Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes toward political leaders 
B)  extraversion 
C)  aggression 
D)  all of the above 
A)  attitudes toward political leaders 
B)  extraversion 
C)  aggression 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

The basis of the ________ method of test construction is to come up with items that seem directly, obviously, and logically related to what it is you wish to measure.

Accepted Answer

A)  rational 
B)  empirical 
C)  philosophical 
D)  factor analytic 
A)  rational 
B)  empirical 
C)  philosophical 
D)  factor analytic A

Question 3

Currently, the consensus among most personality researchers is that there are ________ fundamental personality traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  16 
A)  3 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  16 B

Question 4

If you were to fully develop a personality test without even looking at the item content, you would be using the ________ method of test construction.

Accepted Answer

A)  factor analytic 
B)  rational 
C)  projective 
D)  empirical 
A)  factor analytic 
B)  rational 
C)  projective 
D)  empirical

Question 5

The entity or construct that causes items to group together in a factor analysis is called a factor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the first step in the empirical method of scale construction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gather lots of items. 
B)  Identify the groups. 
C)  Administer items to a large sample. 
D)  Conduct a factor analysis on existing scales. 
A)  Gather lots of items. 
B)  Identify the groups. 
C)  Administer items to a large sample. 
D)  Conduct a factor analysis on existing scales.

Question 7

When taking a(n) ________ test, a person interprets an ambiguous stimulus in order to express the inner workings of his or her mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  rationally constructed 
B)  projective 
C)  factor analytic 
D)  objective 
A)  rationally constructed 
B)  projective 
C)  factor analytic 
D)  objective

Question 8

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  what people want; actual performance 
B)  what people need; what people want 
C)  what people want; how motives are expressed 
D)  how motives are expressed; actual performance 
A)  what people want; actual performance 
B)  what people need; what people want 
C)  what people want; how motives are expressed 
D)  how motives are expressed; actual performance

Question 10

Factor analysis has very few important uses in personality psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The reason that objective tests include so many items is to increase the ________ of the test.

Accepted Answer

A)  criterion-related validity 
B)  reliability 
C)  content validity 
D)  construct validity 
A)  criterion-related validity 
B)  reliability 
C)  content validity 
D)  construct validity

Question 12

An IQ test yields what kind of data?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

How would a personality psychologist use the rational method of test construction to create a measure of depression? What are the limitations of this technique?

Accepted Answer

A personality psychologist would use the

Question 14

If everybody read, interpreted, and answered an item in exactly the same way, then that item ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  would not be very useful for the assessment of individual differences 
B)  would be very informative about personality 
C)  was developed using the rational method of test construction 
D)  is empirically derived 
A)  would not be very useful for the assessment of individual differences 
B)  would be very informative about personality 
C)  was developed using the rational method of test construction 
D)  is empirically derived

Question 15

The California Psychological Inventory (CPI) was designed to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  assess individuals with psychological disorders 
B)  assess normal individuals 
C)  identify the Big Five personality factors 
D)  assess Jung's psychological types 
A)  assess individuals with psychological disorders 
B)  assess normal individuals 
C)  identify the Big Five personality factors 
D)  assess Jung's psychological types

Question 16

The factors that emerge from a factor analysis are frequently easy to name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Eliminating the use of personality tests in employment screening will ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prevent biases from affecting hiring decisions 
B)  decrease the likelihood that women and minorities will be discriminated against in hiring 
C)  increase the use of lie detector tests and drug tests in employment screening 
D)  not prevent traits from being judged but will change the ways traits are judged 
A)  prevent biases from affecting hiring decisions 
B)  decrease the likelihood that women and minorities will be discriminated against in hiring 
C)  increase the use of lie detector tests and drug tests in employment screening 
D)  not prevent traits from being judged but will change the ways traits are judged

Question 18

Face validity refers to whether the items on a scale are easy to read and understand for test takers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  big bandwidth inventories 
B)  high-fidelity inventories 
C)  omnibus inventories 
D)  Big Seven inventories 
A)  big bandwidth inventories 
B)  high-fidelity inventories 
C)  omnibus inventories 
D)  Big Seven inventories

Question 20

Increasing the number of items on a test makes it a better instrument according to which principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  construct validation 
B)  operational definition 
C)  aggregation 
D)  incremental validation 
A)  construct validation 
B)  operational definition 
C)  aggregation 
D)  incremental validation

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

The basis of the ________ method of test construction is to come up with items that seem directly, obviously, and logically related to what it is you wish to measure.

Currently, the consensus among most personality researchers is that there are ________ fundamental personality traits.

If you were to fully develop a personality test without even looking at the item content, you would be using the ________ method of test construction.

The entity or construct that causes items to group together in a factor analysis is called a factor.

What is the first step in the empirical method of scale construction?

When taking a(n) ________ test, a person interprets an ambiguous stimulus in order to express the inner workings of his or her mind.

Factor analysis can ________.

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

Factor analysis has very few important uses in personality psychology.

The reason that objective tests include so many items is to increase the ________ of the test.

An IQ test yields what kind of data?

How would a personality psychologist use the rational method of test construction to create a measure of depression? What are the limitations of this technique?

If everybody read, interpreted, and answered an item in exactly the same way, then that item ________.

The California Psychological Inventory (CPI) was designed to ________.

The factors that emerge from a factor analysis are frequently easy to name.

Eliminating the use of personality tests in employment screening will ________.

Face validity refers to whether the items on a scale are easy to read and understand for test takers.

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

Increasing the number of items on a test makes it a better instrument according to which principle?

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

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 5: Personality Assessment I: Personality Testing and Its Consequences

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

The basis of the ________ method of test construction is to come up with items that seem directly, obviously, and logically related to what it is you wish to measure.

Currently, the consensus among most personality researchers is that there are ________ fundamental personality traits.

If you were to fully develop a personality test without even looking at the item content, you would be using the ________ method of test construction.

The entity or construct that causes items to group together in a factor analysis is called a factor.

What is the first step in the empirical method of scale construction?

When taking a(n) ________ test, a person interprets an ambiguous stimulus in order to express the inner workings of his or her mind.

Factor analysis can ________.

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

Factor analysis has very few important uses in personality psychology.

The reason that objective tests include so many items is to increase the ________ of the test.

An IQ test yields what kind of data?

How would a personality psychologist use the rational method of test construction to create a measure of depression? What are the limitations of this technique?

If everybody read, interpreted, and answered an item in exactly the same way, then that item ________.

The California Psychological Inventory (CPI) was designed to ________.

The factors that emerge from a factor analysis are frequently easy to name.

Eliminating the use of personality tests in employment screening will ________.

Face validity refers to whether the items on a scale are easy to read and understand for test takers.

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

Increasing the number of items on a test makes it a better instrument according to which principle?

The Study of the Person

Clues to Personality: the Basic Sources of Data

Personality Psychology As Science: Research Methods

Personality Traits, Situations, and Behavior

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