Question 1

In your text,a distinction is made between a sign and a sample approach to assessment.The approach where test responses are treated as clues to the testtaker's underlying personality or abilities is the

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A)   sign approach.
B)   sample approach.
C)   projective approach.
D)   None of these

Question 2

Scott Lilienfeld and Bernard Murstein

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A)   have both argued in favor of projective techniques.
B)   have both written critiques of projective techniques.
C)   are on opposing sides when it comes to projective techniques.
D)   were consultants in the development of the Szondi Pictures Test.

Question 3

Which group,as a whole,probably holds the LEAST favorable view of the Rorschach?

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A)   clinical and counseling psychology graduate students
B)   clinicians
C)   academicians
D)   the Neptune Society

Question 4

Figure-drawing tests

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A)   provide little opportunity for respondents to verbalize what they think of the drawings.
B)   may be affected by the drawing ability of the testtaker.
C)   are not scored by means of any formal scoring system.
D)   None of these

Question 5

In recent years,projective tests have

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A)   increasingly been criticized for being culturally loaded.
B)   increasingly become norm-referenced.
C)   attempted to tap less and less unconscious content.
D)   None of these

Question 6

Which of the following types of reliability estimates is appropriate for use with the TAT?

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A)   inter-scorer
B)   internal consistency
C)   test-retest
D)   split-half

Question 7

Different testtakers may evidence similarities in response themes to the same projective stimuli.This fact has been used by critics of projective techniques to support which argument?

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A)   There is a commonality of response to projective material.
B)   Responses to projective material are the result of stimulus-response models of behavior.
C)   Projective material is not as ambiguous as proponents claim.
D)   Multiple-choice tests must be used with projective methods if accurate interpretations are to result.

Question 8

Pictures as projective stimuli

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A)   are considered to be the earliest form of personality assessment.
B)   may be photos, paintings, drawings, or etchings.
C)   must depict human beings in some situation.
D)   All of these

Question 9

The Rorschach test

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A)   continues to be a widely used clinical tool, despite its questionable validity.
B)   is taught in graduate psychology programs but is seldom used in professional practice.
C)   is neither widely taught in graduate psychology programs nor widely used in professional practice.
D)   ceased to be published in 2011.

Question 10

Assessing the reliability of the Rorschach using the split-half method is inappropriate because

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A)   there are too few inkblots to enable interpretation through the split-half method.
B)   stimulus cards are presented twice and possibly three times.
C)   responses by subjects may be too lengthy to adapt to split-half procedures.
D)   each inkblot is considered to have a unique stimulus quality.

Question 11

Complete this Arthur Jensen quote: "The rate of scientific progress in clinical psychology might well be measured by the speed and thoroughness with which _____

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A)   it accepts tests like the Rorschach."
B)   it rejects projective techniques as unreliable and invalid."
C)   it gets over the Rorschach."
D)   it understands the need for normative projective measures."

Question 12

In an effort to address longstanding criticisms related to the psychometric soundness of the Rorschach test,this person created another inkblot test.Who was he?

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A)   Wayne Holtzman
B)   David Rapaport
C)   Carl Jung
D)   Hans Behn-Eschenburg

Question 13

Which of the following groups of researchers would be MOST likely to make use of phallometric data?

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A)   researchers studying voting preferences
B)   researchers studying pedophilia
C)   researchers studying agoraphobia.
D)   researchers studying the validity of projective methods

Question 14

Some have said that different TAT cards have different "stimulus pulls." By this it is meant that different TAT cards have different

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A)   form demands.
B)   latent stimulus demands.
C)   variations on the same theme.
D)   frequent plots.

Question 15

The type of research that attempts to replicate a real-world problem in a research or clinical setting is called

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A)   unobtrusive research.
B)   case history research.
C)   sign research.
D)   analogue research.

Question 16

Of the following projective picture-story telling tests,which is the MOST widely used?

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A)   The Thematic Apperception Test.
B)   The Make-a-Picture Story Method.
C)   The Children's Apperception Test.
D)   The Roberts Apperception Test

Question 17

Based on several review articles cited in the text,what conclusion can reasonably be made about the Rorschach test and its contribution to psychological assessment?

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A)   Rorschach-based interpretations represent the essence of "scientifically informed psychological assessment."
B)   Rorschach-based interpretations have little reliability and even less validity.
C)   There exists a mixture of favorable and unfavorable reviews of the Rorschach's contributions to psychological assessment.
D)   No single tool of psychological assessment has undermined the credibility of behavioral science more than Hermann Rorschach's test.

Question 18

A difference between self-monitoring and self-report is that

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A)   self-report assesses the behavior at a time other than when it is occurring while self-monitoring assesses the behavior at the time of occurrence.
B)   self-monitoring assesses the behavior at a time other than when it is occurring while self-report assesses the behavior at the time of occurrence.
C)   Self-monitoring is subject to more problems than self-report.
D)   Self-report is subject to more problems than self-monitoring.

Question 19

The sample approach to assessment focuses on

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A)   global traits.
B)   unconscious needs.
C)   diagnoses.
D)   behavior.

Question 20

A principle underlying interpretation of TAT responses is

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A)   assessees will identify with someone in the story and indirectly express their own needs.
B)   assessees will display their level of creativity while composing a story.
C)   the protagonist in the story will express the exact same personality traits as the person telling the story.
D)   the protagonist in the story will have the exact same personality type as the person telling the story.

Exam 13: Personality Assessment Methods

Which of the following groups of researchers would be MOST likely to make use of phallometric data?

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Which of the following types of reliability estimates is appropriate for use with the TAT?

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Of the following projective picture-story telling tests,which is the MOST widely used?

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Which group,as a whole,probably holds the LEAST favorable view of the Rorschach?

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A principle underlying interpretation of TAT responses is

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In recent years,projective tests have

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Scott Lilienfeld and Bernard Murstein

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The type of research that attempts to replicate a real-world problem in a research or clinical setting is called

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Assessing the reliability of the Rorschach using the split-half method is inappropriate because

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In an effort to address longstanding criticisms related to the psychometric soundness of the Rorschach test,this person created another inkblot test.Who was he?

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Pictures as projective stimuli

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A difference between self-monitoring and self-report is that

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Different testtakers may evidence similarities in response themes to the same projective stimuli.This fact has been used by critics of projective techniques to support which argument?

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In your text,a distinction is made between a sign and a sample approach to assessment.The approach where test responses are treated as clues to the testtaker's underlying personality or abilities is the

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Complete this Arthur Jensen quote: "The rate of scientific progress in clinical psychology might well be measured by the speed and thoroughness with which _____

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Figure-drawing tests

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Some have said that different TAT cards have different "stimulus pulls." By this it is meant that different TAT cards have different

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The Rorschach test

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Based on several review articles cited in the text,what conclusion can reasonably be made about the Rorschach test and its contribution to psychological assessment?

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The sample approach to assessment focuses on

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