QUESTIONS
Question 1
Which of the following is an example of self-monitoring being a method of intervention?
- recording thoughts after having a panic attack
- describing the time of day when one feels angry
- counting calories and stopping oneself from eating chocolate while dieting
- None of the above
Question 2
Which of the following is true about word association tests?
- They are objective in nature.
- The examiner asks the individual to clarify what he or she was thinking.
- The examiner times how long it takes the person to respond to the stimulus word.
- Both B and C are correct
Question 3
What do objective tests of personality have in common with many objective tests of ability and achievement?
- They typically contain only one correct answer.
- They can be scored by machine, computer or online.
- They have a sound grounding in theory.
- All of the above
Question 4
Bob takes a polygraph test to prove he has not cheated on his wife. Before he takes the test, what should he know about the test?
- They are physically painful.
- They are accurate enough to be considered good evidence in legal settings.
- They typically yield more false positives than false negatives.
- All of the above
Question 5
Keith is a convicted rapist who has been told that he needs to undergo therapy. His therapist hooks him up to a machine to collect information while the he is watching videos showing coercive and non-coercive sex. He is shown the data in the hopes that he will be more open about his thoughts. What is the output sheet called?
- Plethysmograph
- Penile plethymograph
- Polygragh data
- Phallometric data
Question 6
Which of the following is true about sentence completion tests?
- They are based predominantly on cognitive theories of personality.
- They usually have a high degree of face validity.
- They are not vulnerable to “faking.”
- All of these
Question 7
Projective instruments were originally developed in a spirit of rebellion against norm-referenced instruments. What can be said about projective instruments today?
- They have continued independence from norms.
- They are increasingly developed or converted to be norm-referenced in nature.
- They are continuing in a rebellious tradition, but this time from the constraints of cultural sensitivity.
- None of these
Question 8
On the Machover Draw-A-Person Test, a test taker draws a person with extremely large ears. One hypothesis the test user might reasonably entertain on the basis of this drawing is that this test taker is MOST probably what?
- impulsive
- depressed
- paranoid
- anxious
Question 9
Ecological momentary assessment is essentially a behavioral record to collect information on what?
- the “here and now”
- duration of a behavior
- verbal input of people in the environment
- future-oriented and directed
Question 10
What principle underlies the interpretation of responses to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?
- Individuals will identify with someone in the story and indirectly express their own needs.
- Individuals will display their level of creativity while composing a story.
- The protagonist in the story will express the exact same personality traits as the person telling the story.
- The protagonist in the story will have the exact same personality type as the person telling the story.
ANSWERS
Question 1
Which of the following is an example of self-monitoring being a method of intervention?
- recording thoughts after having a panic attack
- describing the time of day when one feels angry
- counting calories and stopping oneself from eating chocolate while dieting
- None of the above
Correct Answer: counting calories and stopping oneself from eating chocolate while dieting
Question 2
Which of the following is true about word association tests?
- They are objective in nature.
- The examiner asks the individual to clarify what he or she was thinking.
- The examiner times how long it takes the person to respond to the stimulus word.
- Both B and C are correct
Correct Answer: ….
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