Exam 17: Personality Testing

________ tests contain unstructured, ambiguous tasks, which may provide a more global, potentially unbiased picture of the examinee.

Tests which are especially sensitive to detect unconscious or covert personality characteristics are

Factor analytically derived tests and criterion-referenced tests are examples of

In interpreting an objective personality test, _________ need(s) to be taken into consideration.

The _________ has proven to be psychometrically superior to other projective tests and has been shown to be a rather sensitive measure of emotional maladjustment Among college students and adults.

The ________ is combined with 144 additional clinical items to form the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire.

The time period after World War I but prior to World War II showed a notable improvement in personality measurement, namely _________.

Psychometrically, the Rorschach is

The Thematic Apperception Test and the Rorschach Ink Blots are examples of

A relatively new and sophisticated attempt to measure dimensions of the normal personality is the

The factor structure of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire indicates that

Research on the __________ has established that it is extremely useful in predicting underachievement in academic settings and potential delinquency.

Measurement of dimensions of a personality which are non-threatening to the client is the strength of the

Mathematically-based item selection as opposed to theoretically-based item selection characterizes

Scoring of the Rorschach requires classification of the responses given into three categories:

Though the use of factor analysis was limited at the time of this test's publication, factor analysis was instrumental in its development.

Examination of eyes, hair and fingers are important in interpretation of the

The _________ represents a novel attempt to reduce the effects of social desirability in personality assessment.

________ tests contain highly structured, clear, unambiguous items.

The first attempt to measure personality or character traits with the use of a test is credited to