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Personality questionnaires
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1Personality is a construct that captures an individual's characteristic way of:
- Afeeling
- Bthinking
- Cperceiving
- Dacting
- Ewriting really, really long quizzes
2Who were the main General Process theorists?
- AFreud
- BBandura
- CMaslow
- DCattel
- EEysenck
- FGuilford
- GCosta & McCrae
3Who were the main Trait theorists?
- AFreud
- BBandura
- CMaslow
- DCattel
- EGuilford
- FEysenck
- GCosta & McCrae
4General process theories:
[blank_start]Freud[blank_end]= your final personality is determined by the respective contribution of the 5 stages of development
[blank_start]Bandura[blank_end]= personality comes from social modelling via social rewards and imitation
[blank_start]Maslow[blank_end]= personality develops through 5 levels of need- AFreud
- BCattel
- CBandura
- DEysenck
- EMaslow
- FCosta & McCrae
5What is true of General Process theories?
- AFocus on how personality develops
- BEmphasises measurement
- CNot so interested in why people are different from each other
6What is true of Structural/Descriptive theories?
- AEmphasis on how people differ from each other
- BAlso called Trait theories
- CLess likely to underpin questionnaire measures
7What are traits?
- AA predisposition to respond to situations in a consistent way
- BObservable constructs
- CAre inferred from behaviour
- DPredicts behaviour
8Trait theories take a ______ approach
- ANomothetic
- BIdiographic
- CLogarhythmic
9What is true of the nomothetic approach?
- AOnly looks at some traits to describe a person's behaviour
- BAssumes a set of dimensions of personality
- CCreates a profile of scores on different sets of traits
- DUses normative data to say whether someone is low or high on a trait
- EDescribes a person's personality in relation to norms
- FOnly applies to questionnaires
10What is true of the idiographic approach?
- ANeeds to use all traits to describe someone's behaviour
- BCompares a person's scores to a group of other people's scores
- CSays that traits are okay, but you might need a different set for each person
11We measure traits [blank_start]nomothetically[blank_end] but use them [blank_start]idiographically[blank_end] to treat people
- Anomothetically
- Bidiographically
12Which approach only interprets extreme scores because average scores don't help to predict behaviour?
- ANomothetic
- BIdiographic
- CMarginalist
- DPolemic
13Self-report inventories (SRIs) have identical:
- Awording
- Binstructions
- Cresponse options
- Dnorms
- Epsychometric properties
14What is true of SRIs?
- AQuantifies the amount of trait a person has
- BCompares scores against norms
- CConstruct validity is most important
- DInter-scorer reliability is most important
15What situations can SRIs be useful in?
- AScreening
- BDiagnosis
- CJob selection
- DSelection into programs for gifted children
- EAssessing normal personalities
- FAssessing abnormal pesonalities
16What are the response formats?
- AAbsolute
- BRelative
- CAcquiescent
- DOvercautious
- ESocially-desirable
17What is true of absolute response formats?
- ARated on a scale
- BLeast common format
- CQuestion depends on previous questions
- DIncludes Likert scales
- EIncludes yes/no, true/false, and disagree/agree formats
- FIncludes forced choice
18What is true of Comparative response formats?
- AAre forced choice
- BNot practical to comprise the whole test
- CYou choose which of 2 items describes you better
- DCannot account for social desirability (options equally undesirable)
- EResponses are rated on a scale
- FIncludes Likert scales
19What are some advantages of SRIs over observational methods?
- AEasy to make
- BEasy to get norms
- CCan only be given to groups
- DRequires extensive training for administration and scoring
- ETime and cost effective
- FVersatile
20What are some disadvantages of SRIs compared with observational methods?
- AAssumes the respondent doesn't self-deceive
- BAssumes the respondent will fake responses
- CItems have low face validity
- DItems have high face validity
21Which of the following are response tendencies?
- AAcquiescence
- BNon-acquiescence
- CSocially-desirable responding
- DOvercautious approach
- EExtremes in responding
- FPolarising approach
- GHaphazard responding
- HResistance
22What is true of response tendencies?
- AWay of answering test items regardless of the content
- BCauses doubt about the validity of a person's score
- CAre usually problematic if they fall within +- 2SDs of the mean
23Response styles:
[blank_start]Non-acquiescence[blank_end]= being contrary
[blank_start]Socially-desirable responding[blank_end]= consciously or unconsciously seeing self favourably
[blank_start]Extremes in responding[blank_end]= endorses items in an uncommon way; gives doubt to accuracy of the scores
[blank_start]Acquiescence[blank_end]= blindly agreeing
[blank_start]Overcautious approach[blank_end]= preference for middle options on the scale, eg "neutral"- ANon-acquiescence
- BSocially-desirable responding
- CExtremes in responding
- DAcquiescence
- EOvercautious approach
24How to detect response styles:
[blank_start](Non)Acquiescence[blank_end]= endorsing opposite/contradictory items
[blank_start]Social desirability[blank_end]= forced choice (equal (un)desirability) and embedded items (on the "lie" scale)
[blank_start]Extremes[blank_end]= compare item choices to norms
[blank_start]Overcautious[blank_end]= greater number of middle items than norms- A(Non)Acquiescence
- BSocial desirability
- CExtremes
- DOvercautious
25SRIs assume acceptable:
- AAttention
- BConcentration
- CComprehension of the items
- DAverage intelligence
- EInsight
- FAgreeableness
26Construction methods:
[blank_start]Deductive[blank_end]= rational, intuitive, theoretical
[blank_start]External[blank_end]= empirical, criterion-group
[blank_start]Inductive[blank_end]= factor analytic, internal- ADeductive
- BExternal
- CInductive
27Example tests:
External = [blank_start]MMPI[blank_end]
Deductive= [blank_start]MCMI-IV,[blank_end] [blank_start]Myers-Briggs[blank_end]
Inductive= [blank_start]16PF,[blank_end] [blank_start]NEO-PI3,[blank_end] [blank_start]Big-5 Factors[blank_end]- AMMPI
- BMCMI-IV,
- CMyers-Briggs
- D16PF,
- ENEO-PI3,
- FBig-5 Factors
28What are the steps in External SRI construction?
- AWrite items
- BGive items to criterion-group and reference-group
- CDiscard items that discriminate between the 2 groups
- DKeep non-discriminating items
29What is true of the External test construction method?
- AWorks out discriminating items from Item Characteristic Curves
- BFocuses on why the item discriminates
- CKeeping irrelevant items that still discriminate helps to overcome the face validity problem
- DUses an external criterion
- EIs resilient to dodgy criteria
- FUses a criterion-group (definitely has the trait) and a reference-group (definitely does not have the trait)
30What is true of the MMPI (original form)
- A= Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
- BUsually used to discriminate whether someone belongs to a group or not
- CWas originally designed to help psychiatric diagnosis
- DUses a Likert scoring system
- EItems are single-word personality traits
- FPlots a profile (pattern of scores)
- GConverted to Z scores
- HT scores > 65 are particularly concerning (1.5 SDs above the mean)
31What is true of the MMPI clinical subscales?
- ASound diagnostic but actually aren't
- BItems can only belong to one subscale
- CHigh scores indicate disorder
32What are the MMPI validity scales (response type indices)?
- ALie score
- BFrequency score (F)
- CCorrection score (K)
- DContent scales
- EAcquiescence (A)
- FOvercautious approach (O)
33MMPI Validity scales:
[blank_start]Lie score[blank_end] detects social desirability
[blank_start]Frequency score (F)[blank_end] detects extreme responses
[blank_start]Correction score (K)[blank_end] detects faking bad- ALie score
- BFrequency score (F)
- CCorrection score (K)
34What is true of the MMPI-2?
- ADiagnoses psychiatric disorders
- BMeasures extreme personalities
- CPresented as a test of normal personality
- DHas very little literature
- EOne of the most widely used personality tests
- FAims to measure major patterns of personality and emotional disorders
35Why was the MMPI-2 necessary?
- AItems on the MMPI were outdated
- BMMPI norms were too old
- CThe MMPI needed to be culturally-reduced
- DThe MMPI was insufficiently diagnostic
36What are the validity scales on the MMPI-2?
- ACannot say or '?' score
- BInfrequency score
- CSuperlative self-presentation scale
- DVariable response inconsistency scale
- ETrue response inconsistency scale
- FLie Score
- GCorrection score
37MMPI-2 validity scales:
[blank_start]Cannot see scale[blank_end] detects if someone is withholding something about their personality
[blank_start]Infrequency score[blank_end] detects deviant or atypical ways of responding
[blank_start]Superlative self-presentation scale[blank_end] detects defensive response style vs willingness to disclose personal information
[blank_start]Variable response inconsistency scale[blank_end] detects indiscriminate responding
[blank_start]True response inconsistency scale[blank_end] measures acquiescent responding- ACannot say scale
- BInfrequency score
- CSuperlative self-presentation scale
- DVariable response inconsistency scale
- ETrue response inconsistency scale
- FLie scale
- GConsistency scale
38What is true of the MMPI-2's psychometrics?
- AHas a large normative sample
- BThe sample is highly representative
- CSample overrepresents higher education
- DAll scales have adequate or good reliability
- ESome of the supplementary scales haven't been adequately tested for validity
39Why is it a problem that the normative sample for the MMPI-2 is mostly made up of college students?
- ACollege students tend to have higher k scores (faking bad)
- BCollege students have more life experience than older adults
- CCollege students are known to give unreliable responses
- DCollege students are more intellectually stimulated than children
- ECollege students tend to be more susceptible to social desirability effects
40Which test is more a measure of abnormal/disordered personality?
- AMMPI (original)
- BMMPI-2
- CMMPI-2 restructured
- D16PF
- ENEO-PI3
41What is true of the Inductive style of test construction?
- AGeneralises from specific cases to determine universal traits
- BTries to categorise traits into groups
- C= factor analytic
- D= criterion-groups
- EIncludes the MMPI
42In the Inductive test construction style, where do the number and nature of scales in the questionnaire come from?
- AThe data analysis
- BTheory
- CCriterion-groups
- DThe reference group
43What are the steps in Inductive test construction?
- AMake up a whole bunch of items
- BAdminister the items to as many people as possible
- CFactor analyse the results
- DLabel the factors
- ECompare criterion and reference groups
- FMake up items to tap the specific construct
44What is a factor?
- AA bunch of items that correlate more closely with each other than with the other items in the test
- BA logical grouping of test items
- CA broad group of items to be tested for statistical significance
45What is true of the 16PF?
- ABy Cattel
- BBy Carrol
- CDesigned to measure abnormal personality
- DItems are mostly forced-choice
- ELast 15 questions measure problem-solving ability
- FLast 15 questions are true/false
- GTakes a nomothetic approach
46What is true of the 16PF specific factors?
- ACattel called them "primary source traits of personality"
- BAre all bipolar
- CHigh and low scores are not interpretable
- DCan be combined into 5 global factors
- EHave no inbuilt methods for detecting response tendencies
4716PF global factors vs Big 5:
[blank_start]Anxiety[blank_end] = Neuroticism
[blank_start]Tough-mindedness[blank_end] = Openness
[blank_start]Independence[blank_end] = Agreeableness
[blank_start]Self-control[blank_end] = Conscientiousness
[blank_start]Extraversion[blank_end] = Extraversion- AAnxiety
- BTough-mindedness
- CIndependence
- DSelf-control
- EExtraversion
4816 PF response indices:
[blank_start]Impression management[blank_end] = social desirability
[blank_start]Infrequency[blank_end] = tendency to endorse uncommon items
[blank_start]Acquiescence[blank_end] = tendency to indiscriminately agree- AImpression management
- BInfrequency
- CAcquiescence
49What is true of the NEO PI-3?
- ABased on Eysenck's 2 factor model
- BBased on factor analysis
- CHas no methods for detecting response tendencies
- DItems came from previous questionnaires and looking the in dictionary
- ERevised version is only for adults
- FResponses are rated on an 11-point Likert scale
- GDesigned as a test of abnormal personality
50Costa & McCrae conducted a factor analysis that yielded 5 factors (OCEAN). How many facets does each factor have? (This will almost definitely be assessed in the exam)
- AFive
- BSix
- CEleven
- DFour
- EThree
51What is true of the Deductive method of test construction?
- A= rational = intuitive= theoretical
- BItems are constructed after personality is defined by a particular theory
- CPersonality is defined by a particular theory after items are constructed
- DIncludes the MMPI
- EIncludes the Myers-Briggs
52What are the steps of Deductive test construction?
- AChoose a theory to define personality
- BDeduce basic descriptors of the construct
- CMake up items to tap the basic descriptors
- DMake up a large number of items
- EDevise labels for factors
53What is true of the MCMI-IV?
- ATakes a multiaxial approach
- BRelates to the DSM-IV
- CDesigned as a test of abnormal personality
- DIs diagnostic of personality disorders
- E= Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory 4
- FProvides scores on a number of scales
- GItems are self-statements
- HItems are rated on a Likert scale
54What are the scales of the MCMI-IV?
- AClinical personality patterns (schizoid, avoidant, dependent)
- BSevere personality pathology (borderline, paranoid)
- CClinical syndromes (anxiety, substance abuse, depression)
- DSevere syndromes (schizophrenia, major depressional, delusional)
- EModifying indices/Random response indicators
- FInfrequency scale
55MCMI random responses indicators:
[blank_start]Disclosure[blank_end]= willingness to share personal details
[blank_start]Desirability[blank_end]= social desirability
[blank_start]Debasement[blank_end]= faking bad
[blank_start]Invalidity[blank_end]= infrequency; endorsement of unusual items
[blank_start]Inconsistency[blank_end]= responding to items indiscriminately- ADisclosure
- BDesirability
- CDebasement
- DInvalidity
- EInconsistency
- FImpression management
- GAcquiescence
56What is true of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)?
- ABased on Jung's theory of personality
- BItems designed to tap 4 bipolar dimensions
- CItems are forced-choice
- DHas no alternate forms
- EHas no response-style indices
- FIs difficult to fake
- GOften used in health psych
- HThere are 24 distinct personality types
57What are some problems with the MBTI?
- ATest-retest reliability is low (rxx= .4)
- BDoesn't predict behaviour
- CHas no response-style indices
- DIf there's a tie between groups, you basically toss a coin
- EOveremphasis on comparison to norms
58What are the MBTI dimensions?
- AExtraverted vs introverted attitude
- BSensation vs intuition
- CThinking vs feeling
- DJudgement vs perceiving
- EExtraversion vs introversion
- FAnxiety vs agreeableness
59MBTI dimensions:
[blank_start]Extraverted vs introverted attitude[blank_end]= your outer vs inner world
[blank_start]Sensation vs intuition[blank_end]= ways of perceiving
[blank_start]Thinking vs feeling[blank_end]= judging the world
[blank_start]Judgement vs perceiving[blank_end]= orientation to the world- AExtraverted vs introverted attitude
- BSensation vs intuition
- CThinking vs feeling
- DJudgement vs perceiving
60Which of the following is false?
- ATaylor Swift taught Zac Efron to play guitar
- BTaylor's cats are called Olivia and Meredith
- CHer middle name is Alison
- DShe grew up on a Christmas tree farm
- EShe's a gemini
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