Textbook 5 (Ch 9 & 10) (3)
Which of the following is true of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)? It is a famous projective test that uses an individual's perception of inkblots to determine their personality. It is the most extensively used measure around the world to assess personality and predict outcomes. It was created by Paul Costa and Robert McCrae. It is designed to elicit stories that reveal something about a person's unconscious motivations.
It is designed to elicit stories that reveal something about a person's unconscious motivations.
As it relates to biological processes, neuroticism is associated with high levels of circulating serotonin. greater connections in the prefrontal cortex. poor regulation of the HPA axis. difficulty in amygdalae activation.
poor regulation of the HPA axis.
A(n) ________ presents individuals with an ambiguous stimulus and asks them to describe it or to tell a story about it—to launch their own meaning onto the stimulus. psychophysiological measure projective test self-report questionnaire empirically keyed test
projective test
Results of behavioral genetics twin studies suggest that heritability estimates for the big five personality factors are about 20 percent. 35 percent. 50 percent. 70 percent.
50 percent.
________ is a type of self-report test that is created by first identifying two groups that are known to be different on the variable one wants to measure. The Rorschach inkblot test An empirically keyed test The Blacky pictures test The Thematic Apperception Test
An empirically keyed test
________ is the study of the inherited underpinnings of behavioral characteristics. Individual psychology Heuristic study Behavioral genetics Behaviorism
Behavioral genetics
________ consists of a series of pictures, each on an individual card or slide. The test taker is asked to tell a story about each of the pictures, including events leading up to the situation described, the characters' thoughts and feelings, and the way the situation turns out. The Rorschach inkblot test The Blacky pictures test The Thematic Apperception Test The Draw-a-Person test
The Thematic Apperception Test
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is an example of a(n) ________ test of personality. projective observational empirically keyed self-report lexical
empirically keyed self-report
Projective tests are most closely aligned with which theoretical approach to personality? behaviorist social cognitive humanistic psychodynamic
psychodynamic
Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with neuroticism? GABA dopamine serotonin acetylcholine
serotonin