Personality Assessment and Traits

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What is a distinguishable, relatively enduring way in which one individual varies from another?

Personality trait (correct)
Personality state
Self-concept
Personality type

What is a constellation of traits that is similar in pattern to one identified category of personality within a taxonomy of personalities?

Personality state
Personality type (correct)
Self-concept
Personality trait

What is a relatively temporary predisposition?

Self-concept
Personality state (correct)
Personality trait
Personality type

What is the process wherein information about assessees is supplied by the assessees themselves?

Self-report (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the tendency to respond to a test item or interview question in some characteristic manner regardless of the content of the item or question?

Response style (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the attempt to manipulate others’ impressions through selective exposure of some information?

Impression management (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the Woodworth Personal Data Sheet?

To identify military recruits who would be likely to break down in combat (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was unique about the Bernreuter Personality Inventory?

It could be used for subjects as young as age 13 (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) used for?

To evaluate adjustment in a variety of areas (A) Signup and view all the answers

How many questions were in the Woodworth Personal Data Sheet?

116 questions (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the Mooney Problem Checklist based on?

Clinical case history data and written statements of problems from high-school students (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was evaluated by the Bell Adjustment Inventory?

Adjustment in a variety of areas such as home life, social life, and emotional functioning (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the Personal Data Sheet, a measure of adjustment and emotional stability?

Robert Woodworth (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main assumption underlying projective tests?

That individuals will project their unique needs, fears, hopes, and motivations into ambiguous stimuli (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the widely used self-report test of personality developed by Robert Woodworth?

Woodworth Psychoneurotic Inventory (D) Signup and view all the answers

During which decades did major branches of applied psychology emerge and flourish?

1980s, 1990s, 2000s (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a Level A test, according to the ethical standards of testing?

Achievement test (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between Level A and Level B tests?

Level A tests require minimal training, while Level B tests require technical knowledge of test construction and use (A) Signup and view all the answers