Question 1

A projective test yields ________ data.

Accepted Answer

A)  B 
B)  I 
C)  L 
D)  S 
A)  B 
B)  I 
C)  L 
D)  S

Question 2

Imagine that you could draw a flat horizontal line through the points on a scatter plot depicting the relation between X and Y.Which of the following is the closest value to the correlation coefficient that you would compute from these data?

Accepted Answer

A)  -1.0 
B)  -0.5 
C)  0 
D)  1.0 
A)  -1.0 
B)  -0.5 
C)  0 
D)  1.0

Question 3

According to the text,one of the nonpsychometric functions of projective tests is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnose psychiatric disorders 
B)  increase the billable hours of clinical psychologists 
C)  break the ice between client and therapist 
D)  reduce countertransference between client and therapist 
A)  diagnose psychiatric disorders 
B)  increase the billable hours of clinical psychologists 
C)  break the ice between client and therapist 
D)  reduce countertransference between client and therapist

Question 4

The Big Five ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are the five key steps in the process of factor analysis 
B)  are steps in the construction of rational tests 
C)  factor analytically derived dimensions of personality 
D)  are the primary methods of test construction used by personality psychologists 
A)  are the five key steps in the process of factor analysis 
B)  are steps in the construction of rational tests 
C)  factor analytically derived dimensions of personality 
D)  are the primary methods of test construction used by personality psychologists

Question 5

Match the most relevant method with each basis of an objective test.
-A test writer's judgment

Accepted Answer

A) Factor analytic 
B) Rational 
C) Empirical 
D) Significance testing 
E) BESD
F)Interpretive 
A) Factor analytic 
B) Rational 
C) Empirical 
D) Significance testing 
E) BESD
F)Interpretive

Question 6

One objection to the use of vocational interest tests is that these tests ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  measure conscientiousness rather than vocational interest 
B)  may discourage women or minority group members from joining certain fields 
C)  measure performance ability rather than job interest 
D)  can be used to tell individuals what kind of occupational group they most resemble 
A)  measure conscientiousness rather than vocational interest 
B)  may discourage women or minority group members from joining certain fields 
C)  measure performance ability rather than job interest 
D)  can be used to tell individuals what kind of occupational group they most resemble

Question 7

Personality assessment refers to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a treatment for personality disorders 
B)  the analysis and interpretation of genetic markers of personality 
C)  the measurement of any characteristic pattern of behavior, thought, or emotion 
D)  the selection of a group of individuals with the most unique temperaments. 
A)  a treatment for personality disorders 
B)  the analysis and interpretation of genetic markers of personality 
C)  the measurement of any characteristic pattern of behavior, thought, or emotion 
D)  the selection of a group of individuals with the most unique temperaments.

Question 8

If you were shown an inkblot and asked to describe what you saw,you would be taking the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  MMPI 
B)  CPI 
C)  Rorschach test 
D)  Thematic Apperception Test 
A)  MMPI 
B)  CPI 
C)  Rorschach test 
D)  Thematic Apperception Test

Question 9

Which of the following is a limitation of projective tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinicians tend to find them relatively unhelpful despite their considerable validity. 
B)  Projective tests are relatively inefficient and expensive to administer. 
C)  Although projective tests discriminate between known groups, the content of the items may seem absurd to test takers. 
D)  Respondents uniformly hate taking projective tests because of their length. 
A)  Clinicians tend to find them relatively unhelpful despite their considerable validity. 
B)  Projective tests are relatively inefficient and expensive to administer. 
C)  Although projective tests discriminate between known groups, the content of the items may seem absurd to test takers. 
D)  Respondents uniformly hate taking projective tests because of their length.

Question 10

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  45 
C)  90 
D)  65 
A)  100 
B)  45 
C)  90 
D)  65

Question 11

Factor analysis can ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and fails to find a statistically significant correlation between exercise and weight loss.However,there is a real association between exercise and weight loss in the population.What kind of error has this researcher made?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type I 
B)  Type II 
C)  Type III 
D)  correlational 
A)  Type I 
B)  Type II 
C)  Type III 
D)  correlational

Question 13

The Binomial Effect Size Display is a method for illustrating the size of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability coefficients 
B)  validity coefficients 
C)  correlation coefficients 
D)  p-values 
A)  reliability coefficients 
B)  validity coefficients 
C)  correlation coefficients 
D)  p-values

Question 14

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and finds a statistically significant correlation between eating pizza and aggression.However,there is no real association between eating pizza and aggression in the population.What kind of error has this researcher made?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type I 
B)  Type II 
C)  Type III 
D)  correlational 
A)  Type I 
B)  Type II 
C)  Type III 
D)  correlational

Question 15

Which of the following is an ethical issue involved in the research process?

Accepted Answer

A)  how research findings are used 
B)  which research topics are studied 
C)  how truthful researchers are when describing their work 
D)  all of the above 
A)  how research findings are used 
B)  which research topics are studied 
C)  how truthful researchers are when describing their work 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Match the most applicable type of test with each description.
-Test takers draw a person.

Accepted Answer

A) Subjective test 
B) Objective test 
C) IAT 
D) TAT 
E) Rorschach
F)MMPI 
A) Subjective test 
B) Objective test 
C) IAT 
D) TAT 
E) Rorschach
F)MMPI

Question 17

Faking responses in order to influence test results is most difficult on ________ constructed tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  factor analytically 
B)  empirically 
C)  rationally 
D)  nomothetically 
A)  factor analytically 
B)  empirically 
C)  rationally 
D)  nomothetically

Question 18

Describe the theory of assessment that underlies projective tests.Do these sorts of tests have evidence of validity? What purposes might they serve beyond personality assessment?

Accepted Answer

The theory of assessment that underlies

Question 19

According to the text,which of the following is NOT one of the conditions that must hold for an S data personality test to accurately measure an attribute of personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  The test taker must be able to make an accurate self-assessment. 
B)  All of the items must be valid indicators of the construct. 
C)  The test taker must be willing to report the self-assessment accurately. 
D)  The test must contain both positively and negatively worded items. 
A)  The test taker must be able to make an accurate self-assessment. 
B)  All of the items must be valid indicators of the construct. 
C)  The test taker must be willing to report the self-assessment accurately. 
D)  The test must contain both positively and negatively worded items.

Question 20

Recent research using the Implicit Association Test (IAT)to study shyness indicates that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "controlled" aspects of shyness can be predicted using S data, but uncontrolled or spontaneous aspects can be more accurately predicted using B data 
B)  "controlled" aspects of shyness can be predicted using B data, but uncontrolled or spontaneous aspects are more accurately predicted based on S data 
C)  S data were unrelated to any aspects of shy behavior, but B data predicted many facets of shy behavior 
D)  B data were unrelated to any aspects of shy behavior, but S data predicted many facets of shy behavior 
A)  "controlled" aspects of shyness can be predicted using S data, but uncontrolled or spontaneous aspects can be more accurately predicted using B data 
B)  "controlled" aspects of shyness can be predicted using B data, but uncontrolled or spontaneous aspects are more accurately predicted based on S data 
C)  S data were unrelated to any aspects of shy behavior, but B data predicted many facets of shy behavior 
D)  B data were unrelated to any aspects of shy behavior, but S data predicted many facets of shy behavior

A projective test yields ________ data.

Imagine that you could draw a flat horizontal line through the points on a scatter plot depicting the relation between X and Y.Which of the following is the closest value to the correlation coefficient that you would compute from these data?

According to the text,one of the nonpsychometric functions of projective tests is to ________.

The Big Five ________.

Match the most relevant method with each basis of an objective test. -A test writer's judgment

One objection to the use of vocational interest tests is that these tests ________.

Personality assessment refers to ________.

If you were shown an inkblot and asked to describe what you saw,you would be taking the ________.

Which of the following is a limitation of projective tests?

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.

Factor analysis can ________.

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and fails to find a statistically significant correlation between exercise and weight loss.However,there is a real association between exercise and weight loss in the population.What kind of error has this researcher made?

The Binomial Effect Size Display is a method for illustrating the size of ________.

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and finds a statistically significant correlation between eating pizza and aggression.However,there is no real association between eating pizza and aggression in the population.What kind of error has this researcher made?

Which of the following is an ethical issue involved in the research process?

Match the most applicable type of test with each description. -Test takers draw a person.

Faking responses in order to influence test results is most difficult on ________ constructed tests.

Describe the theory of assessment that underlies projective tests.Do these sorts of tests have evidence of validity? What purposes might they serve beyond personality assessment?

According to the text,which of the following is NOT one of the conditions that must hold for an S data personality test to accurately measure an attribute of personality?

Recent research using the Implicit Association Test (IAT)to study shyness indicates that ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

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

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 3: Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

A projective test yields ________ data.

Imagine that you could draw a flat horizontal line through the points on a scatter plot depicting the relation between X and Y.Which of the following is the closest value to the correlation coefficient that you would compute from these data?

According to the text,one of the nonpsychometric functions of projective tests is to ________.

The Big Five ________.

Match the most relevant method with each basis of an objective test. -A test writer's judgment

One objection to the use of vocational interest tests is that these tests ________.

Personality assessment refers to ________.

If you were shown an inkblot and asked to describe what you saw,you would be taking the ________.

Which of the following is a limitation of projective tests?

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.

Factor analysis can ________.

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and fails to find a statistically significant correlation between exercise and weight loss.However,there is a real association between exercise and weight loss in the population.What kind of error has this researcher made?

The Binomial Effect Size Display is a method for illustrating the size of ________.

Imagine that a researcher conducts a study and finds a statistically significant correlation between eating pizza and aggression.However,there is no real association between eating pizza and aggression in the population.What kind of error has this researcher made?

Which of the following is an ethical issue involved in the research process?

Match the most applicable type of test with each description. -Test takers draw a person.

Faking responses in order to influence test results is most difficult on ________ constructed tests.

Describe the theory of assessment that underlies projective tests.Do these sorts of tests have evidence of validity? What purposes might they serve beyond personality assessment?

According to the text,which of the following is NOT one of the conditions that must hold for an S data personality test to accurately measure an attribute of personality?

Recent research using the Implicit Association Test (IAT)to study shyness indicates that ________.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

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

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

The Self: What You Know About You

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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