Assessing Personality Answers

MMPI self-inventory tests were originally used to diagnose disorders.

A study conducted on __________ found issues such as consistent low reliability and poor validity. A. personality assessments B. projective tests C. self-inventory tests D. source errors Please select the best answer from the choices provided

If someone takes a self-inventory assessment and tends to agree with almost all the statements made on the test, what source error may be occurring?A.social desirabilityB.deliberate deceptionC.lie scaleD.response set

Self-report inventories are personality tests wherein individuals answer a series of questions about their own characteristic behaviors.

Projective tests are personality tests wherein individuals respond to vague stimuli in a way that may reveal their needs, feelings, and personality traits.

Raymond Cattell created the 16PF self-inventory assessment by first taking 4,504 personality traits and removing all of the __________.A.nounsB.homonymsC.synonymsD.antonyms

Roger read the question on the assessment, and although he knew how he would really act in the given scenario, he purposely picked the answer that reflected the opposite of his true behavior. This type of source error is called __________. A.response biasB.deliberate deceptionC.response setD.social desirability bias

A category of personality tests in which individuals answer a series of questions about personal behavior is called a _________.A.Rorschach testB.thematic apperception testC.self-report inventoryD.projective test

Psychologists vary in agreement on the validity of __________.A.social desirability biasB.response biasC.source errorsD.projective tests

After reading the scenario and the choice answers, Brad answered that he would be the kind of person that would stop and help an elderly woman carry her groceries home because it was the answer that made him look the best. The error that could arise from Brad’s answer on a personality test is called __________. A.deliberate deceptionB.response biasC.social desirability biasD.response set