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Chapter 02
Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design
1. What a person tells you about his or her attitudes would be considered
A. S-data.
B. O-data.
C. T-data.
D. L-data.
2. What a person's friend tells you about that person would be considered
A. S-data.
B. O-data.
C. T-data.
D. L-data.
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6. I conduct a study of safe drivers for a major insurance company and collect data from a
sample of 1,000 drivers and examine their driving records over a 10-year period. This study is
using
A. life-outcome data.
B. observer-report data.
C. test-report data.
D. self-report data.
8. Which of the following is the best reason for collecting self-report data?
A. Individuals have access to a wealth of information about themselves.
B. Observer bias is very difficult to remove from the data.
C. The desire to portray oneself in a positive light is very prevalent.
D. There is an almost total lack of bias in self-report data.
9. You are asked to describe Dr. Larsen's personality on a questionnaire. This is an example of
A. observer data.
B. student data.
C. subordinate data.
D. omniscient data.
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Chapter 02 - Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design
11. The Twenty Statements Test (i.e., the "Who am I?" test) is an example of a/an
A. structured questionnaire.
B. unstructured questionnaire.
C. projective test.
D. bias-free test.
12. In the Twenty Statements Test (i.e., the "Who am I?" test), which of the following is
important to the scoring?
A. The order and syntax of the statements
B. The context and structure of the statements
C. The order and content of the statements
D. The complexity and syntax of the statements
13. Which of the following has been noted as a potential problem with the Twenty Statements
Test, i.e., the "Who am I?" test?
A. It can be biased by intelligence differences in participants.
B. It can show biases due to the gender of the participants.
C. It can show biases due to the participants' cultural differences.
D. It can show differences between people in adjusted and unadjusted marriages.
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