Question 1

When someone is high in narcissism, what type of data about this person might be the least trustworthy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

A behavioroid measure is a combination of which two types of data?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

According to the text, accidental mistakes in judging personality are considered ________, whereas inaccurate judgments that are influenced by prejudices are considered ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  biases; stereotypes 
B)  heuristic errors; formal errors 
C)  errors; biases 
D)  trivial; serious 
A)  biases; stereotypes 
B)  heuristic errors; formal errors 
C)  errors; biases 
D)  trivial; serious C

Question 4

Researchers must use clues to personality in their research because________.

Accepted Answer

A)  personality is defined solely by biological factors that cannot be observed 
B)  personality tests are unethical 
C)  personality is something hidden that resides inside an individual 
D)  personality is defined by responses to self-report questionnaires 
A)  personality is defined solely by biological factors that cannot be observed 
B)  personality tests are unethical 
C)  personality is something hidden that resides inside an individual 
D)  personality is defined by responses to self-report questionnaires

Question 5

According to the text, which of the following is another term for behavioral confirmation?

Accepted Answer

A)  action verification 
B)  causal force 
C)  expectancy effect 
D)  narcissistic reflection 
A)  action verification 
B)  causal force 
C)  expectancy effect 
D)  narcissistic reflection

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of I data?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have causal force. 
B)  They include common sense. 
C)  They are based on large amounts of information. 
D)  They come from carefully controlled experimental situations. 
A)  They have causal force. 
B)  They include common sense. 
C)  They are based on large amounts of information. 
D)  They come from carefully controlled experimental situations.

Question 7

Sally has an exaggerated sense of the greatness of her attributes and abilities. A trained observer would say that Sally is high in what personality dimension?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-monitoring 
B)  self-esteem 
C)  narcissism 
D)  neuroticism 
A)  self-monitoring 
B)  self-esteem 
C)  narcissism 
D)  neuroticism

Question 8

What kinds of behaviors by an acquaintance would most likely be remembered?

Accepted Answer

A)  an atypical behavior that was emotionally evocative 
B)  only behaviors consistent with the acquaintance's personality 
C)  the most recently observed typical behavior 
D)  behaviors that are observed every day 
A)  an atypical behavior that was emotionally evocative 
B)  only behaviors consistent with the acquaintance's personality 
C)  the most recently observed typical behavior 
D)  behaviors that are observed every day

Question 9

________ data are the most frequently used basis for personality assessment.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The typical experimental social psychologist collects ________ data.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Consider the trait of courage. Describe the advantages and limitations of obtaining informant report data for this trait.

Accepted Answer

The trait of courage is an important cha

Question 12

Records of employee absenteeism are what type of data?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

To obtain S data, a psychologist can ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  develop a questionnaire 
B)  recruit informants 
C)  observe the subject directly 
D)  look up information in public records 
A)  develop a questionnaire 
B)  recruit informants 
C)  observe the subject directly 
D)  look up information in public records

Question 14

Physiological measures are considered L data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What term describes computer-assisted methods to measure thoughts and feelings that occur during normal daily activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  experiential assessment 
B)  ambulatory assessment 
C)  projective assessment 
D)  digitally assisted experimental assessment 
A)  experiential assessment 
B)  ambulatory assessment 
C)  projective assessment 
D)  digitally assisted experimental assessment

Question 16

________ data derive from the researcher's direct observation of what the subject does.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

A teacher is mistakenly told that one of his students is intellectually gifted. However, by the end of the year, this student has actually made substantial gains in her standardized test scores. This is an example of what psychological phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  action verification 
B)  behavioral confirmation 
C)  self-serving biases 
D)  positive illusions 
A)  action verification 
B)  behavioral confirmation 
C)  self-serving biases 
D)  positive illusions

Question 18

The main disadvantage of using L data is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they may be affected by too many factors to tell us much about a person 
B)  they are descriptions based on hundreds of behaviors in many situations 
C)  informants may be biased about the person they are judging 
D)  longitudinal data are often very expensive to collect 
A)  they may be affected by too many factors to tell us much about a person 
B)  they are descriptions based on hundreds of behaviors in many situations 
C)  informants may be biased about the person they are judging 
D)  longitudinal data are often very expensive to collect

Question 19

Because Jesse's teacher believes that he is intelligent, she challenges him with extra assignments and generally encourages his curiosity. At the end of the school year, Jesse performs better on the school's achievement test than any other student. Jesse's enhanced performance is likely due to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recency effect 
B)  expectancy effect 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  judgment bias 
A)  recency effect 
B)  expectancy effect 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  judgment bias

Question 20

According to the text, what simple example of L data is considered by clinical psychologists to be a potential indicator of psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)  an arrest record by age 21 
B)  an annual income below the poverty line 
C)  being fired from a job by age 30 
D)  never being married by age 40 
A)  an arrest record by age 21 
B)  an annual income below the poverty line 
C)  being fired from a job by age 30 
D)  never being married by age 40

When someone is high in narcissism, what type of data about this person might be the least trustworthy?

A behavioroid measure is a combination of which two types of data?

According to the text, accidental mistakes in judging personality are considered , whereas inaccurate judgments that are influenced by prejudices are considered .

Researchers must use clues to personality in their research because________.

According to the text, which of the following is another term for behavioral confirmation?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of I data?

Sally has an exaggerated sense of the greatness of her attributes and abilities. A trained observer would say that Sally is high in what personality dimension?

What kinds of behaviors by an acquaintance would most likely be remembered?

________ data are the most frequently used basis for personality assessment.

The typical experimental social psychologist collects ________ data.

Consider the trait of courage. Describe the advantages and limitations of obtaining informant report data for this trait.

Records of employee absenteeism are what type of data?

To obtain S data, a psychologist can ________.

Physiological measures are considered L data.

What term describes computer-assisted methods to measure thoughts and feelings that occur during normal daily activities?

________ data derive from the researcher's direct observation of what the subject does.

A teacher is mistakenly told that one of his students is intellectually gifted. However, by the end of the year, this student has actually made substantial gains in her standardized test scores. This is an example of what psychological phenomenon?

The main disadvantage of using L data is that ________.

According to the text, what simple example of L data is considered by clinical psychologists to be a potential indicator of psychopathology?

The Study of the Person

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

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 Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 2: Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

When someone is high in narcissism, what type of data about this person might be the least trustworthy?

A behavioroid measure is a combination of which two types of data?

According to the text, accidental mistakes in judging personality are considered ________, whereas inaccurate judgments that are influenced by prejudices are considered ________.

Researchers must use clues to personality in their research because________.

According to the text, which of the following is another term for behavioral confirmation?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of I data?

Sally has an exaggerated sense of the greatness of her attributes and abilities. A trained observer would say that Sally is high in what personality dimension?

What kinds of behaviors by an acquaintance would most likely be remembered?

________ data are the most frequently used basis for personality assessment.

The typical experimental social psychologist collects ________ data.

Consider the trait of courage. Describe the advantages and limitations of obtaining informant report data for this trait.

Records of employee absenteeism are what type of data?

To obtain S data, a psychologist can ________.

Physiological measures are considered L data.

What term describes computer-assisted methods to measure thoughts and feelings that occur during normal daily activities?

________ data derive from the researcher's direct observation of what the subject does.

A teacher is mistakenly told that one of his students is intellectually gifted. However, by the end of the year, this student has actually made substantial gains in her standardized test scores. This is an example of what psychological phenomenon?

The main disadvantage of using L data is that ________.

According to the text, what simple example of L data is considered by clinical psychologists to be a potential indicator of psychopathology?

The Study of the Person

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

Personality Assessment Ii: Personality Judgment in Daily Life

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Theory

Basics of Psychoanalysis

The Workings of the Unconscious Mind: Defenses and Slips

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 Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

What You Know About You: the Self

Disorders of Personality

Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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According to the text, accidental mistakes in judging personality are considered , whereas inaccurate judgments that are influenced by prejudices are considered .