Psychology Final

Content validity is: 1) When subjects in an experiment do a questionnaire at two different times. 2) When you can predict how someone will perform on a test depending on an earlier test. 3) The extent to which the content matches the research/clinical objectives. 4) The extent to which the content is easily understood

3) The extent to which the content matches the research/clinical objectives

In the past, ____ were more likely to be used in research on personality theory. 1) White women 2) Latino men 3) White men 4) Black men

3) White men

A limiting factor in the applicability of cross-cultural research of personality is that subjects 1) demand exorbitantly high amounts to participate in research studies. 2) easily conform to how a researcher wants them to respond 3) are mostly american college students 4) are mostly children and adolescents in treatment

3) are mostly American college students

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective technique that ____. 1) is a highly valid and reliable test 2) is highly objective and easy to interpret 3) consists of 19 ambiguous pictures and 1 blank card 4) consists of multiple-choice and true-false questions

3) consists of 19 ambiguous pictures and 1 blank card

For which of the following is the MMPI not appropriate? 1) For those with lower intelligence 2) For those with lower reading skills 3) For children 4) All of these are correct

4) All of these are correct

Which of the following is true of people using social networking sites, such as Facebook 1) They tend to portray an idealized self-images of themselves 2) They feel they are able to express their true selves. 3) they have a tendency to present themselves as much more emotionally stable 4) All of these are correct

4) All of these are correct

Which of the following is true about personality? A) Personality is a characteristic exhibited by only a few people B) Personality can limit or expand the choices one has in life. C) Personality is characterized by most psychologists as either terrific or terrible D) Personality remains constant in all circumstances

B) Personality can limit or expand the choices one has in life

In the context of assessment of personality, identify a true statement about research on gender and ethnic issues A) Girls exhibit higher levels of depression than boys in the same age group. B) Women tend to score lower than men on tests measuring assertiveness. C) Women are more often diagnosed with depression than are men. D) All of these are correct.

D) All of these are correct

What is the best way to describe how validity and reliability are related? A) when one goes up, the other goes down B) Reliability guarantees validity C) Both terms means that a questionnaire will produce the same results over time. D) For a test to be valid, it must be reliable

D) For a test to be valid, it must be reliable

Which of the following statements is true of research on the effect of culture in shaping personality? A) European Americans displayed a far greater number of negative emotions than did the Asian Americans B) Recent Chinese immigrants to Canada scored significantly higher in extraversion than those who have been living for past then or more years C) Brain wave activity in response to a particular visual stimulus has been found to be the same among people from all cultures D) In general, people from Western cultures are more optimistic than people from Eastern Cultures

D) In general, people from Western cultures are more optimistic than people from Eastern cultures.

True of False: A test-taker tends to make himself appear unacceptable on a self-report inventory.

False

True or False: "Equivalent forms" is a type of reliability

True

True or False: Projective tests have low reliability and low validity, but are widely used anyway

True

A main reason for administering an online self-report inventor is that: 1) it prevents test-takers from looking ahead at questions. 2) the scoring is highly subjective. 3) it allows test-takers to change answers already given. 4) the method is easily understood by children.

it prevents test-takers from looking ahead at questions