Question 1

Online testing is less expensive and less time-consuming than conventional classroom tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A limiting factor in research of personality is that subjects

Accepted Answer

A)  come from only cultural and ethnic samples. 
B)  are paid and easily conform to how the researcher wants them to respond. 
C)  are mostly college students. 
D)  are mostly children and adolescents in treatment. 
A)  come from only cultural and ethnic samples. 
B)  are paid and easily conform to how the researcher wants them to respond. 
C)  are mostly college students. 
D)  are mostly children and adolescents in treatment.

Question 3

Which question best clarifies the meaning of validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Has the test been taken by many people? 
B)  Does the student know what is on the test? 
C)  Does the test measure what it is supposed to measure? 
D)  Is the test reliable? 
A)  Has the test been taken by many people? 
B)  Does the student know what is on the test? 
C)  Does the test measure what it is supposed to measure? 
D)  Is the test reliable?

Question 4

The Internet, Facebook, and other media has increased our social networking. Give your opinions on how social networking can (A) increase and (B) decrease the accuracy of how we can perceive others? Give at least two different responses for A and
B.

Accepted Answer

Grade on the ability

Question 5

Traditional Hispanic and Asian cultures tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  seek therapy more frequently than Whites. 
B)  seek therapy less often than Whites. 
C)  not seek therapy at all. 
D)  keep their distress hidden and only reveal this distress with close family members. 
A)  seek therapy more frequently than Whites. 
B)  seek therapy less often than Whites. 
C)  not seek therapy at all. 
D)  keep their distress hidden and only reveal this distress with close family members.

Question 6

The Thematic Apperception Test is a(n) ____________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  valid and reliable 
B)  objective 
C)  projective 
D)  multiple-choice 
A)  valid and reliable 
B)  objective 
C)  projective 
D)  multiple-choice

Question 7

The primary limitation for the correlation method is

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple regression. 
B)  using statistical analysis. 
C)  determining cause and effect. 
D)  analyzing the variable. 
A)  multiple regression. 
B)  using statistical analysis. 
C)  determining cause and effect. 
D)  analyzing the variable.

Question 8

Watson was a psychologist who focused on ___________ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorism 
B)  psychoanalysis 
C)  existentialism 
D)  cognitive processes 
A)  behaviorism 
B)  psychoanalysis 
C)  existentialism 
D)  cognitive processes

Question 9

Understanding and knowing your own personality

Accepted Answer

A)  will help you to diagnose others that are different from you. 
B)  will help you find compatible people in your life. 
C)  will help you to avoid people who are not perfect for your life. 
D)  will help determine your success and life fulfillment. 
A)  will help you to diagnose others that are different from you. 
B)  will help you find compatible people in your life. 
C)  will help you to avoid people who are not perfect for your life. 
D)  will help determine your success and life fulfillment.

Question 10

When taking a self-report inventory, people may be more honest with their answers if

Accepted Answer

A)  an online test is given. 
B)  a paper-and-pencil test is given. 
C)  a person wants to look "good" on their answers. 
D)  a person takes a test in the classroom. 
A)  an online test is given. 
B)  a paper-and-pencil test is given. 
C)  a person wants to look "good" on their answers. 
D)  a person takes a test in the classroom.

Question 11

A research study from 1940 showed that those with more "masculine" jobs

Accepted Answer

A)  report lower job satisfaction. 
B)  report a higher mortality rate. 
C)  report higher rates of depression. 
D)  report higher rates of job burnout. 
A)  report lower job satisfaction. 
B)  report a higher mortality rate. 
C)  report higher rates of depression. 
D)  report higher rates of job burnout.

Question 12

The MMPI is not appropriate for people with limited reading skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Your personality can be

Accepted Answer

A)  rigid and inflexible. 
B)  constantly changing. 
C)  based on traits and behavior. 
D)  all of the answers 
A)  rigid and inflexible. 
B)  constantly changing. 
C)  based on traits and behavior. 
D)  all of the answers

Question 14

The Rorschach Inkblot tests can be widely used for ethnic minorities rather than the MMPI.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Reliability of assessment techniques is intended to measure a certain test and its scores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Reliability is

Accepted Answer

A)  the consistency of the responses to a test. 
B)  when a test measures what the test is supposed to measure. 
C)  used to validate and predict behavior. 
D)  the scores from different tests. 
A)  the consistency of the responses to a test. 
B)  when a test measures what the test is supposed to measure. 
C)  used to validate and predict behavior. 
D)  the scores from different tests.

Question 17

Your personality can be shaped by

Accepted Answer

A)  organic reflex reactions. 
B)  the number and variety of your social situations and interactions with others. 
C)  hypnosis. 
D)  adult neurosis. 
A)  organic reflex reactions. 
B)  the number and variety of your social situations and interactions with others. 
C)  hypnosis. 
D)  adult neurosis.

Question 18

Clinical interviews and behavioral assessments are routinely done for assessment of personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In research, those who have a high level of social network use

Accepted Answer

A)  are more extroverted. 
B)  are more introverted. 
C)  are more anxious. 
D)  score higher on tests of emotional stability. 
A)  are more extroverted. 
B)  are more introverted. 
C)  are more anxious. 
D)  score higher on tests of emotional stability.

Question 20

Wundt and others created the study of psychology but believed the subject was also linked to

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of physics and chemistry. 
B)  the analysis of basic elements as they pertain to our mind. 
C)  culture and the variety of our interactions with people. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  the study of physics and chemistry. 
B)  the analysis of basic elements as they pertain to our mind. 
C)  culture and the variety of our interactions with people. 
D)  all of the above.

Online testing is less expensive and less time-consuming than conventional classroom tests.

A limiting factor in research of personality is that subjects

Which question best clarifies the meaning of validity?

The Internet, Facebook, and other media has increased our social networking. Give your opinions on how social networking can (A) increase and (B) decrease the accuracy of how we can perceive others? Give at least two different responses for A and B.

Traditional Hispanic and Asian cultures tend to

The Thematic Apperception Test is a(n) ____________ test.

The primary limitation for the correlation method is

Watson was a psychologist who focused on ___________ in the United States.

Understanding and knowing your own personality

When taking a self-report inventory, people may be more honest with their answers if

A research study from 1940 showed that those with more "masculine" jobs

The MMPI is not appropriate for people with limited reading skills.

Your personality can be

The Rorschach Inkblot tests can be widely used for ethnic minorities rather than the MMPI.

Reliability of assessment techniques is intended to measure a certain test and its scores.

Reliability is

Your personality can be shaped by

Clinical interviews and behavioral assessments are routinely done for assessment of personality.

In research, those who have a high level of social network use

Wundt and others created the study of psychology but believed the subject was also linked to

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

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

Online testing is less expensive and less time-consuming than conventional classroom tests.

A limiting factor in research of personality is that subjects

Which question best clarifies the meaning of validity?

The Internet, Facebook, and other media has increased our social networking. Give your opinions on how social networking can (A) increase and (B) decrease the accuracy of how we can perceive others? Give at least two different responses for A and B.

Traditional Hispanic and Asian cultures tend to

The Thematic Apperception Test is a(n) ____________ test.

The primary limitation for the correlation method is

Watson was a psychologist who focused on ___________ in the United States.

Understanding and knowing your own personality

When taking a self-report inventory, people may be more honest with their answers if

A research study from 1940 showed that those with more "masculine" jobs

The MMPI is not appropriate for people with limited reading skills.

Your personality can be

The Rorschach Inkblot tests can be widely used for ethnic minorities rather than the MMPI.

Reliability of assessment techniques is intended to measure a certain test and its scores.

Reliability is

Your personality can be shaped by

Clinical interviews and behavioral assessments are routinely done for assessment of personality.

In research, those who have a high level of social network use

Wundt and others created the study of psychology but believed the subject was also linked to

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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