People generally prefer situations that are pleasant. (Recall the concepts of reliability and validity from your study of psychological research.) 0000005093 00000 n D. would not be very useful for the assessment of individual differences, The MMPI was designed to ________. For your final version of the test, you decide to keep only the 15 items that the depressed and nondepressed groups answered differently. Know if a test is optional and learn of the consequences of taking or not taking the test, fully completing the test, or canceling the scores. -all of the above, Recent research using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) to study shyness indicates that ________, "controlled" aspects of shyness can be predicted using S data, but uncontrolled or spontaneous aspects can be more accurately predicted using B data, Arlene Lacombe, Kathryn Dumper, Rose Spielman, William Jenkins. _____ is the concept that refers to the idea that a person may act in a certain way only in particular circumstances. What is the null hypothesis in this analysis? containing too many independent areas of investigation. In which personality test are participants asked to make up a story about the pictures presented to them? The factor analytic technique of test construction is designed to________. However, when her dad flattens one ball into a pancake shape, Lynn is confident that the pancake has more clay than the ball. 0000001169 00000 n Its orientation is to encourage positive and high quality interactions between testing professionals and test takers. 0000003249 00000 n The Stanford-Binet is the American adaptation of the original French Binet-Simon intelligence test; it was first introduced in 1916 by Lewis Terman, a psychologist at Stanford University. (1994). Personality assessment refers to ________. B. An assumption made by all trait theories is that there is a degree of ____ in personality over time. Inform test takers, in advance of the testing, about required materials that must be brought to the test site (e.g., pencil, paper) and about any rules that allow or prohibit use of other materials (e.g., calculators). Many psychologists tend to use college students as participants in their research and then assume that what they learn applies to people in general. Which reason describes why averaged (aggregated) behaviors are more strongly related to personality traits than individual behaviors? Code of professional responsibilities in educational measurement. Webof the studies conducted on psychological instruments, includ-ing projective techniques, researchers begin with known groups (e.g., individuals with versus without a history of 0000002070 00000 n a common obligation to try to understand the whole person, Roots of personality psychology can be traced to the theater because. The Barnum effect refers to the tendency to. David will generally be on time for work most days next week. Another method for assessment of personality is projective testing. These true/false questions resemble the kinds of questions you would find on the MMPI. Because test takers have the right to have the results of tests kept confidential to the extent allowed by law, testing professionals should: Ensure that records of test results (in paper or electronic form) are safeguarded and maintained so that only individuals who have a legitimate right to access them will be able to do so. 0000003271 00000 n Projective tests are more time consuming for the evaluator than self-report inventories. Insure that test conditions, especially if unusual, do not unduly interfere with test performance. an atypical behavior that was emotionally evocative. A. was developed using the rational method of test construction C. social desirability understanding the heritability of behavior and personality. On tests scored using professional judgment (e.g., essay tests or projective techniques), a general description of the scoring procedures might be provided except when such information is proprietary or would tend to influence test performance inappropriately. The reason that objective tests include so many items is to increase the ________ of the test. Should not interfere with the rights of others involved in the testing process. Should provide test takers, upon request, with information regarding who has a legitimate right to access their test results (when individually identified) and in what form. Which of the following is true about predicting future behaviors? A researcher wants to conduct a significance test for the correlation between extraversion and happiness. 0000001028 00000 n Aggregated behaviors are better predicted than specific behaviors. At 8:00 a.m., Provide test takers, if requested, with information about any preventative measures that have been instituted to safeguard the accuracy of test scores. Because test takers have the right to be informed of their rights and responsibilities as test takers, it is normally the responsibility of the individual who administers a test (or the organization that prepared the test) to inform test takers of these rights and responsibilities. Funder notes that the person who is most talkative at a party is also likely to be the most talkative at the department of motor vehicles (DMV). It is the responsibility of the professionals involved in the testing process to ensure that test takers receive these rights. The basis of the ________ method of test construction is to come up with items that seem directly, obviously, and logically related to what it is you wish to meas-ure. B. would be very informative about personality Responses are scored to produce a clinical profile composed of 10 scales: hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviance (social deviance), masculinity versus femininity, paranoia, psychasthenia (obsessive/compulsive qualities), schizophrenia, hypomania, and social introversion. Extraversion is uncorrelated with happiness. Follow instructions given by testing professionals. If a test consists of a list of True/False questions and is graded using a computer-scored answer sheet, then it is a(n) ________. Testing professionals should inform test takers about the documentation needed to receive a requested testing accommodation. 0000009315 00000 n the extremely strong effects of the immediate situation. D. will be challenged in a legal context, If everybody read, interpreted, and answered an item in exactly the same way, then that item ________. In such situations, the professionals involved in the testing should clarify, for the test taker as well as for themselves, who is responsible for each aspect of the testing process. Which of the following is assessed in the process of convergent validation? (1989). Testing professionals should advise test takers that it is their responsibility to ask questions about the confidentiality of their test results, if this aspect concerns them. The original MMPI was based on a small, limited sample, composed mostly of Minnesota farmers and psychiatric patients; the revised inventory was based on a more representative, national sample to allow for better standardization. A researcher wants to conduct a significance test for the correlation between extraversion and happiness. When gathering data or clues about personality, the best policy is to ________. Be familiar with and accept the consequences of not taking the test, should you choose not to take the test. Provide, upon request, recommendations to test takers about how they could improve their performance on the test, should they choose or be required to take the test again. C. Aggression Except where otherwise noted, textbooks on this site American Psychological Association. What kind of error has this re-searcher made? (1992). actors often portray "characters" or easily recognizable types of people. Do as well as objective tests like the CPI and MMPI Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Compute BMXs amounts for each of these four taxes as applied to the employees gross earnings for September under each of three separate situations (a), (b), and (c). _____ refer to examinations of the same group of individuals over time. C. is empirically derived BMX Company has one employee. Test takers have the rights described below. Sally will be more accurate in her judgments of Charlie. Which of the following is an expression of Funder's First Law? Although not necessarily psychological, screening is an important part in the realm of instruments studied by psychometrics. Dr. Akita is using the ________ method of test construction. -Draw-a-Person, The reason that objective tests include so many items is to increase the ________ of the test. c. What will be the average number of jobs in the system? What is a key strength of longitudinal personality development studies? Which of the Big Five traits appears to have the most inconsistency in terms of cross-cultural replication? People in one group may have certain personality features in common, and these common features make that group of people distinct from other groups. Archer Co. completed the following transactions and uses a perpetual inventory system. She writes items that seem di-rectly and obviously related to sociability, such as "I like to go to parties" and "I enjoy the company of other people." A. 0000004269 00000 n Protectionof rights of people receiving audiology or speech-language pathology services. A theory that tries to explain everything would probably not provide the best explana-tion for any one thing. It is a series of symmetrical inkblot cards that are presented to a client by a psychologist. The intent of this statement is to enumerate and clarify the expectations that test takers may reasonably have about the testing process, and the expectations that those who develop, administer, and use tests may have of test takers. & \text{Gross Pay through August} & \text{Gross Pay for September}\\ Follow the test instructions you are given and represent yourself honestly during the testing. One objection to the use of vocational interest tests is that these tests ________, may discourage women or minority group members from joining certain fields, The California Psychological Inventory (CPI) was designed to ________, Inventories derived from the empirical method sometimes have items that seem strange or even objectionable to test takers ________, because those items correlated with outcomes of interest to the test developers, When evaluated as psychometric instruments, most projective tests ________, A test created using the empirical method yields what kind of data, Personality assessment would be relevant to which of the following constructs? Generally she is a very friendly, outgoing, and sociable person. What makes someone a bad or dangerous police officer? Because that test takers have a right to be informed in advance when the test will be administered, if and when test results will be available, and if there is a fee for testing services that the test takers are expected to pay, test professionals should: Notify test takers of the alteration in a timely manner if a previously announced testing schedule changes, provide a reasonable explanation for the change, and inform test takers of the new schedule. Complete the test as directed. If a test consists of a list of True/False questions and is graded using a computer-scored answer sheet, then it is a(n) ________. do not fare very well. C. random assignment A. how people are different from each other. tured (objective) personality tests, projective techniques typically present respondents with an ambiguous stimulus, such as an inkblot, and ask them to disambiguate this stimulus. 60O30NtF(h).Y| :" P=aji8aaP;8I(sZOONl6t). If you were to fully develop a personality test without even looking at the item content, you would be using the ________ method of test construction. D. Empirical, Chapter 6: Traits and Types: The Big Five and. This illustrates the concept of. What kinds of behaviors by an acquaintance would most likely be re-membered? Find new criterion groups Dr. Akita is designing a test to measure sociability. A. Rorschach For example, when the TAT was used with African-American test takers, the result was often shorter story length and low levels of cultural identification (Duzant, 2005). WebSubsequently, psychological tests used to assess intelligence, academic achievement, neuropsychological functions, and personality are reviewed. WebA test writer's judgment Rational method- for a writer's judgement Known groups (schizophrenic vs. not), plus responses to a large number of questions Empirical method Because test takers have the right to be informed about why they are being asked to take particular tests, if a test is optional, and what the consequences are should they choose not to complete the test, testing professionals should: Normally only engage in testing activities with test takers after the test takers have provided their informed consent to take a test, except when testing without consent has been mandated by law or governmental regulation, or when consent is implied by an action the test takers have already taken (e.g., such as when applying for employment and a personnel examination is mandated). Perhaps the most fundamental right test takers have is to be able to take tests that meet high professional standards, such as those described in Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, & National Council on Measurement in Education, 1999) as well as those of other appropriate professional associations. D. Rational, When evaluated as psychometric instruments, most projective tests ________. Which approach is concerned with identifying the number of fundamental individual differences? The major difference between the experimental and correlational meth-ods is that in the experimental method the presumed causal variable is ________, whereas in the correlational method the same variable is ________. For example, if someone responds yes to a number of unrealistically positive items such as I have never told a lie, they may be trying to fake good or appear better than they actually are. Dr. Low is using a(n) ________ design. A combination of factor analytic and empirical methods 256 0 obj << /Linearized 1 /O 259 /H [ 1169 667 ] /L 287959 /E 10384 /N 40 /T 282720 >> endobj xref 256 29 0000000016 00000 n a. Graph this function for x between 0 and 3200 . This test is similar to a word association test, and like other types of projective tests, it is presumed that responses will reveal desires, fears, and struggles. Allen has just begun his first professional job. However, the validity of the other projective tests is questionable, and the results are often not usable for court cases (Goldstein, n.d.). Situation 2: Monica, Inc. obtained significant influence over Seles Corporation by buying 30% of Seles's 30,000 outstanding shares of common stock at a total cost of $9 per share on January 1, 2020. Psych 244: Review Quizzes 4,5 & 6 for Exam 2, Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Philip Zimbardo, Robert L. Johnson, Vivian McCann. Which test is he using? Do not fare very well Should not compromise the integrity of the test and its interpretation in any manner. Inform test takers, if their test results are under investigation and may be canceled, invalidated, or not released for normal use. 0000009414 00000 n In observing human behavior, it is impossible to ________. Be treated with courtesy, respect, and impartiality, regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or other personal characteristics. Projective tests capitalize on this tendency by providing a wide latitude for how a person can respond to semi-ambiguous stimuli or instructions. B. Many projective tests have undergone standardization procedures (for example, Exner, 2002) and can be used to access whether someone has unusual thoughts or a high level of anxiety, or is likely to become volatile. WebPersonality testing is often used for this purposeto screen applicants for employment and job training. WebAn important difference between projective techniques and self-report measures is the much greater reliance of the self-report measures on. If an evaluator scores the Rorschach using the Exner scoring system, the test is What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology? Want to cite, share, or modify this book? Testing professionals should remind test takers that it is their responsibility to ask questions prior to testing if they are uncertain about why the test is being given, how it will be given, what they will be asked to do, and what will be done with the results. Which of the following statements best describes a social desirability response set? 0000002200 00000 n C. Factor analytic The result is unlikely to have occurred by chance. Involve the construction of stories and narratives Projective tests are less subject to intentional distortion; it is hard to fake good" because it is not obvious what a "good answer is. actually reflects or measures what you think it does. A person who feels very good after receiving a compliment, but very bad after being insulted, would sore high on measures of. The judgments other people make of your personality may affect ________. Which of the following values would automatically tell the researcher that he or she made a mistake? Self-report inventories are a kind of objective test used to assess personality. 0000005115 00000 n Members of the JCTP Working Group on Test Taker Rights and Responsibilities: Advancing psychology to benefit society and improve lives, Responsibilities of users of standardized tests: RUST statement revised, Standards for educational and psychological testing, of rights of people receiving audiology or speech-language pathology services, Code of fair testing practices in education, Standards for the provision of school psychological services, Code of professional responsibilities in educational measurement. Rather, they represent the best judgments of testing professionals about the reasonable expectations that those involved in the testing enterprise (test producers, test users, and test takers) should have of each other. Webprojective test, in psychology, examination that commonly employs ambiguous stimuli, notably inkblots (Rorschach Test) and enigmatic pictures (Thematic Apperception Test), Correlation cannot provide any information about. 1999-2023, Rice University. B. acquiescence Factor analytic The interview In an interview the individual under assessment must be given considerable latitude in telling his story. Interviews have both verbal and nonverbal ( e.g., gestural) components. when Budds shop opened today, five orders (listed in order of arrival) were waiting to be However, only about 11% reported using them often or always. Test Taker Rights and Responsibilities Working Group of the Joint Committee on Testing Practices August, 1998. One of the most common projective assessments is the Rorschach inkblot test. ( 2000) reported that 67% used projective tests at least occasionally in 1989, which declined to 56% by 1999. C. Administer the items to a new sample Provide test takers, prior to testing, either in the written instructions, in other written documents or orally, with answers to questions that test takers may have about basic test administration procedures. WebRecent research using the Implicit Associations Test (IAT) to study shyness indicates that. tell stories about pictures that the psychologist shows them. C. projective test A. Treat others with courtesy and respect during the testing process. You should inform an examiner in advance of testing if you wish to receive a testing accommodation or if you have a physical condition or illness that may interfere with your performance on the test. They are not biased by the cohort effect. Reliability scales test an instruments consistency over time, assuring that if you take the MMPI-2-RF today and then again 5 years later, your two scores will be similar. Ask questions prior to testing if you are uncertain about why the test is being given, how it will be given, what you will be asked to do, and what will be done with the results. Testing professionals should: Provide information to test takers, upon request, about appropriate procedures for questioning or canceling their test scores or results, if relevant to the purposes of testing. Proponents of A researcher computes a correlation coefficient between variables X and Y using a handheld calculator. 0000007666 00000 n Behave honestly (e.g., not cheating or assisting others who cheat). Personality tests are also used in criminal cases and custody battles, and to assess psychological disorders. that the data are influenced by multiple factors besides just personality. 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