personality and assessment

which of the following is not a theory of personality

• sociocultural theory

• Trait theory

• Humanistic theory

• Psychodynamic theory

Temperament traits, such as emotions or sensitivity, are developed by __________.

• interactions with people and things in a person's environment

• unconscious forces and conflicts that affect the conscious mind

• early childhood experiences and a person's parents

• genetic inheritance and a person's biology

Character is different from personality because character __________.

• refers to the basic building blocks that make up a person's sense of self

• is inherited and has a genetic basis

• is inconsistent or unstable over time and situations

• refers to how a person should or should not act

Which of the following is a weakness of direct observation?

• It is an unstructured assessment.

• It can be impacted by observer bias.

• It is a behavioral assessment.

• it produces the halo effect

Eddie is asked questions. In his answers, he shares information about his psychological history, status, and personality.

This assessment strategy is called a(n) __________.

• interview

• test

• direct observation

Abby watches a subject in his or her natural setting to gather information.

This is called a(n) __________.

• unstructured interview

• behavioral assessment

• direct observation

• structured interview

A written assessment that asks about a subject's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors is a(n) __________.

• interview

• direct observation

• personality questionnaire

• projective test

projective tests are used to measure a person's____.

• unconscious thoughts and desires

• the reliability of reported personality traits

• personality traits on a scale

• subjective experiences and potential

All of the following are advantages of objective personality tests, EXCEPT:

• they have consistent scoring

• they are more ambiguous

• they have high validity

• they have high reliability

A Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) uses __________.

• a self-report inventory of questions related to different personality traits

• a series of questions asked of a subject during an interview

• pictures of people in a neutral scene, about which the subject tells a story

• ambiguous inkblots that the subject describes to a psychologist