ANSWERS!!
how many missing items are okay Answer - 12 or more blank/double marked
items considered invalid profile
definition of personality traits Answer - Personality traits "are enduring
patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and
oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts
personality Answer - an individuals personality is their unique pattern of traits
MMPI trait based Answer - contrast groups, normal-psychiatric
Trait theory Answer - gordan allport (characteristics to smaller traits), cattel
(Trait Classification), eysneck (big 5)
history of personality tests Answer - woodsworth, war, score for adjustment
MMPI Answer - most researched, widely used personality test, doesn't map
onto Dsm, correlates, approx. 2 hrs to complete
MMPI Normed Answer - 1940, 1998, 2008
Normed groups Answer - psychiatric, medical , non-clinical
, calculations Answer - T-scores, clinical & validity indicators
items Answer - 567
response type Answer - true/false
scales Answer - 10 clinical, 7 validity, content and supplemental
reading level Answer - grade 6
two personality campes Answer - objective (empirical/deductive) and
projective (Psychodynamic, TAT, Rorschach)
MMPI scores Answer - mean: 50 SD: 10
cultual differences Answer - individualistic culture, versus collectivite
theory roots Answer - ancient Europe and asia
lay person defintion Answer - intuitive understanding of enduring traits and
emotional states
validity (construct, criterion) Answer - is the test measuring what is supposed
to be measuring
reliability Answer - test-retest