Each of the following is true about the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) except one. Which one?
A. It is among the most widely used psychological tests.
B. It provides a pattern of scores on a number of scales.
C. It provides test givers with an overall mental health score for each test-taker.
D. It is a self-report inventory.
Question 2Test-takers who fake good
A. are able to fool most test givers with their inaccurate responses.
B. are not likely to be detected unless they admit that they are faking their test answers.
C. are trying to present a better image than is accurate.
D. are not aware that they are distorting their responses to create a false image.
Question 3Rather than examine a large number of personality variables that may or may not be related to how well people perform in the workplace, many researchers now address the questions of job performance and personality
A. by using the personality dimensions identified in the five-factor model.
B. by categorizing workers by personality types.
C. by using the several psychogenic needs developed by Murray.
D. by responses to work interests on self-report inventories.
Question 4According to critics of the five factor model of personality,
A. knowing how sociable a person is allows for a better prediction of behavior than knowing how extraverted that person is.
B. researchers need to use factor analysis in order to determine the number of basic personality factors.
C. although Extraversion is a basic personality factor, there is no evidence that Neuroticism is.
D. factor analytic researchers should all use the same personality tests so that they can produce the same results.
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