Psychology Quiz: Personality Tests

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Questions and Answers

What type of test is the MMPI an example of?

Personality inventory (correct)

Intelligence test

Projective test

Structured clinical interview

What does the DSM abbreviation stand for?

Diseases and Symptoms Manual

Disorders and Symptoms Manual

Diseases and Symptoms of the Mind

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (correct)

What test involves telling stories about pictures?

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

MMPI-2

Rorschach

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) (correct)

Emotional intelligence is linked to:

Greater levels of subjective well-being Signup and view all the answers

What type of reliability is ensured when test items are closely related?

Internal consistency reliability Signup and view all the answers

What is the average intelligence score?

100 Signup and view all the answers

What phase of test development involves establishing norms?

Standardization Signup and view all the answers

How has reliability been improved in the DSM?

Creating elaborate decision trees that decrease the likelihood of multiple diagnoses Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the MMPI?

To measure personality characteristics Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of a high level of emotional intelligence?

Greater levels of subjective well-being Signup and view all the answers

What type of test is the Rorschach?

Projective test Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a structured interview like the SCID?

They standardize collection of necessary information Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the MMPI-2?

Assessing personality traits Signup and view all the answers

What does a high correlation between GRE scores and first-year GPA indicate?

High predictive validity Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the DSM?

To classify and diagnose mental health disorders Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for determining the proportion of a population that has a disorder at a given time?

Prevalence Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between a discrete entity and a continuum?

A discrete entity is a categorical classification, while a continuum is a dimensional classification Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of determining which psychiatric patients could benefit from 'talk' therapy?

Intelligence testing Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the scales on the MMPI-2 that detect response biases?

Validity scales Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of using a PET Scan?

To determine the location of possible damage in a person's brain Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the growing interest in aspects of intelligence to predict future success?

Emotional intelligence Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Personality Tests and Assessments

The MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) is an example of a personality inventory.
A projective test is one in which a person is shown pictures and asked to tell complete stories about the photos, an example of which is the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT).

Intelligence Tests

Average intelligence is associated with a score of approximately 100.
Intelligence tests were originally developed to predict which children had special academic needs.

Reliability and Validity

Reliability has been improved in the editions of the DSM since DSM-III by providing clear guidelines for identifying symptoms associated with disorders.
A high correlation between GRE scores and first-year GPA would indicate high predictive validity.
Internal consistency reliability refers to a test having items that are all closely related to one another.

Clinical Interviews

A structured interview like the SCID (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV) is used to standardize the collection of necessary information.
The primary purpose of a structured interview is to standardize the collection of necessary information.

Research and Epidemiology

Determining the proportion of a population that has a disorder at a given time is called prevalence.
Epidemiology refers to the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events or health-related characteristics among populations.

Other Assessments

The DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) is a manual used to diagnose mental health disorders and refers to a system of classification.
Emotional intelligence is linked to greater levels of subjective well-being.

Brain Imaging

A PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan is a technique used to look for the location of possible damage in a person's brain.

MMPI

The MMPI attempts to determine if a person is responding to the test in a valid way by including special validity scales to detect response biases.
The MMPI has special scales, including the ? Scale, L scale, F scale, and K scale, which are termed validity scales.