Mark is asked to create stories about different pictures. Which test is he taking?
a) Rorschach inkblot test
b) Visual Analogue Scales
c) Thematic Apperception Test
d) Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
Question 2What does the psychologist use as the basis when interpreting stories told by clients in response to the Thematic Apperception Test?
a) evidence of creativity
b) demonstrated verbal abilities
c) evidence of emotional conflicts
d) demonstrated abstract problem-solving ability
Question 3What is the most likely reason for a clinician to administer the Thematic Apperception Test to a client?
a) to assign a standard diagnostic label
b) to uncover possible organic dysfunction
c) to probe a client's unconscious processes
d) to determine a client's level of intelligence
Question 4What is something a clinician notes when analyzing a client's responses to
a word-association test?
a) the client's level of articulateness
b) whether the words form a coherent story
c) whether the words refer to feelings or objects
d) how long the client takes to come up with words
Question 5What is the process in which the client receives continuous reports of the level of particular bodily functions in order to learn to control these functions?
a) biofeedback
b) self efficacy
c) polygraphic assessment
d) systematic desensitization
Question 6In an experiment on the relationship between anxiety and eating behavior, some participants are induced to experience high anxiety and some participants are induced to experience low anxiety. The amount of food they eat is then measured.
What is the independent variable in this study?
a) amount of food eaten
b) number of participants
c) level of induced anxiety
d) the participants' weight