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PsychologyTesting and MeasurementPsychological TestingPractice Set 2488Personality Assessment Methods
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Question 1
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A 100-item true/false test of extraversion is constructed so that every True response is indicative of extraversion,and every False response is indicative of introversion.Mei Ling answers True to every item on the test.What can the test user conclude?
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Mei Ling is extremely extraverted.
Mei Ling has well documented tendencies toward extraversion.
Mei Ling may be extraverted.
Mei Ling is clearly not introverted.
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Question 2
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Objective tests of personality have in common with many objective tests of ability and achievement the fact that test items.
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typically contain only one correct answer.
can be scored by machine, computer or online.
have a sound grounding in theory.
All of the above
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Question 3
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As concluded in Chapter 13,the semantic distinction between objective and projective tests
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is meaningful, especially as it relates to the content of the items.
should be abandoned because there is really no difference between them.
is only meaningful to the extent that each relies heavily on self-report.
has meaning insofar as the mechanisms typically used for scoring.
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Question 4
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An early projective test used what as projective stimuli?
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clouds
water
spilled milk
symbols for astrological signs
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Question 5
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Projective instruments were originally developed in a spirit of rebellion against norm-referenced instruments.Today,projective instruments are
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more rebellious than ever given their continued independence from norms.
increasingly developed or converted to be norm-referenced in nature.
rebelling yet again, this time from the constraints of cultural sensitivity.
None of these
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Question 6
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Hermann Rorschach developed a test he called
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the Rorschach Inkblot Test.
the Object Discrimination Exercise.
the Form Interpretation Test.
Psychodiagnostics.
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Question 7
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In administering the Rorschach,the term inquiry BEST refers to
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all questions asked by the examiner.
the investigative process of the examiner.
the process of re-administering the cards.
the process of asking and then re-raising questions.
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Question 8
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Which of the following is NOT a category mentioned in the text by which a Rorschach response could be scored?
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Color
Popularity
Content
Clarity
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Question 9
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In an effort to address longstanding criticisms related to the psychometric soundness of the Rorschach test,this person created another inkblot test.Who was he?
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Wayne Holtzman
David Rapaport
Carl Jung
Hans Behn-Eschenburg
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Question 10
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Complete this Arthur Jensen quote: "The rate of scientific progress in clinical psychology might well be measured by the speed and thoroughness with which _____
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it accepts tests like the Rorschach."
it rejects projective techniques as unreliable and invalid."
it gets over the Rorschach."
it understands the need for normative projective measures."
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Question 11
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In 1907,an early study using pictures as projective stimuli for storytelling found differences as a function of
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religion
gender
age
race
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Question 12
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How many TAT cards are there in the published set?
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18
23
31
42
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Question 13
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With regard to scoring the TAT,
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Most examiners use the scoring manual packaged with the test.
Most examiners use the scoring manual written by Christiana Morgan.
Most examiners use independent, online scoring services.
None of these
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Question 14
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Some have said that different TAT cards have different "stimulus pulls." By this it is meant that different TAT cards have different
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form demands.
latent stimulus demands.
variations on the same theme.
frequent plots.
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Question 15
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Which test does NOT belong because it is a different type of test?
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The Kent-Rosanoff Free Association Test
The Blacky Pictures Test
TEMAS
The School Apperception Method
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Question 16
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In this test,the testtaker's task is filling-in what the people in a cartoon-like stimulus might be saying or thinking.
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The Children's Apperception Test-Human
The Roberts Apperception Test for Children
The Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study
None of these
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Question 17
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The Word Association Test was developed at the Menninger Clinic by David Rapaport and colleagues.Rapaport's inspiration for developing this test came from word association experiments initially conducted by
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Sigmund Freud.
Carl Jung.
Karen Horney.
Sandor Ferenczi.
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Question 18
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Each item of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is scored on a 7-point scale with points ranging from
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"typical" to "atypical."
"in harmony with the world" to "danger to oneself and others."
"need for therapy" to "extremely good adjustment."
None of these
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Question 19
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According to Karen Machover's thought regarding the interpretation of findings of a Draw-a-Person test,the person drawn represents the person doing the drawing,and the paper on which it is drawn represents
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the environment.
the individual's superego.
the individual's dreams and aspirations.
reality demands.
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Question 20
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Scott Lilienfeld and Bernard Murstein
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have both argued in favor of projective techniques.
have both written critiques of projective techniques.
are on opposing sides when it comes to projective techniques.
were consultants in the development of the Szondi Pictures Test.
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