A) involve stimuli with no clear meaning. B) involve the construction of stories and narratives. C) require choosing among multiple, predetermined alternatives. D) rely on computer scoring methods. A) involve stimuli with no clear meaning. B) involve the construction of stories and narratives. C) require choosing among multiple, predetermined alternatives. D) rely on computer scoring methods.

A) give psychological meaning to groups of traits. B) unquestionably determine the basic dimensions of personality. C) identify groups of items that go together. D) tell which items best differentiate normal and abnormal populations. A) give psychological meaning to groups of traits. B) unquestionably determine the basic dimensions of personality. C) identify groups of items that go together. D) tell which items best differentiate normal and abnormal populations.

Exam 3: Personality Assessment: Effect Size, Replicability, and Open Science

Dr. Akita is designing a test to measure sociability. She writes items that seem directly and obviously related to sociability, such as "I like to go to parties" and "I enjoy the company of other people." Dr. Akita is using the ________ method of test construction.

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What term refers to personality inventories that are designed to measure a wide range of traits?

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The ________ is the most widely used personality inventory in the world.

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The factor analytic technique of test construction is designed to

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Imagine that you could draw a line through the points on a scatter plot depicting the relation between X and Y that slopes upward from left to right. Which of the following is a possible value for the correlation coefficient that you would compute from these data?

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Using the Binomial Effect Size Display, if there is a correlation of .30 between drinking alcohol and the likelihood of having a car accident, then out of 100 people who have been drinking, you would expect ________ of them to have an accident.

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Question 46

Which of the following is NOT one of the concerns associated with the practice of null-hypothesis significance testing?

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According to the text, which of the following can serve as a remedy for questionable research practices?

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What is null-hypothesis significance testing? What does a p-value tell researchers? What are the potential limitations of relying solely on this approach to data analysis?

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What are some objections to personality testing? Which of these concerns are valid, and which might be overstated or naïve?

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What is the correct definition of the p-value?

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Match the most relevant method with each basis of an objective test. -Patterns of factor loadings

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How would a personality psychologist use the empirical method of test construction to create a measure of depression? What are the limitations of this technique? What are the strengths of this approach over alternatives?

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The approach to personality test construction that examines a set of correlations among many items in order to identify which items are highly correlated is called the ________ approach.

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Personality assessment would be relevant to which of the following constructs?

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According to the text, which projective test appears to have produced evidence that comes close to establishing its validity?

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All projective tests

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As described in the text, according to some motivation researchers, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) measures , whereas questionnaire-based measures predict .

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According to the text, what is the best approach to test construction?

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Factor analysis can

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Dr. Akita is designing a test to measure sociability. She writes items that seem directly and obviously related to sociability, such as "I like to go to parties" and "I enjoy the company of other people." Dr. Akita is using the ________ method of test construction.

What term refers to personality inventories that are designed to measure a wide range of traits?

The ________ is the most widely used personality inventory in the world.

The factor analytic technique of test construction is designed to

Imagine that you could draw a line through the points on a scatter plot depicting the relation between X and Y that slopes upward from left to right. Which of the following is a possible value for the correlation coefficient that you would compute from these data?

Using the Binomial Effect Size Display, if there is a correlation of .30 between drinking alcohol and the likelihood of having a car accident, then out of 100 people who have been drinking, you would expect ________ of them to have an accident.

Which of the following is NOT one of the concerns associated with the practice of null-hypothesis significance testing?

According to the text, which of the following can serve as a remedy for questionable research practices?

What is null-hypothesis significance testing? What does a p-value tell researchers? What are the potential limitations of relying solely on this approach to data analysis?

What are some objections to personality testing? Which of these concerns are valid, and which might be overstated or naïve?

What is the correct definition of the p-value?

Match the most relevant method with each basis of an objective test. -Patterns of factor loadings

How would a personality psychologist use the empirical method of test construction to create a measure of depression? What are the limitations of this technique? What are the strengths of this approach over alternatives?

The approach to personality test construction that examines a set of correlations among many items in order to identify which items are highly correlated is called the ________ approach.

Personality assessment would be relevant to which of the following constructs?

According to the text, which projective test appears to have produced evidence that comes close to establishing its validity?

All projective tests

As described in the text, according to some motivation researchers, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) measures , whereas questionnaire-based measures predict .

According to the text, what is the best approach to test construction?

Factor analysis can

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Dr. Akita is designing a test to measure sociability. She writes items that seem directly and obviously related to sociability, such as "I like to go to parties" and "I enjoy the company of other people." Dr. Akita is using the ________ method of test construction.

What term refers to personality inventories that are designed to measure a wide range of traits?

The ________ is the most widely used personality inventory in the world.

The factor analytic technique of test construction is designed to

Imagine that you could draw a line through the points on a scatter plot depicting the relation between X and Y that slopes upward from left to right. Which of the following is a possible value for the correlation coefficient that you would compute from these data?

Using the Binomial Effect Size Display, if there is a correlation of .30 between drinking alcohol and the likelihood of having a car accident, then out of 100 people who have been drinking, you would expect ________ of them to have an accident.

Which of the following is NOT one of the concerns associated with the practice of null-hypothesis significance testing?

According to the text, which of the following can serve as a remedy for questionable research practices?

What is null-hypothesis significance testing? What does a p-value tell researchers? What are the potential limitations of relying solely on this approach to data analysis?

What are some objections to personality testing? Which of these concerns are valid, and which might be overstated or naïve?

What is the correct definition of the p-value?

Match the most relevant method with each basis of an objective test. -Patterns of factor loadings

How would a personality psychologist use the empirical method of test construction to create a measure of depression? What are the limitations of this technique? What are the strengths of this approach over alternatives?

The approach to personality test construction that examines a set of correlations among many items in order to identify which items are highly correlated is called the ________ approach.

Personality assessment would be relevant to which of the following constructs?

According to the text, which projective test appears to have produced evidence that comes close to establishing its validity?

All projective tests

As described in the text, according to some motivation researchers, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) measures ________, whereas questionnaire-based measures predict ________.

According to the text, what is the best approach to test construction?

Factor analysis can

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Persons and Situations

Personality Judgment

Traits and Types: the Big Five and Beyond

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

Genetics and Evolution: the Inheritance of Personality

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Personality Processes: Learning, Motivation, Emotion, and Thinking

The Self: What You Know About You

Relationships and Business

Mental and Physical Health

What Have We Learned

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As described in the text, according to some motivation researchers, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) measures , whereas questionnaire-based measures predict .