Exam 1

Question 1

___ data are fairly easily verifiable, concrete, real-life outcomes of possible psychological significance

Answer 1

Life Outcome (L)

Question 2

___ data judgments made by knowledgeable observers

Answer 2

Informants’ Report (I)

Question 3

___ data are the most frequently used basis for personality assessment

Answer 3

Self Reports (S)

Question 4

___ data derive from the researcher’s direct observation of what the subject does

Answer 4

Behavioral observations (B)

Question 5

According to the text, what simple example of L data is considered by clinical psychologists to be a potential indicator of psychopathology?

Answer 5

never being married by age 40