Personality Measures Flashcards
Structured personality tests present examinees with___stimuli and are usually developed on the basis of one of four strategies. One of these strategies is the____, which involves deriving items on the basis of reason and deductive logic while another is____, which involves including items that distinguish between different criterion groups.
unambigious;logical content method; empirical criterion keying
The original MMPI provided scores on ten clinical scales and 4 validity scales that were designed to assess___.
test-taking attitudes;
A high score on the__Scale indicates an attempt to present oneself in a favorable light or a lack of insight into one’sown motivation, whereas a high score on the___Scale suggests deliberate malingering, eccentricity, or response carelessness. The___Scale score is used to correct an examinee’s scores on some of the clinical scales.
L;F;K
On the MMPI-, a T-score of___or above is considered clinically significant. Interpretation of MMPI scores most often involves___analysis, which entails considering the two or more clinical scales with the highest scores. For example, a two-point code of__suggests impulsivity, antisocial behavior, narcissism, and substance abuse, while the___occurs when Scale 1 and Scale 3 scores are substantially higher than the Scale 2 score and is associated with somatization of psychological problemsand a lack of insight.
65; profile; 49/94;conversion V
The__is based on Murray’s personality theory which distinguishes between 5 different needs, while the___is based on the work of Jung and describes personality in terms of four bipolar dimensions.
EPPS; MBTI
The NEO-PI-3 assesses the Big Five personality traits–estraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and___. The original identification of traits that contributed to the Big Five was based on an atheoretical____approach.
openness to experience; lexical
Administration of the Rorschach ordinarily involves 2 phases: the___ phase which is followed by the___phase. Scoring and interpretation of the Rorschach iscomplex but usually involves considering the number and ratio of certain types of responses in the following categories: location____, form quality, content, and popularity. For example, a number of__responses(overgeneralizing a part of the inkblot to the whole) may suggest brain damage, emotional disturbance, or mental retardation.
free association; inquiry; determinants; confabulatory
Development of the___was based on Murray’s theory of needs.
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