PSY 321 FINAL EXAM questions with correct
answers
What is personality shaped by? Correct Answer-Genetics, parents, piers,
birth order, culture, and more.
_____ influence personality but is rarely measured or described. Correct
Answer-Unique experiences
True or False: Personality can predict how long a person will live.
Correct Answer-True (although not perfectly)
_____ psychology is considered a hub topic because it incorporates
neuroscience, and different fields of psychology. Correct Answer-
Personality
Amber is an extravert, so we would expect her to have Correct Answer-
many friends on Facebook.
_____ can be observed in most places and contexts. Correct Answer-
Personality
What is at the core of the person-situation debate? Correct Answer-
Whether a person's behavior is influenced more by personality or a
particular situation.
,Which researcher's work began the person-situation debate? Correct
Answer-Walter Mischel
Which of the following is a person-situation factor than can influence
personality? Correct Answer-People choose their situations.
What is a self-report measure? Correct Answer-having people fill out a
questionnaire to describe themselves
Illustrate a problem specific to self-report measure. Correct Answer-
Alisha tries to answer the questionnaire in a way that makes her look
good.
Items in a questionnaire worded in the opposite direction from the
measured trait are known as Correct Answer-Reversed scored items.
What are two main criteria researchers use to evaluate scales? Correct
Answer-Reliability and validity
A stopped watch always shows the same time. It is reliable or valid?
Correct Answer-Reliable, but not valid.
What is the Barnum effect? Correct Answer-the tendency for people to
believe vague, positive statements about themselves
,Which of the following describes the most frequent score in a set of raw
data? Correct Answer-Mode
Which of the following measures is typically of most interest to
personality researchers? Correct Answer-Mean
_____ is a measure of how far a score is from the average in a normal
distribution. Correct Answer-Standard deviation
Which of the following is an example of a projective test? Correct
Answer-Inkblots
Kai is using multiple assessment methods to learn about one aspect of
personality. Kai is exploying what method? Correct Answer-
Triangulation
when is the use of informant reports particularly helpful? Correct
Answer-when a personality study is seeking to understand undesirable
traits
What are confounding variables? Correct Answer-variables that make it
look like the two original variables are causing each other
which method is the only way to prove causation? Correct Answer-
experiment
, a(n) _____ collects data on the same people at more than one time.
Correct Answer-longitudinal study
why is it important to have sufficiently large samples in social science
research? Correct Answer-larger samples help ensure that the study can
reliably detect an effect
Melissa is reviewing 20 personality studies that analyzed neuroticism in
college freshmen. What is Melissa conducting? Correct Answer-meta-
anaylsis
why are open practices important? Correct Answer-They allow for
greater transparency among researchers
Nelson is using a LIkert scale in constructing his personality
questionnaire. what does this mean? Correct Answer-He has put a range
of numbers that correspond to how much someone agrees or disagrees
with an item.
What is the most frequently used research method in personality
psychology? Correct Answer-self-report measure
When Marlita's motivation decreases, her test scores tend to decrease.
This is an example of what kind of relationship? Correct Answer-
positive correlation
answers
What is personality shaped by? Correct Answer-Genetics, parents, piers,
birth order, culture, and more.
_____ influence personality but is rarely measured or described. Correct
Answer-Unique experiences
True or False: Personality can predict how long a person will live.
Correct Answer-True (although not perfectly)
_____ psychology is considered a hub topic because it incorporates
neuroscience, and different fields of psychology. Correct Answer-
Personality
Amber is an extravert, so we would expect her to have Correct Answer-
many friends on Facebook.
_____ can be observed in most places and contexts. Correct Answer-
Personality
What is at the core of the person-situation debate? Correct Answer-
Whether a person's behavior is influenced more by personality or a
particular situation.
,Which researcher's work began the person-situation debate? Correct
Answer-Walter Mischel
Which of the following is a person-situation factor than can influence
personality? Correct Answer-People choose their situations.
What is a self-report measure? Correct Answer-having people fill out a
questionnaire to describe themselves
Illustrate a problem specific to self-report measure. Correct Answer-
Alisha tries to answer the questionnaire in a way that makes her look
good.
Items in a questionnaire worded in the opposite direction from the
measured trait are known as Correct Answer-Reversed scored items.
What are two main criteria researchers use to evaluate scales? Correct
Answer-Reliability and validity
A stopped watch always shows the same time. It is reliable or valid?
Correct Answer-Reliable, but not valid.
What is the Barnum effect? Correct Answer-the tendency for people to
believe vague, positive statements about themselves
,Which of the following describes the most frequent score in a set of raw
data? Correct Answer-Mode
Which of the following measures is typically of most interest to
personality researchers? Correct Answer-Mean
_____ is a measure of how far a score is from the average in a normal
distribution. Correct Answer-Standard deviation
Which of the following is an example of a projective test? Correct
Answer-Inkblots
Kai is using multiple assessment methods to learn about one aspect of
personality. Kai is exploying what method? Correct Answer-
Triangulation
when is the use of informant reports particularly helpful? Correct
Answer-when a personality study is seeking to understand undesirable
traits
What are confounding variables? Correct Answer-variables that make it
look like the two original variables are causing each other
which method is the only way to prove causation? Correct Answer-
experiment
, a(n) _____ collects data on the same people at more than one time.
Correct Answer-longitudinal study
why is it important to have sufficiently large samples in social science
research? Correct Answer-larger samples help ensure that the study can
reliably detect an effect
Melissa is reviewing 20 personality studies that analyzed neuroticism in
college freshmen. What is Melissa conducting? Correct Answer-meta-
anaylsis
why are open practices important? Correct Answer-They allow for
greater transparency among researchers
Nelson is using a LIkert scale in constructing his personality
questionnaire. what does this mean? Correct Answer-He has put a range
of numbers that correspond to how much someone agrees or disagrees
with an item.
What is the most frequently used research method in personality
psychology? Correct Answer-self-report measure
When Marlita's motivation decreases, her test scores tend to decrease.
This is an example of what kind of relationship? Correct Answer-
positive correlation
