A psychologist says, I'm going to show you some pictures. Please make up a story about what is going on in each picture, what led up to it, and how it will turn out in the end. What test is the psychologist administering?
a. TAT
b. Rorschach
c. WAIS-IV
d. MMPI-2
Question 2The TAT, a projective personality test, asks subjects to ____.
a. respond to inkblots
b. complete sentences
c. make up stories about pictures
d. answer direct questions about specific situations
Question 3A major concern about projective tests is that they ____.
a. are overly structured
b. demonstrate low reliability and validity
c. are too cumbersome to administer
d. are too expensive to include in most psychological assessments
Question 4Dr. West is scoring a client's responses to a projective personality test after listening to the client tell stories about what is happening in pictures. What test is Dr. West scoring?
a. WAIS-IV
b. TAT
c. MMPI-2
d. Rorschach
Question 5In which one of the following are inner motives and conflicts revealed by what is seen in inkblots and whether color plays a role in the responses?
a. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)
b. Structured Diagnostic Interview (SDI)
c. Rorschach Technique
d. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
Question 6Psychoanalysts are interested in unconscious needs and motives. Therefore, they are most likely to use which of the following in assessing clients?
a. projective personality tests
b. self-report inventories
c. highly structured interviews
d. tests for cognitive impairment
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