Unit 10 - Personality

Question 1

An assessment technique in which the task is to
sort a group of statements, usually in perceived rank order ranging from most to least descriptive

Answer 1

Q-Sort Technique

Question 2

Aspects of the focus of exploration such as the
time frame (the past, present, or future) as well as other contextual issues that involve people, places, and events

Answer 2

Frame of reference

Question 3

observer notes the presence/ intensity of targeted behaviors

Answer 3

Behavior rating scale

Question 4

a narrative description of the extent to which a person has demonstrated certain personality traits, states, or types

Answer 4

Personality profile

Question 5

Employs cartoons depicting frustrating situations

Answer 5

Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study

Question 6

observation of a person in an environment designed to increase the chance that the assessor can observe targeted behaviors and interactions

Answer 6

Analogue behavioral observation

Question 7

research investigation in which one or more variables are similar or analogous to the real variable that the investigator wishes to examine

Answer 7

Analogue study

Question 8

Procedure that allows for observation and
evaluation of an individual under a standard set of circumstances

Answer 8

Situational performance measure

Question 9

Response styles can affect the validity of the outcome and can be countered through the use of

Answer 9

a validity scale

Question 10

guiding principles to help one attain some objective (example: honesty and ambition)

Answer 10

Instrumental value

Question 11

Criticisms in Projective Methods

Answer 11

Projective stimulus is only one aspect of the total
stimulus situation
o Stimulus material may not be as ambiguous and
amenable to projection
o Some assumptions are cherished beliefs
accepted without the support of research validation

Question 12

a test taker’s responses and the presumed strength of a measured trait are interpreted relative to the strength of that trait in a sample of a larger population

Answer 12

Normative approach

Question 13

Methods for Recording Frequency and Intensity of Target Behavior

Answer 13

Timeline followback (TLFB) methodology:

Ecological momentary assessment:

Question 14

assessee produces a drawing that is analyzed on the basis of its content and related variables
o Various characteristics of the drawing and that of the individual drawn are formally evaluated in Draw A Person (D A P) test

Answer 14

Figure drawing test

Question 15

The measurement and evaluation of psychological traits, states, values, interests, attitudes, worldview, acculturation, sense of humor, cognitive and behavioral styles, and/or related individual characteristics

Answer 15

Personality assessment

Question 16

guiding principles and a mode of behavior that is an endpoint objective (example: a comfortable life and a sense of accomplishment)

Answer 16

Terminal values

Question 17

A test taker’s responses and the presumed strength of measured traits are interpreted relative to the strength of measured traits for that same individual

Answer 17

Ipsative approach

Question 18

an individual’s unique constellation of psychological traits that is relatively stable over time

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Personality

Question 19

a tendency to respond to a test item or interview question in some characteristic manner regardless of the content of the item or question

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Response style

Question 20

an ongoing process by which an individual’s thoughts, behaviors, values, worldview, and identity develop in relation to the thinking, behavior, customs, and values of a particular cultural group

Answer 20

Acculturation

Question 21

assessees’ unique way of interpreting their perceptions as a result of their experiences, cultural background, and related variables

Answer 21

Worldview

Question 22

helps learn about the examinee in relation to his/her family in the form of examinee verbalizations while the drawing is being executed

Answer 22

Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD)

Question 23

the transitory exhibition of some personality trait, a relatively temporary predisposition

Answer 23

Personality state

Question 24

the degree to which a person has different self-concepts in different roles

Answer 24

Self-concept differentiation

Question 25

characterized by efforts to
learn how a limited number of personality traits can
be applied to all people

Answer 25

Nomothetic approach

Question 26

Assumptions in Projective Methods

Answer 26

More ambiguous the stimuli, the more subjects reveal about their personality
o Projective stimuli evoke responses that are idiosyncratic in nature
o Ambiguous nature of a task and its results are less subject to faking

Question 27

possible changes in an assessee’s behavior, thinking, or performance that may arise in response to being observed, assessed, or evaluated

Answer 27

Reactivity

Question 28

30 picture cards contain a variety of scenes that present the testtaker with “certain classical human situations”

Answer 28

Thematic Apperception Test

Question 29

a subscale of a test designed to
assist in judgments regarding how honestly the test taker responded and whether responses were products of response style, carelessness, deception, or misunderstanding

Answer 29

Validity scale

Question 30

characterized by efforts to
learn about each individual’s unique constellation of
personality traits

Answer 30

Idiographic approach

Question 31

behavioral rating may be excessively positive or negative because a prior rating was excessively negative or positive

Answer 31

Contrast effect

Question 32

Assessors can affirm the accuracy of self-reported information by consulting external sources such as

Answer 32

peer raters (or collateral sources)

Question 33

the idea that an individual supplies structure to unstructured stimuli in a manner consistent with the individual’ s own unique pattern of conscious and unconscious needs, fears, desires, impulses, conflicts, and ways of perceiving and responding

Answer 33

Projective hypothesis

Question 34

the process of using criterion groups to develop test items

Answer 34

Empirical criterion keying

Question 35

John Holland developed

Answer 35

Self-Directed Search test, a self-administered and self-scored aid to offer vocational assistance