Question 1

A researcher notes that "behavior X" is emitted by a subject in the woods.The researcher wonders if "behavior X" would also be emitted in the laboratory if the laboratory environment was modified to be like the woods in key respects.What this researcher wishes to explore can BEST be summed up by the term

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A)   reactivity.
B)   contrast effects.
C)   generalizability.
D)   unobtrusive measures.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE of polygraph tests?

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A)   They are physically painful.
B)   They are accurate enough to be considered good evidence in legal settings.
C)   They typically yield more false positives than false negatives.
D)   All of theseE) B) and C)
F) None of the above C

Question 3

Each item of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is scored on a 7-point scale with points ranging from

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A)   "typical" to "atypical."
B)   "in harmony with the world" to "danger to oneself and others."
C)   "need for therapy" to "extremely good adjustment."
D)   None of theseE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

Situational performance measures make it difficult to

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A)   fake bad.
B)   fake good.
C)   fake good or bad.
D)   get a job.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Rorschach's inkblot test as it came to be administered,and Rapaport et al.'s Word Association Test have in common

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A)   a category of Determinants for judging responses.
B)   an inquiry stage.
C)   a testing the limits procedure.
D)   the fact that Karl Menninger was a "silent partner" in the development of both tests.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

A total of how many Rorschach cards are initially presented to the testtaker?

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A)   5
B)   10
C)   15
D)   18E) B) and D)
F) A) and C) B

Question 7

The earliest attempt at investigating associations subjects made to unrelated stimulus words is attributed to:

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A)   Kraepelin.
B)   Wundt.
C)   Galton.
D)   Jung.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Hermann Rorschach developed a test he called

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A)   the Rorschach Inkblot Test.
B)   the Object Discrimination Exercise.
C)   the Form Interpretation Test.
D)   Psychodiagnostics.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

B.F.Skinner devised an auditory projective test that he called

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A)   the tautophone.
B)   the verbal summator.
C)   the instrumental responder.
D)   the audioblot.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Murstein questioned which of the following assumptions concerning projective methods?

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A)   The more ambiguous the stimuli, the more the subject reveals.
B)   Subjects are unaware of what they are disclosing.
C)   There is a parallel between behavior obtained on a projective test and behavior displayed in social situations.
D)   All of theseE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Responses to the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study are scored in terms of the type of reaction elicited and the direction of

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A)   aggression expressed.
B)   frustration in evidence.
C)   the nature of the story told.
D)   the eye gaze of the testtaker.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Controversy surrounding Exner's norms for the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach stemmed from the claim that

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A)   Exner took great liberties when developing the norms making their validity questionable.
B)   the graduate students collecting the data were poorly trained.
C)   the normative sample from Detroit was not representative.
D)   the norms over-pathologized nonclinical groups.E) None of the above
F) A) and C) D

Question 13

Each response on the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is evaluated on a 7-point scale that ranges from

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A)   extremely deviant to model of mental health.
B)   idiosyncratic to popular.
C)   need for therapy to extremely good adjustment.
D)   highly negative to highly positive.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

The plethysmograph is MOST useful in the assessment and treatment of

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A)   people with severe headaches.
B)   sexual offenders.
C)   mania.
D)   depression.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

When interpretations about personality are derived from analysis of figure drawings

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A)   emphasis is placed on the artistic skill of the drawer.
B)   the most critical variable is the length of time required to complete the drawing.
C)   nationally representative standardization samples are frequently used.
D)   None of theseE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Ecological momentary assessment is essentially a behavioral record

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A)   of the "here and now."
B)   that gauges duration.
C)   that entails verbal input.
D)   that is future-oriented.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Which of the following represents a problem with self-monitoring?

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A)   The person who is self-monitoring must be competent, consistent, and well motivated.
B)   The phenomenon of reactivity may confound the outcomes.
C)   Both a and b
D)   None of theseE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

A student improves his attention span while self-monitoring his attention span.This phenomenon could BEST be cited as an example of

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A)   impression management.
B)   dissonance.
C)   reactivity.
D)   transference.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following exemplifies an unobtrusive measure?

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A)   the amount of sweat there is on one's hands
B)   self-report verbalizations of anxiety
C)   a diary of one's thoughts and feelings
D)   a story told in response to a TAT cardE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Of the following projective tests,which is the MOST widely used?

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A)   the Draw-A-Person Test
B)   the Holtzman Inkblot Test
C)   the Thematic Apperception Test
D)   the Rorschach Inkblot TestE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is TRUE of polygraph tests?

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Each item of the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is scored on a 7-point scale with points ranging from

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Situational performance measures make it difficult to

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Rorschach's inkblot test as it came to be administered,and Rapaport et al.'s Word Association Test have in common

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A total of how many Rorschach cards are initially presented to the testtaker?

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The earliest attempt at investigating associations subjects made to unrelated stimulus words is attributed to:

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Hermann Rorschach developed a test he called

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Murstein questioned which of the following assumptions concerning projective methods?

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Responses to the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Study are scored in terms of the type of reaction elicited and the direction of

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Controversy surrounding Exner's norms for the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach stemmed from the claim that

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Each response on the Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank is evaluated on a 7-point scale that ranges from

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The plethysmograph is MOST useful in the assessment and treatment of

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When interpretations about personality are derived from analysis of figure drawings

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Ecological momentary assessment is essentially a behavioral record

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Which of the following represents a problem with self-monitoring?

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A student improves his attention span while self-monitoring his attention span.This phenomenon could BEST be cited as an example of

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Which of the following exemplifies an unobtrusive measure?

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Controversy surrounding Exner's norms for the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach stemmed from the claim that

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