Introduction to Personality Assessment

These flashcards cover key concepts from personality assessment, psychological testing purposes, types of tests, and psychometric properties.

The systematic measurement and evaluation of personality traits is known as __.

Personality assessment.

The enduring patterns of motivation, emotion, cognition, and interpersonal behavior define __.

Personality.

Psychological testing helps assist in __ diagnosis.

Differential.

Providing __ assessment is one of the purposes of psychological testing.

Narrow-band.

The key properties of assessment instruments include validity and __.

Reliability.

The __ Sample is crucial for understanding the psychometric properties of a test.

Normative.

Tests like the MMPI-2 are empirically __.

Standardized.

To measure stability over time, the concept of __ reliability is utilized.

Test-Retest.

Internal consistency reliability is assessed by correlating two halves of the __.

Test.

Projective tests aim to uncover __ aspects of personality.

Unconscious.

A primary goal of personality assessment is to provide objective data for __ diagnosis.

Accurate.

An example of an objective personality test is the __.

MMPI-2.

The __ of a test indicates its ability to classify cases correctly.

Validity.

The __ Personality Questionnaire measures broad traits in a person.

Eysenck.

The Comrey Personality Scales measure eight factors that include trust versus __.

Defensiveness.

In personality testing, __ validity ensures a test appears to measure what it claims to.

Face.

The PAI is designed to assess abnormalities in mental __.

Development.

The Rorschach Test is a type of __ personality test.

Projective.

__ validity assesses how well a measure compares with a gold standard.

Criterion.

To measure emotional stability versus neuroticism, one can use the __ Personality Scales.

Comrey.

The __ needs careful administration and should not be routinely given to all patients.

Personality test.

Self-report formats consist of items that require individuals to indicate their own __.

Responses.

The 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire measures __ traits believed to comprise human personality.

Different.

The __ Assessment Inventory is a diagnostic tool focusing on interpersonal behavior.

Personality.

In the make-a-picture story, individuals create stories based on __ cards.

Picture.

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is also known as a __ personality assessment.

Projective.

Reliability refers to the __ of measurements or ratings.

Consistency.

A __ is a general approach to personality that may lack scientific validity.

Online quiz.

Clinical evaluations often incorporate longitudinal data and __ history.

Family.

The goal of behavioral assessment is to directly measure __ behaviors.

Observable.

The Holtzman Inkblot Technique is a projective test used to assess __ functioning.

Emotional.

The __ checklist consists of adjectives describing personality.

Adjective.

The __ is an example of a projective personality test popular in clinical settings.

Rorschach test.

The primary constructs measured by the PAI include aggression and __ ideation.

Suicidal.

The assessment of __ includes tracking emotional and behavioral progress throughout therapy.

Treatment.

The personality assessment inventory generally consists of __ items.

344.

Test characteristics are vital for establishing __ norms.

Normative.

Conformity with truth as represented by a gold standard refers to the __ of a test.

Validity.

The structured version of the MMPI-2 incorporates new __ scores.

Validity.

The Sentence Completion Test taps into __ thoughts and feelings.

Unconscious.

Behavioral Assessment focuses on observable and __ behaviors.

Quantifiable.

The __ test includes prompts like drawing people or families.

Figure Drawing.

Personality tests are valuable for understanding internal psychological __.

States.

The Psychometric Properties of a test assess its __, validity, and reliability.

Quality.

In projective tests, interpretation relies on __ analysis of responses.

Qualitative.

The MMPI-2's normative sample does not adequately represent __ populations.

Adolescents.

Internal Consistency assesses how well items within a test are __.

Correlated.

In behavioral assessment, baseline measurements help in setting __.

Goals.

The __ test employs ambiguous stimuli to elicit responses from individuals.

Projective.

Ambiguous questions in a test can lead to __ data.

Unreliable.