Personalty Test 1

Question 1

Personality

Answer 1

characteristic patterns of behavior, thought, or emotional experience that exhibit relative consistency across time and situations

Question 2

Personality includes

Answer 2

motives, intentions, goals, strategies, perceptions

Question 3

2 criteria for deciding if a personality test is right or wrong

Answer 3

agreement, precision

Question 4

2 examples of projective tests

Answer 4

rorschach, thematic attribute test

Question 5

Objective test

Answer 5

Single trait- items are more objective, but not absolutely. Participant answers a series of T/F , multiple choice questions.

Question 6

Why might people score differently on projective tests than objective ones?

Answer 6

tests of same attribute may assess different things

Question 7

2 consequences of personality judgement

Answer 7

opportunity, expectancies (intellectual, social, real life)

Question 8

Interjudge agreement

Answer 8

agreement to which two or more judges of the same person provide the same descriptions of personality

Question 9

Behavioral predictions

Answer 9

degree to which a judgement can predict behaviour

Question 10

Moderators in assessing personality

Answer 10

good judge, good target, good trait, good information