Concept Quiz 9.3 Flashcards
Assessing other people’s personalities by listening to them and watching their behavior is called ____.
Observation
What is one limitation of using an interview to conduct a personality assessment?
The person being interviewed can easily hide some aspects of his or her personality
To avoid the pitfalls of observation and interview, many psychologists turn to ____.
Standardized tests of personality
Which of the following is an advantage of personality inventories?
Large numbers of people can be assessed quickly and inexpensively
A projective personality test provides an ambiguous stimulus into which the test taker “projects” his or her personality. This is based on ___.
Freudian theory
Personality tests are widely used by therapists, potential employers, judges, and attorneys. These applications of personality assessment ____.
Raise important ethical concerns
Observation remains one of the most reliable means of making judgments about other people, but it ___.
Can be time consuming and biased
What are the two basic requirements of a good test?
Validity and reliability
What is one potential limitation of personality inventories that are based on self-reporting?
The responses might be influenced by the test-taker’s need to appear socially appropriate
In Freudian theory, projection is ____.
A defense mechanism
Which of the following is a projective personality test?
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Which of the following is an example of an ethical concern related to a standardized personality inventory?
Who gets to see the private and potentially sensitive data produced by the test?
