Deck 9: Standardized Methods of Personality Assessment

Question 1

Which of the following represents the "real" person?

A)Role-related behavior
B)Typical responses
C)State characteristics
D)Psychological core

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is a difference between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the Personality Assessment Inventory?

A)PAI includes clinical scales
B)PAI is includes validity scales
C)PAI scales are non-overlapping
D)PAI assesses adults

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the categories measured on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)?

A)Functions
B)Attitudes
C)Motivation
D)Lifestyles

Answer 3

C

Question 4

________ characteristics represent our general presentation the majority of the time.

A)State
B)Trait
C)Role-related
D)Environment-related

Question 5

Which of the following is a term used to describe a temporary expression of a personality characteristic?

A)State
B)Trait
C)Type
D)Environmental

Question 6

What assessment was developed to diagnose and better understand interpersonal behavior in the general population?

A)California Psychological Inventory
B)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
C)NEO Personality Inventory
D)Sixteen Personality Factor

Question 7

What type of personality assessments are unstructured in nature,often with ambiguous stimuli presented in order to elicit responses from the examinee?

A)Objective
B)Projective
C)Standardized
D)Norm-referenced

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the three dimensions measured on the Millon Index of Personality Styles?

A)Thinking styles
B)Behaving styles
C)Motivating styles
D)Extroversion styles

Question 9

What type of personality assessment technique consists of observations,interviews,and case notes?

A)Objective
B)Projective
C)Informal
D)Formal

Question 10

What term refers to "the kind of everyday variables that ordinary people use in their daily lives to understand,classify,and predict their own behavior and that of others?"

A)Personality
B)Folk concepts
C)Normal functioning
D)Emotional intelligence

Question 11

Briggs and Myers began working on developing the MBTI as an assessment tool that could help _________ identify jobs they would feel comfortable and effective in.

A)Children
B)High school students
C)Men
D)Women

Question 12

Which behaviors have an adaptive function since they help us function effectively in different environments?

A)Role-related
B)Typical response
C)Trait
D)Psychological

Question 13

What type of personality assessment technique consists of structured personality instruments and projective techniques?

A)Objective
B)Projective
C)Informal
D)Formal

Question 14

How many dichotomies are included on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)?

A)4
B)9
C)12
D)15

Question 15

What inventory provides a comprehensive illustration of normal and abnormal aspects of personality in adolescents?

A)MMPI-A
B)MMPI-2
C)MAPI
D)MIPS-R

Question 16

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)measure?

A)Personality type
B)Personality type and preference
C)Personality type and pathology
D)Preference

Question 17

The ________________represents the adjustment or response to demands of the environment.

A)Role-related behavior
B)Typical responses
C)State characteristics
D)Psychological core

Question 18

Which of the following is not one of the scales included on the MMPI-2?

A)Reliability scales
B)Validity scales
C)Clinical scales
D)Content scales

Question 19

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)was based on whose theory?

A)Carl Jung
B)Carl Rogers
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Katharine Briggs

Question 20

Who developed the Sixteen Personality Factor (16PF)?

A)Wechsler
B)Jung
C)Carroll
D)Cattell

Question 21

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)categorizes individuals into ______ psychological types.

Question 22

Marcy conducted observed her client's behavior,conducted several interviews with her client and her client's caregivers,and reviewed past case notes from her client's previous counselor.This is an example of ______________ data collection techniques.

Question 23

What is the MMPI-2? Describe how the MMPI was developed,what it measures,and brief description of the content and clinical scales.

Question 24

_________ is a collection of traits.

Question 25

Describe the four dichotomies and what they measure on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)test.

Question 26

__________________ assessments are structured assessments such as questionnaires or self-reports.

Question 27

What are popular formal personality assessments used to measure self-concept?

Question 28

The 16PF and NEO inventories measure similar components of personality except ___________,which was not represented on the 16PF.

Question 29

The PAI stands for _________________.

Question 30

The _______________ is the most widely used and researched diagnostic personality test.

Question 31

___________ is defined by Coopersmith as "the evaluation a person makes,and customarily maintains,of him- or herself; that is,overall self-esteem is an expression of approval or disapproval,indicating the extent to which a person believes him- or herself competent,successful,significant,and worthy."