Of the following, the Adult Personality Inventory is most closely related to the
A) CPI.
B) NEO-FFI.
C) MMPI.
D) NEO-PI-R.
E) 16PF.
Scores on criterion-referenced tests are expressed as percentages.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following matches is incorrect?
A) blood: vigorous and athletic B) phlegm: living and energetic
C) yellow bile: easily angered D) black bile: sad or depressed
Interests and abilities are personality characteristics.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Behavioral theorists attempt to understand a personality by analyzing the individual's
A) social learning history. B) mental complexes.
C) real and ideal selves. D) unique organization of traits.
The effect of a low rating given a previous interviewee on the rating given to a subsequent
interviewee is known as the
A) contrast error. B) central tendency error.
C) halo effect. D) leniency error.
The word association technique was developed initially for use in clinical situations by
A) Francis Galton. B) Emil Kraepelin.
C) Alfred Binet. D) Carl Jung.
Reading readiness tests are designed and standardized for
A) the entire elementary school (grades 1-6).
B) kindergarten and grade 1.
C) the primary school grades (1-3).
D) all grades and age levels from infancy through adulthood.
A well-designed interest inventory administered in the elementary grades has fairly high
validity for predicting later occupational success.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The most comprehensive series of factor-analyzed personality inventories has been provided by
A) J. P. Guilford. B) L. L. Thurstone.
C) R. B. Cattell. D) H. G. Eysenck.