive processing. 
C)  clinical observation of his patients. 
D)  behaviorism.

Question 12

Social networking sites, such as Facebook, can

Accepted Answer

A)  increase an idealized self-image. 
B)  help a person pretend they are someone else. 
C)  be as accurate as face-to-face interactions in determining personality. 
D)  all the answers 
A)  increase an idealized self-image. 
B)  help a person pretend they are someone else. 
C)  be as accurate as face-to-face interactions in determining personality. 
D)  all the answers

Question 13

Men are more often diagnosed with depression than are women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A projective test of personality

Accepted Answer

A)  clearly describes an objective viewpoint of personality. 
B)  projects a person's fears, needs, and values through the test. 
C)  is based on the behavioral theory of personality. 
D)  is based on a model created by John Watson. 
A)  clearly describes an objective viewpoint of personality. 
B)  projects a person's fears, needs, and values through the test. 
C)  is based on the behavioral theory of personality. 
D)  is based on a model created by John Watson.

Question 15

In the assessment of personality, research shows

Accepted Answer

A)  a higher level of depression in girls than in boys. 
B)  a higher rate of depression in women than in men. 
C)  a gender bias or stereotype for women diagnosed with depression. 
D)  all the answers. 
A)  a higher level of depression in girls than in boys. 
B)  a higher rate of depression in women than in men. 
C)  a gender bias or stereotype for women diagnosed with depression. 
D)  all the answers.

Question 16

Self-report inventories remain the most objective approach to personality assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

__________ students are more self-critical than _________ students in assessment of personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  European / American 
B)  Australian/ American 
C)  American/ Japanese 
D)  Japanese / American 
A)  European / American 
B)  Australian/ American 
C)  American/ Japanese 
D)  Japanese / American

Question 18

The most widely used self-report personality test used today is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rorschach Inkblot Technique. 
B)  the MMPI. 
C)  the Myers-Briggs Indicator. 
D)  the Thematic Apperception Test. 
A)  the Rorschach Inkblot Technique. 
B)  the MMPI. 
C)  the Myers-Briggs Indicator. 
D)  the Thematic Apperception Test.

Question 19

Until recently, culture and ethnicity were not studied in the assessment of personality. However, traditional research studies have been done extensively on family background, gender differences and life span development. (A) Share at least three reasons why culture and ethnicity are important concepts to add to present day research. (B) Now relate culture and ethnicity to such problems as gangs and turmoil in public schools.

Accepted Answer

The student should give three

Question 20

Personality can be summed up by which of the following phrases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality is how we perceive ourselves and also how others perceive us. 
B)  Personality shows that we are deterministic, mechanical and don't change throughout our lives. 
C)  Personality involves the interpretations of fantasies and past recollections of repressed memories. 
D)  Personality is entirely based on how we were treated during childhood. 
A)  Personality is how we perceive ourselves and also how others perceive us. 
B)  Personality shows that we are deterministic, mechanical and don't change throughout our lives. 
C)  Personality involves the interpretations of fantasies and past recollections of repressed memories. 
D)  Personality is entirely based on how we were treated during childhood.

The MMPI is NOT appropriate for

Girls and boys are still reared according to

The Thematic Apperception Test was developed by

People from collectivist cultures ___________ than those from individualistic cultures.

A test-taker tends to make himself appear unacceptable on a self-report inventory.

Case study data collected with the clinical method

The correlational method of research compares

(A) List at least three differences between paper-and pencil tests and online tests. (B) Provide an example of what kind or type of personality test would be best-suited for a paper-and pencil type test and for an online test.

__________ may affect the results in the assessment of personality.

The Rorschach Inkblot Technique is given

Freud based his theory of personality on

Social networking sites, such as Facebook, can

Men are more often diagnosed with depression than are women.

A projective test of personality

In the assessment of personality, research shows

Self-report inventories remain the most objective approach to personality assessment.

__ students are more self-critical than _ students in assessment of personality.

The most widely used self-report personality test used today is

Personality can be summed up by which of the following phrases?

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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Exam 1: Studying Personality: Assessment, Research, and Theory

The MMPI is NOT appropriate for

Girls and boys are still reared according to

The Thematic Apperception Test was developed by

People from collectivist cultures ___________ than those from individualistic cultures.

A test-taker tends to make himself appear unacceptable on a self-report inventory.

Case study data collected with the clinical method

The correlational method of research compares

(A) List at least three differences between paper-and pencil tests and online tests. (B) Provide an example of what kind or type of personality test would be best-suited for a paper-and pencil type test and for an online test.

__________ may affect the results in the assessment of personality.

The Rorschach Inkblot Technique is given

Freud based his theory of personality on

Social networking sites, such as Facebook, can

Men are more often diagnosed with depression than are women.

A projective test of personality

In the assessment of personality, research shows

Self-report inventories remain the most objective approach to personality assessment.

__________ students are more self-critical than _________ students in assessment of personality.

The most widely used self-report personality test used today is

Personality can be summed up by which of the following phrases?

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

Carl Jung: Analytical Psychology

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends

Erik Erikson: Identity Theory

Gordon Allport: Motivation and Personality

Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck, and Other Trait Theorists

Abraham Maslow: Needs- Hierarchy Theory

Carl Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory

B F Skinner: Reinforcement Theory

Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory

Mini- Theories: Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking, Learned Helplessness, Optimismpessimism, Positive Psychology, and Happiness and Success

Personality in Perspective

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__ students are more self-critical than _ students in assessment of personality.