Exam 2

A  the prison simulation lasted for the entire two weeks that it was planned for

B  situational forces can significantly influence an individual’s behavior

C  personality characteristics are more important than situational influences in determining behavior

D  personal identity is preserved regardless of situation

A  sixteen

B  three

C  twenty

D  five

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  their content adequately reflects the construct to be measured

B  the respondent will be willing and able to give an accurate self-assessment for them

C  they are answered differently by different kinds of people

D  they are correlated with other items on the scales

A  a combination of factor analytic and empirical methods

B  factor analytic

C  empirical

D  rational

A  openness to experience

B  extraversion

C  neuroticism

D  conscientiousness

A  conscientiousness

B  openness to experience

C  extraversion

D  openness to experience

A  Most mean-level changes in personality occur in young adulthood.

B  Mean-levels of all personality traits drop after adolescence.

C  Adolescence is the time of most mean-level change in personality.

D  Mean-levels of personality traits are completely stable across the life span.

A  adulthood

B  infancy

C  adolescence and the college years

D  childhood

A  extraversion

B  openness to experience

C  agreeableness

D  psychoticism

A  correlational methods do not clearly indicate effect size.

B  individual differences cannot be measured reliably.

C  situations do not affect behavior.

D  people are inconsistent.

A  individual differences.

B  the measurement of absolute levels of traits.

C  aspects of personality that are the same in all people.

D  physical dimensions.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  goals.

B  personality variables.

C  situations.

D  motivations.

A  factor analytic

B  objective

C  projective

D  rationally constructed

A  the analysis and interpretation of genetic markers of personality.

B  the measurement of any characteristic pattern of behavior, thought, or emotion.

C  a treatment for personality disorders.

D  the selection of a group of individuals with the most unique temperaments.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  openness to experience

B  conscientiousness

C  extraversion

D  self-monitoring

A  neuroticism

B  conscientiousness

C  openness to experience

D  extraversion

A  predict behavioral trends rather than single acts

B  check for moderator variables

C  measure behavior in real life

D  All of the above.

A  situations do not influence behavior.

B  situations are more important than personality traits in determining behavior.

C  the ability of personality traits to predict behavior is severely limited.

D  both situations are more important than personality traits in determining behavior, and the ability of personality traits to predict behavior is severely limited.

A  a thorough review of the literature reveals that there is a limit to how well one can predict behavior from personality.

B  our everyday intuitions about people are fundamentally flawed.

C  situations are more important than personality traits for determining behavior.

D  All of the above.

A  openness to experience

B  need for cognition

C  neuroticism

D  general mental health

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  empirical

B  projective

C  rational

D  factor analytic

A  openness

B  psychoticism

C  conscientiousness

D  agreeableness

A  TAT

B  MMPI

C  Rorschach inkblots

D  None of the above are objective tests.

A  although projective tests discriminate between known groups, the content of the items may seem absurd to test takers

B  two different interpreters of the same response might come to different conclusions about the scoring and meaning of the response to a projective test

C  projective tests are relatively inefficient and expensive

D  both projective tests are relatively inefficient and expensive and although projective tests discriminate between known groups, the content of the items may seem absurd to test takers

A  Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

B  Buss-Perry Aggression Q-Sort

C  Draw-a-Face Test

D  Draw-a-Person Test