Deck 9: TAT and Other Performance-Based Assessment Techniques, Ackerman, Fowler, Clemence

Question 1

The TAT is only appropriate for use with adults.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

To administer the TAT an individual needs:

A) A minimum of three classes on psychological assessment
B) No special training
C) A minimum of 100 hours of supervised experience in psychological assessment
D) To pass a certification examination

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Tell Me a Story (TEMAS) is an adaptation of the TAT designed for use with:

A) Minority children
B) Minority adolescents
C) Minority adults
D) Both A and B

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A brief and general TAT protocol may be interpreted as guarded. Which of the following is NOT another reason that a TAT protocol may be brief and general?

A) The examinee is defensive.
B) The examiner did not give the examinee sufficient time to respond.
C) The examinee lacks self-awareness.
D) The examinee is upholding essential cultural values.

Question 5

The creation of special cards for specific cultural groups is necessary; however, it is insufficient without the examiner having:

A) Specialized supervision
B) Specialized training
C) Cultural competency
D) Both B and C

Question 6

The main controversy surrounding TAT use involves:

A) Aggressive content
B) Use with inpatient populations
C) Reliability and validity
D) None of the above

Question 7

Traditional TAT interpretive strategies rely upon:

A) Objective measures
B) Clinical inference
C) Systematic scoring strategies
D) Personality constructs

Question 8

The TAT may provide information about:

A) A person's approach to relationships
B) Underlying pathology
C) Emotional investment in relationships
D) All of the above

Question 9

Critics of the TAT have suggested that the TAT is best used to:

A) Detect severe pathology, rather than to measure general pathology
B) Come up with a particular diagnostic label
C) Provide cutoff scores for various levels of psychopathology
D) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following psychological conditions would make an individual not suitable for TAT testing?

A) Borderline Personality Disorder
B) Major Depressive Disorder
C) Social Phobia
D) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a variable in the Social Cognition Object Relations Scale?

A) Affective quality of representation
B) Self-esteem
C) Emotional investment in self
D) Experience and management of aggressive impulses

Question 12

Which of the following structured scoring systems is not a valid system for use with the TAT?

A) Exner Comprehensive System
B) Cramer Defense Manual
C) Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale
D) Psychocultural System

Question 13

In which setting is the TAT most appropriately used?

A) Outpatient mental health settings
B) Inpatient mental health settings
C) University counseling centers
D) All of the above

Question 14

Examinees must work within specific time limits when telling their TAT stories.

Question 15

The convergent validity of the Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale has been established in studies of normal and personality disorder samples.

Question 16

The TAT cards are designed for administration with adults only.

Question 17

The TAT is appropriate for use in a hospital setting.

Question 18

The TAT elicits information about an individual's internal world that may be easily accessed with other methods of assessment such as the Rorschach.

Question 19

The TAT is a useful method for assessing the following:

A) The quality of a person's thinking and reasoning about social situations
B) A person's expectations for how interpersonal interactions will play out
C) A person's general capacity for relatedness
D) All of the above

Question 20

When administering the TAT, the examinee is asked to provide stories for how many cards?

A) 31
B) 12
C) 8
D) The number of cards is flexible and is decided by the examiner based on the referral question and his or her professional judgment.

Question 21

Which of the following is not asked for in the initial prompt to examinees?

A) What is happening in the scene that is depicted in the card.
B) Where the scene is taking place.
C) What happened leading up to the scene.
D) What the characters are thinking and feeling in the scene.

Question 22

Which personality theorist initially developed the TAT?

A) Sigmund Freud
B) Hans Eysenck
C) Henry A. Murray
D) Paul McCartney

Question 23

Which of the following is an important consideration for culturally competent TAT administration?

A) Negative assessment of certain culture-specific behavior
B) The context of the examinee's particular culture
C) The interpersonal nature of the assessment procedure
D) All of the above