Chapter 15 Flashcards
Personality tends to:
a) be stable across the lifespan
b) change as one matures
c) mostly dependent upon one’s learning
d) mostly dependent upon learning in one’s environment
a) be stable across the lifespan
A type of test that asks test takers to respond to objective statements is called
a) rational
b) theoretical
c) projective
d) objective
d) objective
Which of the following is not a major objective personality test used by psychologists today? a) House-Tree-Person b) MMPI-2 C) Projective D) NEO - 4
a) House-Tree-Person
In test construction of personality, use of a _______ involves taking individuals with traits similar and dissimilar from one another and design questions that discriminate between the two is called
a) discrimination group
b) item analysis
c) criterion group
d) none of the above
c) criterion group
Overall, projective techniques have been found to have ________ reliability and/but are ______ used by psychologist.
a) adequate, occasionally
b) adequate, widely
c) weak, rarely
d) weak, widely
b) adequate, widely
Which statement is NOT true concerning the projective hypothesis?
a) An individual’s interpretation of a vague or ambiguous stimulus reflects his or her own characteristics
b) One person’s response to vague or ambiguous stimulus general tends to be similar to another person
c) Humans tend to find meaning in a vague or ambiguous stimulus
d) When a young child looks at his own shadow and view it as fearsome, he is projecting.
b) One person’s response to vague or ambiguous stimulus generally tends to be similar to another person
Studies by Strong on occupational interests demonstrated that
a) occupational interests are stable during high school years but become unstable during adulthood.
b) occupational interests are very unstable and may change from year to year.
c) occupational interests remain relatively stable after students have left school
c) occupational interests remain relatively stable after students have left school
Studies that examined the stability of interest patterns indicated that
a) interest patterns were established by about 17
b) they were not stable over time
c) most people become unstable in midlife
d) adolescents had a very stable pattern of interests
a) interest patterns were established by about 17
A self-administered, self-scored, self-interpreted career inventory built upon Holland’s six occupational themes is called the
a) Strong Interest Inventory
b) Self Directed Search (SDS)
c) Denver II
d) Type-Indicator
b) Self Directed Search (SDS)
Katherine scored high on the Dentist Scale of a well-known Holland scale. This would suggest that
a) the chances are good that she will be a successful dentist.
b) she has a high aptitude for dentistry
c) she is extroverted
d) her interests are similar to those people who are happy and successful working dentists.
d) her interests are similar to those people who are happy and successful working as dentists.
______ are tests used to assess potential or future performance and do not reflect a person’s current level of performance.
Aptitude tests
A test that assesses knowledge in a particular content area is a ________ test.
Achievement
If you wanted to test a potential employee to determine how they might do in the future, what kind of test would you give them?
Aptitude
A _______ test measures a person’s current knowledge or performance.
Achievement
What is the difference between an aptitude and achievement test?
There is not much difference in the tests. The difference comes in how the tests are being used, or what they are being used to measure.
