Biases of Personality Measures and Cultural Appropriateness
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>Factor analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may vary in terms of the pattern of validity coefficients in different cultural groups?

    <p>Validity coefficients might not be similar across different cultural groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might a measure of anxiety have different factor structures for different cultural groups?

    <p>Cultural differences can influence how anxiety manifests, leading to varied factor structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one benefit of having a case formulation?

    <p>Predicts the patient's future functioning without treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common challenge in developing accurate case formulations?

    <p>Detecting patterns primarily due to cultural factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can the accuracy of clinical judgment be improved?

    <p>Through training and experience in developing case formulations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach to prevention involves targeting individuals who do not meet criteria for a disorder but have elevated risk?

    <p>Indicated preventive intervention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common issue associated with prevention programs?

    <p>Lack of resources for implementation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are protective factors for the development of problems or disorders?

    <p>Factors that contribute to the resilience against problem development</p> Signup and view all the answers

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