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Wk7 Integrating theories and personality tests
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1In McAdams personality triad he states we should focus on three aspects of personality. Which of the following is NOT a member of these categories?
- ADimensions of personality
- BDefence mechanisms
- CNarrative identity
- DHumanistic biases
2In McAdams collaborative personality theory, he states we should focus on the dispositional traits of people. This means focusing on dimensions of personality, specifically the big five.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Although McAdams believes that it is important to discover personality traits when beginning to understanding an individual , he also believes it has its limitations. What is his criticism of personality traits?
- AThey don't tell us about the individual
- BPersonality tests can be cheated and therefore false positive produced
- CThey are too linear and we need more of a scale of traits
- DHe didn't believe there was a problem with traits.
4McAdams described Characteristic Adaptations as, personal goals, coping strategies, values, domain-specific skills and relationship styles. What theories does this idea integrate?
- APsychoanalytic
- Bsocial-learning
- Chumanistic
- Devolutionary
- Epersonal construct
- FPositive psychology
5The aim of McAdams personality triad is to try and integrate a fragmented psychological environment. A consequence of this is that he has integrated idiographic and nomothetic approaches, allowing for a more holistic construction of an individuals personality.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Characteristic adaptations is aimed at understanding...
- AA persons individual beliefs, motivations and defences
- BHow a person adapts to negative situations
- CDysfunctional adaptation styles
- DA persons formed biases as a result of life experience
7The idea of Dispositional Traits is [blank_start]nomothetic[blank_end], while Characteristic Adaptations is [blank_start]idiographic[blank_end] and narrative identity is [blank_start]idiographic[blank_end]
- Aidiographic
- Bnomothetic
- Cnomothetic
- DIdiographic
- Eidiographic
- Fnomothetic
8One could say there is stability in traits, but constant change in identity.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9According to McAdams, why is our personal story so important to our identity?
- AThrough our story we can define ourselves and create our sense of identity
- BOur story is full of confidence boosts and without it we lose self-esteem
- CThrough our story we understand the world and how others behave in it
- DOur story can be manipulated to create another defence mechanism to protect us from negative environments
10The biggest problem with modern personality theories, is that they are all based on WEIRD people.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Individualist cultures see the individual as separate from the social. In contrast collectivist cultures see the individual as part of the social network, they are just a node within a social network. As most of the world is collectivist, this presents a problem to personality theories because...
- AOur personality theories are derived from men whose research is based on individualistic cultures
- Bour personality theories focus on individuals not social environments
- Cthis potentially means we have to remove all personality theories and only focus on social psychology
- DWe need more computational models to account for the nodes within a social network.
12Bandura stated that cultures are either individualistic or collectivist. He believed that this is a static trait that is very hard to change.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13[blank_start]Reliability[blank_end] refers to consistency across tests, while [blank_start]Validity[blank_end] refers to a tests ability to test what it is meant to.
- AReliability
- BValidity
- CValidity
- DReliability
14A reliable test needs
- AConsistency throughout itself (internal consistency)
- Bsame results found by another (inter-rater reliability)
- CConsistency over testing occasions (test-retest reliability)
- DConsistency in different environments (environmental reliability)
15Cronbach's alpha is...
- AA measure of internal consistency and how closely related certain items are.
- BA measure of validity (.5 and above meaning valid)
- CA masterpiece of classical music
- DA unit of measurement involved in determining personality traits
16In regards to validity, two tests that are similar should [blank_start]converge[blank_end], while two tests that are dissimilar should [blank_start]diverge[blank_end]. [blank_start]Divergent[blank_end] tests should also have discriminant validity.
- Aconverge
- Bdiverge
- Cdiverge
- Dconverge
- EDivergent
- FConvergent
17It could be said that McAdams personality triad consists of; "who am i?", "what are my basic tendencies?", "What do i want and value?"
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Personality traits are assessed using which method?
- ASelf-report
- BInterview
- CBehavioural observation
19The results found from personality tests are qualitative
- ATrue
- BFalse
20What is a positive of the forced choice format in questionnaires?
- ATo get around the problems of social desirability and acquiescence
- Blets people be forced into one category or another
- Cto get around the problem of cheating on tests
- Dlets the therapist gather qualitative data
21Likert scales
- Aresult in ordinal data and can be used in non-parametric tests
- Bresult in nominal data and can be used in non-parametric tests
- Cresult in ordinal data and can be used in parametric tests
- Dresult in nominal data and can be used in parametric tests
22Dispositional traits are best measured using
- Aself-report measure
- Blikert scales
- Cclose-ended questions
- Dforced choice responses
23what are the techniques used to develop an understanding of characteristics adaptations?
- Aprojective tests
- Bself-report questionnares
- CInterviews
- DImplicit association tests
24Personality inventories are
- ASelf-report questionnaires aimed at discovering personality traits
- BInterview techniques available to the therapist to discover an individuals personality traits.
- CThe classing system of an individuals personality
- Dour personality assessment results
25What is the use of implicit association tests?
- AThey try to get away from self-report measures
- BThey are extremely valid
- Cthey assess our conscious beliefs and opinions
- Dthey help to discover our motivations in life
26Identity as life story is a [blank_start]humanistic[blank_end] approach to personality that is [blank_start]idiographic[blank_end] and focuses on collecting [blank_start]qualitative[blank_end] data. The main technique used is [blank_start]interviews[blank_end].
- Ahumanistic
- Bindividualistic
- Cpositive psychology
- Devolutionary
- Eidiographic
- Fnomographic
- Gqualitative
- Hquantitative
- Iinterviews
- Jquestionnaires
27If a therapists was interviewing a person about their life story and had a set of questions prepared, but asked a follow up question off script, what style of interviewing would they be using?
- AStructured
- BSemi-structured
- Cunstructured
28Interviews are a useful tool in personality assessment as they allow for multiple sources of information, the therapist can see non-verbal signs, they are flexible and qualitative data can be gained. Although, interviews still have their disadvantages which include...
- Asocial contamination
- Banalysis of data is time consuming
- Csubjective bias issues
- Dlow correaltion
- Epoor inter-rater reliability
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