Structured Personality Test

Question 1

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Index

What it is it?

Answer 1

true / false questions 
items about personality characteristics
validity scales
self report
2 alternative forms

Question 2

MMPI-II

3 Validity scales

Answer 2

K scale - checks for giving socially desirable
L scale - lie scale
F scale - infrequently endorsed items. Checks people who take an unusual approach to testing.
high scores = biased results (in theory)

Question 3

MMPI-2

Advantages

Answer 3

recent standardisation
extensive use
high researcher interest

Question 4

MMPI-2

Problems

Answer 4

Item overlap amoung scales
imbalance t/f keying
high intercorrelation among scales
lack of generalisability across PV demographics

Question 5

MMPI-2 How constructured

Answer 5

Criterion group strategy.
group with known characteristics vs. control group
Items that distinguished criterion group included in scale
cross-validated on an independent sample of criterion and control.
Attempted to discern an items meaning empirically

Question 6

MMPI-2 assumptions used in construction

Answer 6

people diagnosed correctly

Assumes people are honest

Question 7

4 test construction methods and examples

Answer 7

Logical Content Strategy - Woodworth Personal Data Sheet
Criterion Group - MMPI-2
Factor Analytic Strategy - 16 PF by Cattell
Theory Method - Edwards personal preference schedule; Jackson Personality Inventory,
Combination strategy - NEO personality inventory

Question 8

Test Construction - Logical Content Strategy

Assumes

Answer 8

Items can be interpreted @ face value

subject takes a normal approach, comply, read instructions and are honest

Question 9

Logical Content Strategy for test construction

Answer 9

uses reason and deductive logic to develop items.

Question 10

Logical Content Strategy for test construction example

Answer 10

Woodworth Personal Data Sheet - First personality inventory WWI
Identify recruits likely to break down in combat
identified people at risk who needed further screening`

Question 11

Woodworth Personal Data Sheet - Items

Answer 11

forced choice items
items lists of known symptoms of emotional disorders
single score
items endorsed by 25% or more of a normal sample excluded from the test.

Question 12

Test construction - theoritical strategy example

Answer 12

Edwards personal preference schedule
personality research form
jackson personality inventory

Question 13

Theoritical Strategy - Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS)

Answer 13

Items selected to measure variables specified by a theory of personality

EPPS is based on Murray (1938) theory of needs
15 needs such as
accomplish, conform, exhibition,
constructed items with content validity for each need.

Question 14

EPPS - Response style bias solution

Answer 14

Items rated on social desirabilty.

Items with similair social desirability paired.

Question 15

EPPS - Scoring

Answer 15

Ipsative scores: results are compared with the person taking the test expressed in relative strength of need
Forced choice between options = in social desirability but can still be fake
15 scales low correlations

Question 16

EPPS reliability, validity, used where, norming

Answer 16

reliability .60 - .87 split half; test - retest
intercorrelations among scales lower than 16pf and MMPI
and widely used in applied settings and counselling centres.
normed on 1500 high school students, college students and 9000 adults in 48 states

Question 17

Personality Research form (PRF)
Jackson Personality Inventory Revised -
test construction mixed methods

Answer 17

Theoritical Strategy used in construction based on Murrays theory of needs.
defined each need
100 items each scale
1000 college students
biserial correlational analysis
items kept if high for one scale and low for others.
strict definitional standards and statistical proccedures

Question 18

Personality Research Form and Jackson Personality Inventory validity

Answer 18

PRF - social desirability scale
infrequecy scale
norms
balanced T/F keying
Created new trend in test construction

Question 19

Test Construction - Factor Analysis - 16 Personality Factor Cattell

Answer 19

list personality adjectives
4500 traits reduced to 171 items (surface items)
36 dimensions
16 distinct factors (source traits)

Question 20

EPPS - Problems

Answer 20

not well received by reviewers

concept of comparing relative, ipsative scores to normative percentiles is questionable.

Question 21

Factor Analysis - 16 Personality Factors - Standardising

Answer 21

Separate norms male and female
adults, college students, high-school seniors
9 normative samples based on demographics
age correction scale
15000 representative of geographic area, population density, age, family income, race
cross cultural studies

Question 22

16PF forms available

Answer 22

2 paralell forms for 3 vocab levels;
newspaper literate
education disadvantaged
oral form available

Question 23

16PF - variations
Age
So pop grp

Answer 23

Childrens personality questionaire; age 8 to 12
Items related to new psych disorders factor analysed
12 new factors in clinical analysis questionaire

Question 24

16PF - Psychometrics

Answer 24

no item overlap
balanced keying
short term test-retest .65 to .93
long term test-retest .21 to .64
correlation between forms .16 to .79
16 PF intercollerate .75
4 second order factors.

Question 25

The 10 clinical scales of the MMPI-2

Answer 25

anxiety
fears
obsessiveness
depression
health concerns
bizare mentation
anger
cynicism
antisocial practices
type a behaviour
low self esteem
social discomfort
familt problmes
work interference
negative treatment indicators

Question 26

Murray’s they of need

Answer 26

Unconcious

20 needs that energise behaviour