Course Introduction
Personality Assessment
Final Exam
Personality Assessment explores the theories, methods, and tools used to evaluate individual differences in personality traits and behaviors. The course covers standardized psychological tests, projective techniques, self-report inventories, and observational methods, emphasizing their administration, scoring, and interpretation. Students learn about the reliability, validity, and ethical considerations involved in personality measurement, as well as cultural and contextual factors that influence assessment. Through case studies and practical exercises, participants develop skills to critically analyze assessment data and apply findings in clinical, educational, and organizational settings.
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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) Genetic research suggests that in different "racial" and ethnic human groups
A) there is hardly any overlap at all between groups.
B) about half one group's genetic makeup is similar to that of other groups.
C) most of our genetic makeup is shared, i.e., is common to all groups.
Answer: C
Q2) "Why" type questions are those that address
A) the determinants of personality.
B) structural factors.
C) organization of characteristics.
D) motivational characteristics.
Answer: D
Q3) A good theory must have "research relevance," which is to say it
A) must not lead to argument and debate.
B) must account for a wide variety of findings.
C) can be useful even if it is false.
D) must be shown to be correct.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Scientific Study of People
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Q1) Ratings of an individual made by parents, friends, or teachers are an example of _____ data.
A) L-data
B) O-data
C) T-data
D) S-data
Answer: B
Q2) In correlational research, the investigator seeks to establish a relationship between two or more variables that do not readily lend themselves to manipulation and control.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A strength of clinical research is the ability to establish causal relations between variables.
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) Which of the following is not an identity status emphasized by Marcia?
A) identity achievement.
B) identity foreclosure.
C) identity moratorium.
D) multiple identity.
Answer: D
Q2) Basically, defense mechanisms are mechanisms by which a person can defend oneself from anxiety emanating from which of the following sources?
A) ego.
B) id.
C) superego.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
Q3) Libido is
A) the energy of the life instinct.
B) the energy of the death instinct.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Freuds Psychodynamic Theory: Applications,
Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research
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Q1) The founder of the school of Individual Psychology was
A) Alfred Adler.
B) Carl Jung.
C) Karen Horney.
D) Harry Sullivan.
Q2) Defense mechanisms are part of ego functioning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Experimental findings support clinical research suggesting that narcissists
A) are vulnerable to blows to their self-esteem.
B) respond to threats to grandiosity with anger.
C) both of the above.
D) neither of the above.
Q4) According to Sullivan, the self develops out of
A) experiences in contacts with others.
B) reflected appraisals.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
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Chapter 5: A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Rogers
Person-Centered Theory of Personality
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Q1) The utilization of the views of others to define the self is expressed in the concept of A) dependence.
B) reflected appraisals.
C) mirroring.
D) self-directedness.
Q2) According to Rogers, vulnerability to anxiety is due to A) incongruence.
B) inconsistency.
C) aggressive thoughts.
D) unconscious wishes.
Q3) Which of the following is not a characteristic Rogerian emphasis? A) research.
B) phenomenology.
C) objective tests.
D) unstructured tests.
Q4) Self-actualization involves the process of reducing tension while actualizing the self. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: A Phenomenological Theory - Applications and Evaluation of Rogers Theory
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Q1) Rogers' theory of change provides for A) if-then statements.
B) what the therapist should say under various conditions. C) has yet to be tested. D) cannot be tested.
Q2) Rogers' views concerning therapeutic factors can be tied to A) his theory of growth and development.
B) the psychoanalytic concept of transference.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q3) Experimental research supports Rogers' concept of self-actualization. A)True B)False
Q4) A problem with Rogerian research on the self is A) inadequate attention is given to what is experienced. B) inadequate attention is given to individual differences. C) inadequate attention is given to defensive processes.
D) all of the above.
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Q5) Discuss the strengths and limitations of Rogers' theory, including your own conclusions and the basis for them.
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Chapter 7: Trait Approaches to Personality - Allport,
Eyesneck and Cattell
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Q1) The trait theorist who emphasized the fewest traits was A) Allport.
B) Eysenck.
C) Cattell.
D) Plomin.
Q2) Introverts are
A) restrained.
B) easily aroused by events.
C) inhibited.
D) all of the above.
Q3) Traits are to superfactors as
A) habits are to traits.
B) feelings are to cognitions.
C) source traits are to surface traits.
D) none of the above.
Q4) The following theorists use factor analysis in their research efforts
A) Allport and Cattell.
B) Eysenck and Cattell.
C) Allport and Eysenck.
D) all of the above.
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Chapter 8: Trait Theory: the Five-Factor Model: Applications and Evaluation of the Trait Approach
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Q1) Disagreement concerning trait measures is greatest concerning A) factors.
B) facets.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q2) McCrae and Costa give equal emphasis to genes and environment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Laboratory situations are problematic for the study of traits because A) they emphasize one variable at a time.
B) the results don't agree with questionnaire results.
C) they restrict the range of individual differences.
D) they are low in reliability.
Q4) A problem with the trait concept is that
A) there is little evidence of constitutional differences in people.
B) it presents too static a picture.
C) it cannot be applied to individuals.
D) all of the above.
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Q5) Discuss the grounds for support of the Big Five model of individual differences, including evidence that the trait terms relate to people's everyday behavior.
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Chapter 9: Biological Foundations of Personality
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Q1) Recent behavior-genetic research suggests evidence for
A) peer-peer rating agreement.
B) self-peer rating agreement.
C) support for genetic influences on the Big Five.
D) all of the above.
Q2) The key element of the temperament construct is individual differences in emotional quality.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Research by Caspi et al indicates that ________ is (are) a main cause of antisocial behavior.
A) genetic influences
B) maltreatment in childhood
C) an interaction of a and b
D) neither a nor b
Q4) The concept of temperament refers to individual differences in A) impulsivity.
B) excitability.
C) quality of emotional response.
D) none of the above.
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Chapter 10: Behaviorism and the Learning Approaches to Personality
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Q1) The principle of self-control in behavioral technology is that A) the individual is able to tolerate delay of gratification.
B) the individual learns new escape and avoidance responses.
C) the individual gains control over his own reinforcers.
D) each individual should control his own behavior.
Q2) Watson and Rayner suggested that the reasons for adult fears might A) be expressed in dreams.
B) lie in the unconscious.
C) lie in the early traumatic experiences.
D) none of the above.
Q3) Which of the following is not an emphasis of the behaviorist approach?
A) objectivity
B) introspection
C) experiments
D) assessment
Q4) Successive approximations provide an explanation for the development of complex behaviors.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain why Skinner argued against the idea that people have free will.
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Chapter 11: A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal
Construct Theory of Personality
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Q1) According to Kelly, individuals seek A) consistency.
B) certainty.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q2) A critical problem for a construct system is
A) incorrect predictions.
B) inconsistent predictions.
C) both (a) and (b).
D) neither (a) nor (b).
Q3) Fixed-role therapy encourages clients to A) represent themselves in new ways.
B) behave in new ways.
C) construe themselves in new ways.
D) all of the above.
Q4) Kelly's concepts of fear, anxiety, and threat all relate to the functioning of the construct system.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel
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Q1) A numerical value that can influence people's estimates of a quantity is called
A) an expectancy.
B) a goal.
C) an anchor value.
D) a standard.
Q2) Two of Mischel's mentors were
A) Kelly and Rotter.
B) Bandura and Kelly.
C) Bandura and Rotter.
D) Kelly and Eysenck.
Q3) The following is a distinction emphasized by social cognitive theorists
A) acquisition-performance.
B) behaviorist-humanist.
C) situationist-personologist.
D) all of the above.
Q4) One would expect social cognitive theorists to support the use of generalized measures of intelligence.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Social-Cognitive Theory: Extensions, Applications,
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Q1) A ______ method is one that measures the duration required for someone to give a response.
A) projective
B) peer report
C) reaction-time
D) all of the above
Q2) Markus introduced the concept of working self-concept. How does this idea speak to the challenge of explaining both 1) the stability of an individual's personality, and 2) situation-to-situation variability in a person's behavior?
Q3) People generally possess ___________ self-schema.
A) one
B) three
C) no (i.e., none)
D) many
Q4) The best way of increasing self-efficacy is by
A) talking to a therapist.
B) convincing oneself.
C) thinking of past successes.
D) mastery experiences.
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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) Work by Downey and Feldman documents the impact of rejection sensitivity on A) academic performance.
B) neuroticism.
C) relationship outcomes.
D) schizophrenia.
Q3) Rejection-sensitive persons are just neurotic.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Socioemotional selectivity theory examines life-course changes in A) memory.
B) motives.
C) intelligence.
D) problem solving.
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Chapter 15: An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research
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Q1) In the case of Jim, the data from different tests are qualitatively different from one another.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The text argues that an important question for personality theory is whether it A) yields theories that are true.
B) produces theories that are elegant.
C) is popular with people in other scientific fields.
D) yields useful applications.
Q3) Compare and contrast three of the theorists covered in the text in relation to their theories of motivation and personality change.
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.
Q5) The text supports the use of multiple levels of analysis and interpretation.
A)True
B)False
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