2.04 assessing personality

Question 1

eclectic view

Answer 1

a way of choosing the parts of different theories that seem to best fit a particular situation

Question 2

types of assessments

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interviews, projective tests, behavioral assessments, personality inventories

Question 3

interview

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a professional asks questions to a client and allows client to answer, either in a structured or unstructured fashion

Question 4

disadvantage of interview

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halo effect: tendency of an interviewer to allow positive characteristics of a client to influence the assessments of the clients behavior and statements

Question 5

projective tests

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ambiguous visual images are presented to the client, who responds with whatever comes to mind

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types of projective test

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Rorschach inkblot test and Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

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disadvantage of projective test

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has been criticized for being low in reliability and validity

Question 8

thematic apperception test

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client looks at a picture and tells a story based off of the image

Question 9

Rorschach inkblot test

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client tells interviewer what they see in an image made up of inkblots

Question 10

behavioral assessments

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includes direct observation of behavior, rating scales of specific behaviors, and frequency counts of behaviors

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disadvantages of behavioral assessments

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observer effect and observer bias

Question 12

observer effect

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process wherein animals or people who know they are being watched will not behave normally

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observer bias

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occurs when a person recognizes only those actions that support the preconceived expectation, and ignores contradictory actions

Question 14

personality inventories

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questionnaires with standardized lists of questions. Includes validity scales to prevent cheating

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disadvantages of personality inventories

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validity scales are not perfect and questions might be interpreted differently by different clients

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validity scales

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intended to indicate whether or not a person taking the inventory is responding honestly

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Types of personality inventories

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NEO-PI, Myers-Briggs, MMPI-2

Question 18

Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Personality Inventory (NEO-PI)

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A measure of the five factors of personality

Question 19

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Answer 19

Based on Jung’s theory of personality types; describes how people perceive the world and make decisions

Question 20

Minnesota Multi-phasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)

Answer 20

designed to detect abnormal behaviors or thinking patterns, most widely used personality test