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Questions and Answers
What is one way in which personality measures may be biased or unfair?
What is one way in which personality measures may be biased or unfair?
- Test items may not be equally applicable to all cultural groups (correct)
- The pattern of validity coefficients is always similar across groups
- The test's underlying structure may be different for different cultural groups
- Personality inventories do not use cut-off scores
What could be a consequence of biases related to cut-off scores in personality measures?
What could be a consequence of biases related to cut-off scores in personality measures?
- People from all cultural groups will be equally identified as having clinical range scores
- Cut-off scores are not relevant for determining clinical ranges
- Cut-off scores are accurate across all groups
- Some cultural and ethnic groups could be over- or under-identified as having clinical range scores (correct)
How do personality inventories determine if an individual's responses fall outside the normal range?
How do personality inventories determine if an individual's responses fall outside the normal range?
- By using a single T-score for all individuals
- By focusing on physical components only
- By not considering cultural differences
- By comparing responses to those of the general population (correct)
What is the primary method researchers use to explore how components of a psychological construct relate to each other?
What is the primary method researchers use to explore how components of a psychological construct relate to each other?
What may vary in terms of the pattern of validity coefficients in different cultural groups?
What may vary in terms of the pattern of validity coefficients in different cultural groups?
Why might a measure of anxiety have different factor structures for different cultural groups?
Why might a measure of anxiety have different factor structures for different cultural groups?
What is one benefit of having a case formulation?
What is one benefit of having a case formulation?
What is a common challenge in developing accurate case formulations?
What is a common challenge in developing accurate case formulations?
How can the accuracy of clinical judgment be improved?
How can the accuracy of clinical judgment be improved?
Which approach to prevention involves targeting individuals who do not meet criteria for a disorder but have elevated risk?
Which approach to prevention involves targeting individuals who do not meet criteria for a disorder but have elevated risk?
What is a common issue associated with prevention programs?
What is a common issue associated with prevention programs?
What are protective factors for the development of problems or disorders?
What are protective factors for the development of problems or disorders?
