Deck 17: Personality Testing

Question 1

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

A) Personality Research Form
B) Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
C) Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
D) California Personality Inventory

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

A) empirically derived tests
B) mathematically derived tests
C) statistically derived tests
D) numerically derived tests

Answer 2

A

Question 3

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

A) Binet
B) Spearman
C) Freud
D) Fernald

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

A) computerized tests
B) multi-scaled tests
C) trait definition
D) standardization

Question 5

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

A) projective tests
B) personality tests
C) ambiguous, unstructured tests
D) all of the above

Question 6

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

A) location, context, and content
B) determinants, depth, and content
C) content, locale, and depth
D) location, determinants, and content

Question 7

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

A) California Personality Inventory
B) Sixteen Personality Factors Test
C) Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
D) Personality Research Form

Question 8

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

A) Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
B) Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
C) Personality Research Form
D) California Personality Inventory

Question 9

Psychometrically, the Rorschach is

A) inadequate
B) average
C) above average
D) excellent

Question 10

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

A) Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
B) Personality Research Form
C) California Personality Inventory
D) Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire

Question 11

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

A) projective tests
B) subjective tests
C) objective tests
D) empirically derived tests

Question 12

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.

A) Rorschach
B) Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank
C) Thematic Apperception Test
D) Draw-a-Person Test

Question 13

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

A) California Personality Inventory
B) Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
C) Sixteen Personality Factors Test
D) Personality Research Form

Question 14

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

A) Subjective
B) Projective
C) Objective
D) Directive

Question 15

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

A) Draw-a-Person Test
B) Thematic Apperception Test
C) Rorschach Ink Blots
D) Person Profile Test

Question 16

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

A) empirically derived tests
B) mathematically derived tests
C) statistically derived tests
D) numerically derived tests

Question 17

________ tests contain highly structured, clear, unambiguous items.

A) Subjective
B) Projective
C) Objective
D) Directive

Question 18

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

A) the average score of all scales
B) the degree of scatter
C) the shape of the profile
D) all of the above

Question 19

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

A) Personality Research Form
B) Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
C) Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
D) California Personality Inventory

Question 20

The factor structure of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire indicates that

A) there are 16 unrelated personality factors measured
B) there are 16 theoretical personality factors measured that are interrelated
C) there are 5 "global factors" of personality measured
D) both b and c