Which document is especially important in determining the contents of a structured clinical
interview?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
According to the text, research on the reliability and validity of the traditional interview has yielded results
that are ___.
very pessimistic
The text contrasts tests aimed at normal personality traits with tests intended as clinical instruments. One
way in which these two categories of tests are the same is in the ___
nature of items and response formats
What was the main approach to personality test development used in construction of the original
MMPI?
criterion-keying
What type of norm is used to construct the Basic Profile for the MMPI-2?
T-scores
Dr. N, a school psychologist, wishes to use a behavior rating scale for Tom, a 5th grade student. Who is
likely to answer the questions on the scale?
Tom’s mom
Items in behavior rating scales usually deal with ___.
very specific behaviors
Which of these is considered the premier, ideal behavioral assessment technique?
natural observation
Behavioral assessment developed in part as a reaction against ___.
psychodynamic theories
Among the clinical instruments, managed care has led to the use of _____ instruments.
briefer
We deliberately create a situation where we can observe a person in a social setting. What
behavioral assessment technique are we applying?
analogue behavioral assessment
One key feature of projective techniques is that they utilize the _____ format as opposed to the
_____ format found in objective personality tests.
constructed-response…selected-response
All of the following are reasons for a psychologist to prefer using a projective test EXCEPT ___.
Projective tests tend to be more valid than objective measures in assessing personality traits
The Comprehensive System for administering and scoring the Rorschach inkblots was developed
by ___.
Exner
Which of the following research conclusions about the Rorschach is false?
Application of personalized scoring systems generates reliable and valid results.
The textbook suggests that use of the TAT may be declining due to the TAT’s -
lack of a systematic scoring system
The _____ differs from other frequently used projective techniques because the physical
arrangement of the test encourages _____ to each item.
Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank…a concise response
Which word best describes the textbook’s conclusion about the validity of human figure drawings?
unencouraging
What trend does the textbook identify regarding use of objective scoring of projective techniques?
Use of objective scoring has ___ in recent years.
increased
What effect does managed care seem to be having on the use of projective techniques? Managed
care is leading to ___.
decrease in projective use
Which is a fundamental characteristic of all projective techniques? The test stimuli to which
examinees respond must be ___
ambiguous
The Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (RISB) purports to measure only one construct, that is
___.
adjustment
Historically, the dominant names in the field of vocational interest testing have been ___
Kuder and Strong
Who is the author of the RIASEC hexagon?
Holland
