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Which of the following traits is associated with Neuroticism?
What is the primary purpose of the Positive Presentation Management (PPM) scale?
Which trait falls under the Conscientiousness domain?
In what year was the NEO-PI-R (revised version) released?
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Which scale is designed to detect random responding?
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is designed for which target population?
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Which of the following is not a version of the NEO Personality Inventory?
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Which of these is a trait from the Agreeableness domain?
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Which domain of the Differential Aptitude Tests measures the ability to compare and mark written lists quickly and accurately?
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What is the total time limit for completing the full battery of the Differential Aptitude Tests?
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Which form of the Differential Aptitude Tests is designed for Grades 7 to 10 Advanced Form?
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What is the combination of scales that defines General Intelligence according to the Differential Aptitude Tests?
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Which of the following domains measures the ability to perform mathematical reasoning tasks?
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Which test version was introduced in 1990?
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Which domain of the Differential Aptitude Tests assesses how well individuals can reason with geometric shapes or designs?
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Which test is designed for college-bound high school juniors and seniors in personnel selection programs?
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Which characteristic is associated with sensitivity?
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What trait is indicative of vigilance?
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Which attribute describes someone who is high in privateness?
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Which word best matches the description of someone with high openness to change?
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Which characteristic would you not find in a perfectionist?
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Which trait is most aligned with a self-reliant individual?
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Which domain in aptitude tests is associated with the capacity to work with small objects with high accuracy?
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What is the main ability measured by tests in the 'Mathematics and Reasoning' domain?
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Which domain in the NEO Personality Inventory assesses the degree of organization and persistence in goal-directed behavior?
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How many domains does the aptitude test cover as mentioned?
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In the NEO Personality Inventory, which domain measures the individual's interactions along a continuum from compassion to antagonism?
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Which domain in aptitude tests assesses the ability to visualize how separate pieces will look as a whole?
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The NEO Personality Inventory is intended for which age range?
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Which domain in aptitude tests measures the ability to plan, organize, and schedule various types of activities?
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Which trait corresponds to high Warmth?
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Which of the following traits is an indication of low Emotional Stability?
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Which trait is associated with high Reasoning?
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What trait is typical of high Rule-Consciousness?
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Which of the following traits is an indication of low Liveliness?
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Which trait corresponds to high Social Boldness?
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Which of the following traits is characteristic of low Dominance?
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Which of these traits defines high Emotional Stability?
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How does a person with a high score in Extraversion (E) typically derive energy?
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What is the preferred source of information for someone high in Sensing (S)?
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Which domain describes a preference for making decisions based on values?
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What type of information does someone high in Intuition (N) focus on?
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Which domain involves a preference for a spontaneous and adaptable approach to life?
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What is the primary focus for individuals who score high in Judging (J)?
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Which factor definition provides a more comprehensive understanding of an individual's personality?
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What is the primary purpose of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire?
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Which personality scale is coded as (6A) in the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory?
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What is the primary purpose of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory?
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Which domain is NOT measured by the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory?
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Which scale is listed under the Severe Personality Scales in the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory?
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Which of the following is the correct code for the Borderline personality scale?
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Which MMPI scale measures physical symptoms of functional origin and a tendency to demand attention?
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Which description best fits the MMPI scale for Paranoia (Pa)?
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Which MMPI scale includes symptoms such as thinking disturbance and feeling alienated?
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What does the scale Psychopathic Deviate (Pd) measure?
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Which MMPI scale would likely measure a lack of motivation and low tolerance for frustration?
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Which of the following statements about the MMPI's versions is correct?
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Which scale is specifically designed to detect over-reporting of symptoms in the latter part of the test?
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What is the primary purpose of the VRIN scale?
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Which scale is intended to gauge the honesty of test responses by comparing two other scales?
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Which scale is primarily used for detecting exaggerated memory complaints in forensic settings?
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Which scale is an improvement upon the K scale, focusing on appearing excessively good?
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Which scale detects individuals who over-report somatic or cognitive symptoms specifically in the context of disability or personal injury claims?
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Which validity scale measures whether the person was open in the assessment, or if they were unwilling to share details about his/her history?
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The Personality Assessment Inventory is designed for individuals in which age range?
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Which version of the MCMI was introduced with the inclusion of the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory?
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Which clinical syndrome scale is used to assess persistent depressive symptoms?
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What does the Inconsistency Scale (W) detect?
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Which of the following is not a modifying index?
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Study Notes
Aptitude Tests
- Purpose: Used for selection, placement, reassignment, and vocational counseling to help employers select potential employees.
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Domains Measured:
- Arithmetic: ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
- Assembly: ability to visualize how separate pieces will look as a whole.
- Components: ability to identify a simple figure that is part of a complete drawing.
- Coordination: ability to control hand and arm movements while working through a series of mazes.
- Electronics: ability to understand electrical and electronic principles and to analyze diagrams of electrical circuits.
- Expression: knowledge of correct grammar and sentence structure.
- Ingenuity: ability to think of ingenious and effective ways of solving problems.
- Inspection: ability to spot imperfections or flaws in a series of objects.
- Judgment and Comprehension: ability to read and comprehend given information.
- Mathematics and Reasoning: ability to reason through mathematical word problems.
- Mechanics: ability to understand mechanical principles and analyze mechanical movement.
- Memory: ability to memorize different terms and their meanings.
- Patterns: ability to perceive and reproduce pattern outlines accurately.
- Planning: ability to plan, organize, and schedule various types of activities.
- Precision: capacity for precision work with small objects.
- Scales: ability to read scales, graphs, and charts.
- Tables: ability to read tables quickly and accurately.
- Vocabulary: knowledge of words used in business and government environments.
- Time Limit: 5-15 minutes per test.
- Versions: Original-1960.
Typical Performance Tests
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Personality Tests
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NEO Personality Inventory (Paul Costa and Robert McCrae)
- Target Population: 17 years to 89 years.
- Purpose: Provides a detailed assessment of normal personality.
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Domains Measured:
- Openness to Experience: active seeking and appreciation of experiences for their own sake.
- Conscientiousness: degree of organization, persistence, control, motivation in goal-directed behavior.
- Extraversion: quantity and intensity of preferred interpersonal interactions, activity level, need for stimulation, and capacity for joy.
- Agreeableness: kinds of interactions an individual prefers along a continuum from compassion to antagonism.
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NEO Personality Inventory (Paul Costa and Robert McCrae)
Differential Aptitude Tests
- Target Population: Grade 7-12 and adults.
- Purpose: Assess general and specific mental abilities that relate to a wide variety of positions to ensure that people have the competencies required to succeed.
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Domains Measured:
- Verbal Reasoning: ability to see relationships among words.
- Numerical Ability: ability to perform mathematical reasoning tasks.
- Abstract Reasoning: ability to reason with geometric shapes or designs.
- Perceptual Speed and Accuracy: ability to compare and mark written lists quickly and accurately.
- Mechanical Reasoning: ability to understand basic mechanical principles of machinery, tools, and motion.
- Space Relations: ability to visualize a three-dimensional object from a two-dimensional pattern and to visualize how this object would look if rotated in space.
- Spelling: ability to spell common English words.
- Language Use: ability to detect errors in grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
- Time Limit: 2 hours 23 minutes for complete battery; 6-20 minutes per test.
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Versions:
- Original-1947.
- Latest-1990 (DAT-5).
- DAT Form R - (Grades 7 to 10 - Standard Form).
- DAT Form S - (Grades 7 to 10 - Advanced Form).
- DAT Form K - (Grades 10 to 12 and Adults - Standard Form).
- DAT Form L - (Grades 10 to 12 and Adults - Advanced Form).
Flanagan Industrial Tests
- Target Population: College-bound high-school juniors and seniors and adults in personnel selection programs.
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Primary Factors:
- Warmth: reserved, impersonal, distant, cool, reserved, impersonal, detached, formal, aloof.
- Reasoning: abstract-thinking, more intelligent, bright, higher general mental capacity, fast learner.
- Emotional Stability: emotionally stable, adaptive, mature, faces reality, calm.
- Dominance: dominant, forceful, assertive, aggressive, competitive, stubborn, bossy.
- Liveliness: lively, animated, spontaneous, enthusiastic, happy-go-lucky, cheerful, expressive, impulsive.
- Rule-Consciousness: rule-conscious, dutiful, conscientious, conforming, moralistic, staid, rule-bound.
- Social Boldness: socially bold, venturesome, thick-skinned, uninhibited, can take stress.
Personal Attributes
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Sensitivity:
- Utilitarian, objective, unsentimental, tough-minded, self-reliant, no-nonsense, rough.
- Sensitive, aesthetic, tender-minded, sentimental, intuitive, refined.
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Vigilance:
- Trusting, unsuspecting, accepting, unconditional, easy.
- Vigilant, suspicious, skeptical, wary, distrustful, oppositional.
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Abstractedness:
- Grounded, practical, prosaic, solution-oriented, steady, conventional.
- Abstracted, imaginative, absent-minded, impractical, absorbed in ideas.
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Privateness:
- Forthright, genuine, artless, open, guileless, naive, unpretentious, involved.
- Private, discreet, non-disclosing, shrewd, polished, worldly, astute, astute, diplomatic.
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Apprehension:
- Self-assured, unworried, complacent, secure, free of guilt, confident, self-satisfied.
- Apprehensive, self-doubting, worried, guilt-prone, insecure, worrying, self-blaming.
16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (R.B. Cattell)
- Target Population: 16 years and above.
- Purpose: To help people understand personality differences in the general population.
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Domains Measured:
- Primary Factors: basic definition of individual personality differences; more detailed information about the richness and uniqueness of the individual.
- Global Factors: second-order, higher and more theoretical definitions of the personality; provide a broad overview of personality.
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
- Target Population: Psychiatric patients.
- Purpose: Assessment for psychiatrist disorder; to help diagnose and treat personality disorder.
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Domains Measured:
- Affective disorder.
- Personality disorder.
- Psychotic disorder.
- Somatization disorder and others.
Clinical Personality Scales
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Scale Descriptions:
- Avoidant.
- Schizoid.
- Melancholic.
- Turbulent.
- Histrionic.
- Dependent.
- Antisocial.
- Narcissistic.
- Compulsive.
- Sadistic.
- Masochistic.
- Negativistic.
Severe Personality Scales
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Scale Descriptions:
- Paranoid.
- Borderline.
- Schizotypal.
- Generalized Anxiety.
- Bipolar Spectrum.
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
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Scale Descriptions:
- Hysteria (Hy): physical symptoms of functional origin; self-centered; demand attention.
- Psychopathic Deviate (Pd): asocial or antisocial; rebellious; impulsive or poor judgment.
- Masculinity-Femininity (Mf): male: aesthetic interest; female: assertive; competitive; self-confident.
- Paranoia (Pa): suspicious; sensitive; resentful; rigid; maybe frankly psychotic.
- Psychasthenia (Pt): anxious; worried; obsessive; lacks of self-confidence; problems in decision-making.
- Schizophrenia (Sc): may have thinking disturbance; withdrawn; feels alienated and unaccepted.
- Mania (Ma): excessive activity; lacks direction; low frustration tolerance; friendly.
- Social-introversion (Si): socially introverted; shy; sensitive; overcontrolled, conforming.
Time Limit & Versions
- Time Limit: 60-90 minutes.
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Versions:
- MMPI-2-RF (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form).
- MMPI-A (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent).
- MMPI-A-RF (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent-Restructured Form).
- MMPI-3.
Validity Scales
- CNS (Cannot Say): questions not answered (left blank or both True and False).
- L (Lie/Uncommon Virtues): intentional under-reporting of symptoms (faking good).
- F (Infrequency): over-reporting symptoms (in first half of test).
- K (Defensiveness): unintentional under-reporting of symptoms (e.g. defensiveness, denial) (faking good).
- Fb (F Back): over-reporting symptoms (in last half of test).
- VRIN (Variable Response Inconsistency): answering similar/opposite question pairs inconsistently.
- TRIN (True Response Inconsistency): answering questions all true/all false.
- F-K (F minus K): honesty of test responses
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