Personality Assessment
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Course Introduction
Personality Assessment is a course that explores the theoretical foundations, methods, and applications of assessing individual personality traits and structures. Students examine a range of assessment tools, including self-report inventories, projective techniques, behavioral assessments, and structured interviews. The course considers cultural, ethical, and practical issues in personality measurement, as well as the interpretation and integration of assessment data in clinical, counseling, and organizational settings. Emphasis is placed on critically evaluating the reliability, validity, and utility of different assessment methods and understanding their role in psychological research and practice.
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Personality Theory and Research 12th Edition by Daniel Cervone
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Chapter 1: Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories
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Q1) Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that
A) the mind, at birth, is like a blank slate.
B) personality is primarily the product of social learning experiences.
C) personality is influenced primarily by parenting.
D) the mind is primarily a product of biological evolution.
Answer: D
Q2) According to the "toolkit" metaphor, the number and diversity of theories of personality is good for the field,
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The text suggests that
A) theory is irrelevant to the study of personality.
B) theory is fundamental to the study of personality.
C) true discovery comes without theory.
D) there is agreement in the field concerning the role of theory in research.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Scientific Study of People
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Q1) Experimenter expectancy effects are illustrated by A) the case of Clever Hans.
B) the case of Little Hans.
C) naturalistic observation.
D) correlational research.
Answer: A
Q2) Research on O-data suggests that
A) some people are more judgable than others.
B) some characteristics are more observable than others.
C) highly evaluative characteristics lead to biases.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
Q3) In experimental research the investigator gains control over the variables but gives up establishing if-then causal relationships.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: A Psychodynamic Theory: Freuds
Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality
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Q1) Psychoanalytic theory suggests that the "Reality Principle" and the "Pleasure Principle" operate together in the following manner:
A) they are constantly opposed to each other.
B) they work "hand-in-hand" together.
C) when the "reality principle" is operative the "pleasure principle" is repressed.
D) when the "reality principle" is functioning, the functions of the "pleasure principle" are temporarily suspended.
Answer: D
Q2) Rationalization involves
A) dismissing a thought from consciousness.
B) perception of an action but not the motive for it.
C) denial of the emotion accompanying an act.
D) rationing the affect to fit the situation.
Answer: B
Q3) People develop defense mechanisms to protect themselves against anxiety.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter
Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary
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Q1) What is the role of the self archetype, according to Jung?
A) It is an unconscious force that motivates the individual to integrate the various opposing forces of the psyche.
B) It is a conscious force that motivates the individual to integrate the various opposing forces of the psyche.
C) It is an unconscious force representing the struggle between our masculine and feminine selves.
D) It is an conscious force representing the struggle between our masculine and feminine selves.
Q2) Which of the following is not found to be a characteristic of narcissistic individuals?
A) simple self concept.
B) aggrandizing self-attribution.
C) self-enhancement bias.
D) all are characteristic.
Q3) According to Freud, the major cause of Little Hans' phobia was his Oedipus complex and castration anxiety.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers
Person-Centered Theory of Personality
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Q1) Cartwright found subjects were better able to recall
A) adjectives consistent with the self.
B) adjectives inconsistent with the self.
C) There was no difference.
D) It depended on the situation.
Q2) As Rogers conceptualizes it, a number of meaningful statements can be made about the "self." Which of the following statements would Rogers agree with?
A) In general, the complex of meanings and perceptions which make up the "self" are unsymbolized by the individual.
B) The "self" is not structural in nature--being instead, an amorphous unit.
C) The "self" represents an organized set of perceptions.
D) The concept of the "self" as conceptualized by Rogers does not fit into what traditionally has been a topic of study in psychology.
Q3) Denial allows experience into awareness in a form consistent with the self.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compare the views of Freud and Rogers on the nature of the person and science.
Q5) Discuss Rogers' views of the self, self processes, and their measurement.
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Chapter 6: A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory
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Q1) Both the Freudian and Rogerian theories emphasize conflict, anxiety, and defense.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The concept most relevant to Rogers' views concerning therapy is
A) transference.
B) self-ideal discrepancy.
C) construct change.
D) therapeutic climate.
Q3) Cross-cultural research on the self
A) fully supports Rogers' views about self-concept.
B) fully supports Rogers' views about the need for positive regard.
C) calls into questions some of Rogers' ideas about the self.
D) completely disproves Rogers' ideas about the self.
Q4) Limitations of Rogers' theory includes
A) inadequate attention to unconscious forces.
B) problems defining and assessing some concepts.
C) bias on the part of the therapist.
D) all of the above.
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Q5) Discuss Rogers' view of psychotherapy, comparing it with the Freudian view.
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Chapter 7: Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport,
Eyesneck and Cattell
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Q1) There is no relation between surface and source traits since they are conceptually different.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Traits are similar to A) states.
B) activities.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q3) According to Allport, to account for behavior one had to consider A) traits.
B) situation characteristics.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q4) Which statement is not expressive of Allport's views?
A) Traits are more important than situations.
B) Traits can be transformed in function.
C) Idiographic research is valued.
D) Some traits are unique to individuals.
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Chapter 8: Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach
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Q1) Relative to older adults, adolescents and young adults score A) higher on neuroticism.
B) higher on extraversion.
C) lower on agreeableness.
D) all of the above.
Q2) According to the Big Five, intelligence is a major component of personality.
A)True
B)False
Q3) People become increasingly conscientious with age.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The five-factor model offers a specific model for psychological treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Five-factor model is to NEO-PI as A) Freud is to id.
B) Rogers is to self.
C) Cattell is to 16 PF.
D) Allport is to factor analysis.
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Chapter 9: Biological Foundations of Personality
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Q1) According to the research to date, for most personality characteristics one would expect
A) biological siblings to be more similar than adopted siblings.
B) adopted children to be more similar to adopted parents than biological parents.
C) males to be more similar to one another than females.
D) none of the above.
Q2) Which of the following is accurate?
A) if shared environments are important, adopted siblings reared together will be more similar than biological siblings.
B) if shared environments are important, biological siblings reared together will resemble their parents more than such siblings reared apart.
C) if shared environments are important, nonshared environments are unimportant.
D) none of the above.
Q3) Nonshared environments include
A) parts of sibling family environments.
B) aspects of sibling non-familial environments.
C) both a and b.
D) neither a nor b.
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Chapter 10: Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality
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Q1) A distinguishing feature of behavioral assessment is an emphasis on
A) specific responses in general situations.
B) specific responses in specific situations.
C) general responses in specific situations.
D) general responses in general situations.
Q2) The behavioral emphasis is on environmental determinants and situational specificity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Behavioral approaches to psychopathology emphasize the importance of A) behavioral deficits.
B) maladaptive responses.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q4) Explain why Skinner argued against the idea that people have free will.
Q5) According to Skinner, qualities of learned behavior are influenced by reinforcer
A) fixed time intervals.
B) intermittent time intervals.
C) variable schedules.
D) all of the above.
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Chapter 11: A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys
Personal Construct Theory of Personality
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Q1) The suggestion may be made that constructs most likely
A) facilitate experience and recall.
B) determine experience and recall.
C) are unrelated to experience and recall.
D) interfere with experience and recall.
Q2) Kelly's theory advocates that a person's own personality is made up of A) the entire construct system.
B) those parts of the construct system that relate to the self.
C) those parts of the construct system that are potentially related to the self.
D) those constructs which relate to the "self" in conjunction with those constructs which relate to the ideal self.
Q3) People have many different notions about what the goals of science are. Kelly felt that the goal of science is
A) the development of construct systems that are helpful in anticipating events.
B) the discovery of truth.
C) the uncovering of things heretofore unknown.
D) none of the above.
Q4) For Kelly psychopathology involves maladaptive learned responses.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel
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Q1) With regard to the personality variables of competencies, goals, evaluative standards, and expectancies, social cognitive theorists
A) give people an overall score on each by using self-report questionnaires.
B) give people an overall score on each by using projective tests.
C) give people an overall score on each by using brain imaging techniques.
D) would never give people one overall score on each.
Q2) According to Bandura, a person will try harder if A) they see a more competent person succeed.
B) they see a model punished.
C) perceived self-efficacy suggests a chance for success.
D) all of the above.
Q3) Experiments (outlined in the text) which show that a subject can develop a conditioned response through the observation of another person (model) being conditioned are taken as evidence of A) vicarious conditioning.
B) negative modeling.
C) reverse modeling.
D) identification with the conditioner.
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Chapter 13: Social-Cognitive Theory: Extensions,
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Q1) Research by Flett and colleagues indicates that perfectionism is associated with depression.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Rational Emotive Therapy, Cognitive Restructuring, and Beck's therapy for depression are examples of
A) client-centered therapies.
B) neo-Rogerian therapies.
C) cognitive behavior therapies.
D) none of the above.
Q3) Males and females basically have identical self-schema.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Cognitive structures concerning the self are known as A) self-schemas.
B) ego structure.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
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Q5) Is social cognitive theory a comprehensive theory of personality? What are its primary limitations in this regard?
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Chapter 14: Personality in Context: Interpersonal Relations,
Culture, and Development Across the Course of Life
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Q1) Asian students who moved to North America were found to gradually display higher scores in
A) neuroticism.
B) depression.
C) extraversion.
D) intelligence.
Q2) Rejection-sensitive persons have poorer relationship outcomes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) People in India have been found to be less likely to attribute causes of actions to A) personality characteristics.
B) situations.
C) chance.
D) all of the above.
Q4) Work by Downey and Feldman documents the impact of rejection sensitivity on A) academic performance.
B) neuroticism.
C) relationship outcomes.
D) schizophrenia.
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Chapter 15: An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research
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Q1) Discuss the case of Jim in the light of the theories covered and the personality data obtained in association with them.
Q2) The clearest contrast in emphasis on past, present, and future-related variables is between
A) behaviorism and psychoanalysis.
B) Rogers' theory and Kelly's theory.
C) Rogers' theory and social cognitive theory.
D) Kelly's theory and psychoanalysis.
Q3) The text suggests that views about human nature
A) are irrelevant to psychology as a science.
B) influence areas studied most thoroughly.
C) affect treatment but not research.
D) affect research but not treatment.
Q4) Which of the following would appear to be least compatible with one another?
A) Bandura - five-factor theory.
B) Mischel - personal construct theory.
C) social cognitive theory - phenomenological theory.
D) Freud - Jung.
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Q5) Compare the strengths and limitations of three theoretical approaches covered in the text.