Chapter 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the "Big Five" personality traits measured by the NEO Personality Inventory?

D. Eclecticism

Who are Starke Hathaway and J. C. McKinley?

A. Authors of the original MMPI

. _____ is a test-construction method that involves identifying distinct groups of people, asking all of them to respond to the same test items, and comparing responses between the groups.

A. Empirical criterion keying

Which of the following is an example of an objective personality test?

A. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

____, which is more likely to take place when clinical psychologists are not culturally competent, involves viewing as abnormal that which is normal within the client's own culture.

A. Over pathologizing

The Rorschach Inkblot Method

A. contains a total of 10 inkblots.

A client who scores very high on the clinical scale called "Psychasthenia" on the MMPI-2 is most like to receive a diagnosis of _____.

A. generalized anxiety disorder

The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV) emphasizes _____.

A. personality disorders

The validity scales of the MMPI-2 are a measure of _____.

A. the test-taking attitudes of the client

Dr. Richards uses psychological testing, including feedback about testing results, both to assess his patients and to provide a brief therapeutic intervention. This practice is best described as

A. therapeutic assessment.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

B. A shorter version of the MMPI-2 is the MMPI-2 Brief Inventory (MMPI-2-BI).

_____ created a comprehensive scoring system for the Rorschach Inkblot Method.

B. John Exner

_____ include unambiguous test items, offer clients a limited range of responses, and have clear scoring guidelines.

B. Objective personality tests

A client who scores very high on the clinical scale called "Psychopathic Deviate" on the MMPI-2 is most likely to receive a diagnosis of _____.

B. antisocial personality disorder

The Psychasthenia scale on the MMPI-2 is a measure of _____.

B. anxiety

The practice of using a collection of different assessment instruments (e.g., interview data, direct observation, etc.) to examine an individual's personality is known as _____.

B. multimethod assessment

As part of an assessment, Dr. Bush asks Mary to finish sentence stems printed on a paper, such as "My favorite ..." and "I feel afraid ..." This assessment technique is known as a

B. sentence completion test, a projective measure of personality.

Theodore Millon is

B. the creator of the MCMI.

. Barak completes the MMPI-2. His results produce a highly elevated K scale score. A clinical psychologist interpreting this score should conclude that Barak is

C. "faking good."

The original MMPI and the MMPI-2 both feature _____ clinical scales.

C. 10

Unlike lengthier personality tests that provide a broad overview of personality, the _____ is briefer and more targeted toward a single characteristic.

C. Beck Depression Inventory-II

The _____is a new, shorter version of the MMPI-2 released in 2008.

C. MMPI-2-RF

The NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R) was created by _____.

C. Paul Costa and Robert McCrae

In the _____, the task of the client is to create a story to go along with the interpersonal scenes depicted in cards.

C. Thematic Apperception Test

Which of the following is NOT an example of an objective personality test?

C. Thematic Apperception Test

Naturalistic observation is most likely to be practiced by a clinical psychologists who endorses

C. behavioral assessment.

Clinical psychologists who select assessment methods that have strong validity, reliability, and clinical utility are practicing _____.

C. evidence-based assessment

. Dr. Johnson is asked to assess Martha. He decides he will administer the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5because he knows it is well supported by research. In this situation, Dr. Johnson is practicing

C. evidence-based assessment.

The most frequently cited shortcoming of projective personality tests centers on the fact that projective personality tests

C. rely more heavily on the psychologist's unique way of scoring and interpreting results than objective tests, which limits their reliability and validity.

The _____ is the most popular and psychometrically sound objective personality test used by clinical psychologists.

D. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II

Which of the following is not a clinical scale on the MMPI and MMPI-2?

D. Self-Acceptance

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

D. The CPI-III yields scores on scales such as Derangement, Anxiety, and Apathy.

The MMPI is an example of a(n)

D. adolescent version of the MMPI-2 intended for clients aged 14-18 years.

Behavioral assessment endorses the notion that

D. client behaviors are, themselves, the problem.

Therapeutic assessment

D. describes the use of psychological testing and feedback as a brief therapeutic intervention.

. The practice of evidence-based assessment is characterized by the selection of tests that meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT

D. endorsement by the American Psychological Association.

The NEO-Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO-PI-R) emphasizes _____.

D. normal personality traits