psychology of personality exam 1
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Question 1 of 20 |
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Many self-report personality tests use __________-type scales which, for example, may ask you to rate from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
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A. Cronbach |
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B. Likert |
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C. Eysenck |
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D. Butcher |
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Question 2 of 20 |
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Personality psychology uses the scientific method to study all of the following EXCEPT:
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A. identifying ways in which people are similar and different. |
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B. explaining how people become the way they are psychologically. |
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C. predicting how individuals will behave in the future. |
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D. studying individual differences. |
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Question 3 of 20 |
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The Common Rule mandates that institutions that conduct research maintain a(n):
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A. institutional review board. |
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B. compensation fund. |
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C. research approval committee. |
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D. research ombudsperson. |
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Question 4 of 20 |
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An example of unethical research mentioned in the book was the Tuskegee __________ study.
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You are taking a test that seems to be getting at how easily you feel people can be manipulated. You are likely taking the:
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A. MMPI. |
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B. Machiavellianism Scale. |
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C. California Manipulate Test. |
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D. Likert Scale. |
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__________ help scientists ask new questions and suggest both where to look for answers and what kinds of answers they might find.
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Subjects respond to the TAT by:
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Performance-based tests that rely on expression techniques tend to use:
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The principle that researchers should do no harm to research subjects is known as:
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As a preliminary step in establishing value of a new personality test that attempts to measure the need for excitement, you give it to a group of accountants and compare their scores with a group of test pilots. You are engaged in the process of testing your scale’s __________ validity.
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Question 12 of 20 |
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Personality tests used to be divided into two kinds: objective and projective. These types are now called:
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A. scientific and psychodynamic. |
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B. statistically derived and theoretically derived. |
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C. scientific and pop. |
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D. self-report and performance based. |
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Question 13 of 20 |
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The __________ effect relies on the tendency of people to trust experts and to apply vague, general statements to themselves.
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A. Meehl |
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B. Barnum |
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C. generalizability |
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D. sucker |
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A new personality tests needs to be applicable. __________ establishes the boundaries or limitations of a test.
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According to the standards set up by professional organizations in education and psychology, the developers of personality assessments must demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT the test must demonstrate:
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Question 16 of 20 |
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__________ foundation describes how people perceive and think about information about themselves and their world.
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A. Cognitive |
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B. Perceptual |
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C. Reality |
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D. Humanistic |
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Some research suggests that all of the following EXCEPT __________ are related to neurological differences which may be present at birth or develop soon after.
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A. extroversion |
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B. criminal potential |
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C. neuroticism |
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D. impulsivity |
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Question 18 of 20 |
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In terms of levels of personality, the textbook suggests that genes are on the __________ level.
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A. micro |
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B. macro |
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C. meta |
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D. subconscious |
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Psychological research relies on __________, which describes how to make and test observations about the world in order to draw conclusions while minimizing error or bias.
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Most psychologists agree that to understand personality we need to understand all of the following EXCEPT:
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