Personality Assessment
Psychology ⇒ Personality
Personality Assessment starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how social desirability bias can affect the results of a personality assessment.
Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of using interviews for personality assessment.
Describe the difference between nomothetic and idiographic approaches in personality assessment.
Describe the main purpose of using personality inventories in psychological research.
Explain the difference between objective and projective personality tests.
A psychologist asks a client to tell a story about a picture showing two people sitting at a table. Which type of personality assessment is being used? (1) Projective test (2) Objective test (3) Self-report inventory (4) Rating scale
A psychologist uses a test that asks clients to rate themselves on a scale from 1 to 5 for various statements. What type of assessment is this? (1) Projective test (2) Self-report inventory (3) Interview (4) Behavioral observation
A student completes a personality questionnaire twice, one month apart, and gets similar results. This demonstrates which quality of the test? (1) Validity (2) Reliability (3) Standardization (4) Objectivity
A psychologist asks a client to tell a story about a picture showing two people sitting at a table. Which type of personality assessment is being used? (1) Projective test (2) Objective test (3) Self-report inventory (4) Rating scale
A psychologist uses a test that asks clients to rate themselves on a scale from 1 to 5 for various statements. What type of assessment is this? (1) Projective test (2) Self-report inventory (3) Interview (4) Behavioral observation
A student completes a personality questionnaire twice, one month apart, and gets similar results. This demonstrates which quality of the test? (1) Validity (2) Reliability (3) Standardization (4) Objectivity
Which of the following is a characteristic of projective tests? (1) Structured questions (2) Ambiguous stimuli (3) Multiple-choice answers (4) True/False format
Fill in the blank: The ________ approach to personality assessment emphasizes understanding the whole person in their unique context.
Fill in the blank: The ________ approach to personality assessment focuses on measuring specific traits using standardized tests.
Fill in the blank: The ________ is a projective test that uses a series of inkblots as stimuli.
Fill in the blank: The ________ is a self-report inventory designed to assess a wide range of psychological conditions and personality attributes.
True or False: Behavioral observation is a method of assessing personality by watching how a person acts in specific situations.
True or False: Personality assessments are only used in clinical settings.
True or False: Personality assessments can be used in career counseling to help individuals choose suitable professions.
True or False: Personality assessments can help in identifying strengths and areas for personal development.
