Psychological Assessment Exam Preparation
Guide
Course Introduction
Psychological Assessment provides an in-depth exploration of the principles, methods, and ethical considerations involved in measuring individual differences in cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning. The course covers a variety of psychological tests, including intelligence tests, personality inventories, neuropsychological batteries, and achievement assessments. Students will learn about test construction, reliability, validity, and interpretation of assessment results, as well as the impact of cultural, social, and individual factors on assessment practices. Emphasis is placed on practical skills for administering, scoring, and reporting assessment outcomes, preparing students for further study or professional applications in clinical, educational, and organizational settings.
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Individual Differences and Personality 3rd Edition by Michael C. Ashton
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Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in Psychological Measurement
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Q1) According to simulations by Schönbrodt and Perugini (2013),what is the approximate minimum sample size at which the correlation obtained in a random sample will likely be fairly close to the population correlation?
A)10
B)50
C)250
D)1250
E)6250
Answer: C
Q2) Suppose that scores on an Anxiety scale are normally distributed and are calculated as standard scores (i.e. ,with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one).In a typical group of 100 people,about how many would you expect to have standard scores between -1 and +1?
A)16
B)32
C)50
D)68
E)95
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Personality Traits and the Inventories That Measure
Them
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Q1) What can be correctly concluded from the trait-versus-situation debate?
A)Traits and situations are actually the same thing.
B)Traits,if they exist at all,are unimportant in predicting behavior.
C)Traits determine behavior almost perfectly,regardless of the situation.
D)Traits usually predict behavior better in particular situations than in aggregated situations.
E)Traits predict behavior well when many situations are considered together.
Answer: E
Q2) Recall that the question of whether or not traits exist can be considered in terms of "analysis of variance".In that context,which of the following statements is most accurate?
A)If traits exist,then there should be little or no variance due to situations.
B)If traits exist,then there should be little or no variance due to person-by-situation interactions.
C)If traits exist,then there should be little or no variance due to persons.
D)If traits exist,then there should be some considerable variance due to persons.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Personality Structure: Classifying Traits
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Q1) Lexical studies of personality structure in many languages have found a similar set of six major dimensions of personality.What does this mean?
A)In every country where these languages are spoken,there are six main types of people.
B)On average,every country's people have the same levels on all six personality dimensions,regardless of the language spoken.
C)For any given personality characteristic,it is possible to divide people into six groups according to their level of that characteristic.
D)People's personalities can be summarized in terms of their levels on each of six large groups of related characteristics.
E)All of the above.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Developmental Change and Stability of Personality
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Q1) For which of the following "facet"-level personality traits do average levels tend to increase throughout adulthood?
A)Sociability
B)Unconventionality
C)Patience
D)Perfectionism
E)Social Boldness
Q2) Recall the Hawaiian longitudinal study of personality by Hampson and Goldberg (2006),in which middle-aged persons' self-reports of personality were compared with their elementary school teachers' ratings of their personalities made 40 years earlier.Which of the following best summarizes the findings of that study regarding the stability of personality across this time period?
A)Stability was very high for all Big Five factors.
B)Stability was close to zero for all Big Five factors.
C)Across the Big Five factors,stability ranged from moderate to very high.
D)Across the Big Five factors,stability ranged from near-zero to moderate.
E)Stability could not be examined directly because completely different traits were assessed at the two time points.
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Chapter 5: Biological Bases of Personality
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Q1) How do the dimensions of Zuckerman's "alternative five" model of temperament or personality relate to those of the Big Five?
A)Because the two models have different origins,Zuckerman's factors are not comparable at all with the Big Five factors.
B)Three of Zuckerman's factors correspond closely to the three of the Big Five facors,but the other two are completely unrelated to the Big Five.
C)Each of Zuckerman's factors corresponds directly to one (and only one)of the Big Five.
D)Together,Zuckerman's factors correspond rather closely to the Big Five,but in some cases as combinations of two or more Big Five factors.
E)The relations have not yet been examined empirically.
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Chapter 6: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Personality
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Q1) According to Sulloway's (1995)theory of birth order and personality,which of the following sets of characteristics would be expected to show higher levels,on average,among persons raised as later-born children than among persons raised as first-born children?
A)conceited,arrogant,pompous
B)anxious,nervous,fretful
C)risk-taking,creative,unconventional
D)quiet,shy,withdrawn
E)energetic,active,busy
Q2) In the question above,what would be the estimated effect of the common environment?
A).60
B).45
C).30
D).15
E).00
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Chapter 7: The Evolutionary Function of Personality
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Q1) Recall Nettle's (2006)interpretations of adaptive trade-offs for the Big Five personality factors.Which of the following were among the benefits that Nettle proposed to be associated with high levels of Neuroticism?
1)Attractiveness to potential mates
2)Reduced risk of schizophrenia
3)Avoidance of dangers
4)Competitive success
A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)2 and 4
E)3 and 4
Q2) According to the framework suggested by Ashton and Lee,which two of the six HEXACO personality factors are relevant to two aspects of reciprocal altruism?
A)Emotionality and Extraversion
B)Extraversion and Agreeableness
C)Agreeableness and Honesty-Humility
D)Openness to Experience and Honesty-Humility
E)Conscientiousness and Emotionality
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Chapter 8: Personality Disorders
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Q1) According to research findings,some persons diagnosed with a particular personality disorder appear to be developing greater emotional depth and empathy but are in fact cynically pretending to do so.Which disorder is this?
A)Paranoid
B)Schizoid
C)Antisocial
D)Obsessive-Compulsive
E)Avoidant
Q2) Which personality disorder involves discomfort in close relationships,combined with eccentric behaviors and thoughts?
A)Schizoid
B)Schizotypal
C)Paranoid
D)Avoidant
E)Dependent
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Chapter 9: Personality and Life Outcomes
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Q1) Recall that Terracciano and Costa (2004)compared the personality characteristics of persons who had never smoked,of persons who had quit smoking,and of persons who were current smokers.How did the personality trait levels of people who had quit smoking compare with the personality trait levels of people who had never smoked and of people who were current smokers?
A)About the same as those of people who had never smoked.
B)About the same as those of people who were current smokers.
C)Even more extreme than those of persons who had never smoked.
D)Even more extreme than those of persons who were current smokers.
E)In between those of persons who had never smoked and those of persons who were current smokers.
Q2) In their analyses of longitudinal data from Terman's study of gifted children,what did Friedman et al. (1993)find regarding the relations between childhood personality characteristics and longevity?
A)Higher dependability and higher cheerfulness predicted a longer life.
B)Higher dependability and lower cheerfulness predicted a longer life.
C)Lower dependability and higher cheerfulness predicted a longer life.
D)Lower dependability and lower cheerfulness predicted a longer life.
E)Average levels of both dependability and cheerfulness predicted a longer life.
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Chapter 10: Mental Ability
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Q1) Previous research has indicated that low levels of IQ in childhood are associated with a shorter life expectancy (i.e. ,higher risk of early death).Which of the following were suggested by Gottfredson and Deary as possible explanations for this relation?
1)Lower IQ in childhood could be due to some already-existing health problems that could mean higher risk of early death
2)Lower IQ in childhood could indicate poor brain functioning,which could mean higher risk of early death
3)Lower IQ in childhood could predict unhealthy behaviors in later life,which could increase the risk of early death
4)Lower IQ in childhood could make one more likely to enter dangerous or stressful occupations,which could increase the risk of early death.
A)1 and 2 only
B)2 and 3 only
C)3 and 4 only
D)1 and 4 only
E)All of these explanations
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Chapter 11: Vocational Interests
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Q1) Which of Holland's (1966)interest dimensions corresponds most closely to the "Things" interests of Prediger's (1982)model?
A)Realistic
B)Enterprising
C)Investigative
D)Artistic
E)Conventional
Q2) Which two of Holland's (1966)interest dimensions are associated (1)with interests in law and politics and (2)with interests in life sciences and medicine?
A)Social and Realistic
B)Enterprising and Investigative
C)Conventional and Investigative
D)Artistic and Realistic
E)Enterprising and Conventional
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Chapter 12: Religion and Politics
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Q1) Based on the two-dimensional system of social values as identified by Schwartz,which of the following pairs consists of two values that are nearly opposite to each other?
A)Self-direction and Hedonism
B)Universalism and Power
C)Achievement and Hedonism
D)Security and Power
E)Benevolence and Conformity
Q2) Suppose that a person has very low levels of both Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation.Which of the following is most likely to describe his or her personality accurately,with reference to the HEXACO personality factors?
A)Low Conscientiousness and high Agreeableness
B)Low Agreeableness and high Extraversion
C)High Emotionality and high Honesty-Humility
D)High Openness to Experience and high Honesty-Humility
E)High Openness to Experience and low Emotionality.
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Chapter 13: Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following statements can accurately describe Bem's theory of the development of sexual orientation,with specific reference to homosexuality?
A)Children who have a biological tendency to be gender-nonconforming tend to have opposite-sex playmates,and thus later develop an attraction to persons of their own sex.
B)People who inherit a biological tendency to have a homosexual orientation typically reveal this before puberty through gender-nonconforming behavior and preference for opposite-sex playmates.
C)Children who prefer to have playmates of the same sex are actually more likely to develop gender-nonconforming behavior and (after puberty)a homosexual orientation.
D)People who have a homosexual orientation tend to think that they were gender-nonconforming as children,but research data indicates that they generally were not.
E)Children whose parents discourage gender-nonconforming behavior are more likely to develop a homosexual orientation.
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