PSYCH 309 FINAL. DR. BRAITHWAITE. BYU. EXAM Q
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What cfour cthings cshould cone ctake cin cmind cwhen cusing cgroup ctests? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Us
csuspicious cof clow cscores, cconsider cdiscrepancies cas cwarning csignals, cwhen cin cdoubt crefer cfo
What cis cthe cFlynn ceffect? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔IQ ctest cscores chave cbeen cimproving cacross cg
ctests cor cactual cachievement, cbut cjust cIQ ctests cscores.
What cis cgrade cinflation? cHow cdoes cit caffect ccurrent ccollege cadmissions cprocedures? c- cCORR
cgetting cmore cA's cnow cthan cin cthe cpast, cso ccolleges care cexpecting chigher cscores cthan cin cthe
What ceffect cdo ccoaching/preparation ccourses chave con ctests clike cthe cSAT cor cGRE? c- cCORRE
cbefore cyou ctest care charder cto crise. cPeople cwho cdo cthe ccourses cwill ctell cyou cthey care camazin
cthe ctest cwill ctell cyou cthat cthey cdon't cwork cso cawesomely.
What care csome cof cthe cbig cproblems cwith ccoaching/preparation ccourses? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
ccoaching cwon't chelp. cLots cof cmoney cand ctime. cPerpetuates cthe cbias cagainst cpeople cthat cdon
crich ccan cafford cthe ccourses.
What cis cstereotype cthreat? cHow cdoes cit capply cto cintelligence cscores cand ccollege cadmissions?
cANS✔✔Perception cof ca ccertain cgroup cthat cdoesn't cdo cwell, cpeople cdon't cwant cto clive cinto cit c
cof cit cthey cmake cit chappen cand cit cperpetuates citself. cIt ccan ccause clower cIQ cscores cif cAfrican c
caware cof cit.
What cis cthe cmean cand cstandard cdeviation cof cthe cGRE? cBe cable cto crecognize cwhere cscores c
cone cstandard cdeviation cabove cthe cmean cwould cbe) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cmean cis c150, cr
caround c6 cor c7. c(One cstandard cdeviation cabove cwould cbe capprox c157) cnormal ccurves care cas
creal cnumber cbecause cthere care cinfinity cof cpossibilities).
, Define cpersonality, ccharacteristics, ctypes, ctraits, cstates cand cself-concept c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cbehaviors cthat care cstable. cCharacteristics care clike ctraits, cthey care cspecific cthings cthat care csta
csimilar cto cthat. cTypes care cgeneral cdescriptions cof cpeople cthat cgroup cthem ctogether clike cintrov
chow cyou care cdoing cat cthe cmoment, cyour cemotional creaction cto ca csituation, cthese cvary cand ca
chow cyou cview cyourself.
What care cthe ctwo cmajor cstrategies cfor cdevelopment cof ca cpersonality ctest? c- cCORRECT cANS✔
What care cthe cdeductive cstrategies cfor cstructured cpersonality-test cconstruction? cDefine c& cdiffer
cANS✔✔These cstart cwith ctheory cand cmove cforward cfrom cthere cto cfind cdata. cThe cstrategies ca
ctheoretical. cLogical ccontent cmeans cwhat cyou clogically cwould cput conto ca csurvey cor ca ctest clike
cwhere cyou cstart cwith ca ctheory cand cmake cup cyour citems cbased con cthat ctheory.
What care cthe cempirical cstrategies cfor cstructured cpersonality-test cconstruction? cDefine c& cdiffere
cis cdata cdriven cand cshows cthat cpeople canswer cit cthe csame cway. cThese cstart cwith cdata. cThe c
ccriterion cgroup cand cfactor canalytic. cCriterion cgroup cis cwhen cyou cadminister cthe ctest cto ca cgro
cand cto ca ccontrol cgroup cand csee cwhat citems cdiscriminate cbetween cthe cgroups. cFactor canalys
cspecific citems ccorrelate cto cspecific cfactors cand cdomains clike cyou cdid cin cclass. cFind cout cwhich
cfactor.
What cis ccross cvalidation? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Take cyour ctest, ctake cit cto ca cdifferent csample c
creliability cand cyour cvalidity cwith cthat cnew csample.
What care csome cof cthe ccriticisms cof cthe coriginal cMMPI? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔700 cin csample c
crelatives cof cpatients c(poor ccontrol cgroup), creading clevel cis can cissue cand cnot cgood.
What cis cthe cpurpose cof cthe cMMPI cand cMMPI-II? cWhat cthree ctypes cof cscales care cthere? c- cCO
cpersonality cusing ccriterion cmethods c(differentiate cbetween cpeople cwho chad cAbnormal cattribute
ca cmental chospital cand cthose cwho cdidn't. cDistinguished cnormal cand cabnormal cgroups. cTypes c
cclinical cdesign c(designed cto cunderstand cmental cdisorders), ccontent citem c(if cthe cperson chas ca
cdisorder).
What creading clevel cis crequired cfor cboth cthe cMMPI cand cMMPI-II? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔6th cgra
cgrade cfor cthe csecond cone.
Know cthe cthree cvalidity cscales cand cwhat cthey cmeasure. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cthree cvalid
clie cscale c(L), cinfrequency cscale c(F), cand cthe ck cscale c(K). cThe clie cscale cis ctrying cto cmake cthe
cabout clooking cgood, cdeals cwith cquestions cabout cpersonal cweakness cbecause cliars cwill csay cth
ctries cto clook cvirtuous cand cgood). cInfrequency cscale cmeasures cand clooks cfor cdeviant cresponse
cmeasures cthat cyou care cdenying cyour cproblems, cyou cdeny call cthe cissues cthat cyou chave. cShift
What cis cCode cTyping con cthe cMMPI? cHow chas cthis cbeen cbeneficial? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔MM
cdifferent csubscales. ccode ctyping cis cwhen cyou ctake cthe ctwo cor cthree ctop cscales. cLooking cat c2
cbeneficial cbecause cit cquickens cyour cinterpretation cof cthe ctest cand calso csimplifies cthe cinterpret
citems con cthe ctest.
Is cthere cmuch cempirical cresearch con cthe cMMPI cand cMMPI-II? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Yes cthere
What care cthe cproblems cwith cfactor canalytic cstrategy? cWhat care cthe cthree ctypes cof cvariance ca
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Problems cwith cit cinclude cthat cnaming cthe cfactors cis creally csubjective cand
cYou cblindly clabel cstuff. cThe cthree ctypes cof cvariance care c1.) cCommon cvariance- chow cmuch cv
ccommon cwith canother cvariable c2.) cUnique cvariance- cfactors cthat care cuniquely cmeasured cby co
cVariance- cvariance cthat cyou ccan't cexplain, cthe camount cof cvariance cdue cto cerror.
What ckind cof ctest-development cstrategy c(or cstrategies) cwere cused cto cdevelop cthe cNEO-PI-R?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What cfour cthings cshould cone ctake cin cmind cwhen cusing cgroup ctests? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Us
csuspicious cof clow cscores, cconsider cdiscrepancies cas cwarning csignals, cwhen cin cdoubt crefer cfo
What cis cthe cFlynn ceffect? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔IQ ctest cscores chave cbeen cimproving cacross cg
ctests cor cactual cachievement, cbut cjust cIQ ctests cscores.
What cis cgrade cinflation? cHow cdoes cit caffect ccurrent ccollege cadmissions cprocedures? c- cCORR
cgetting cmore cA's cnow cthan cin cthe cpast, cso ccolleges care cexpecting chigher cscores cthan cin cthe
What ceffect cdo ccoaching/preparation ccourses chave con ctests clike cthe cSAT cor cGRE? c- cCORRE
cbefore cyou ctest care charder cto crise. cPeople cwho cdo cthe ccourses cwill ctell cyou cthey care camazin
cthe ctest cwill ctell cyou cthat cthey cdon't cwork cso cawesomely.
What care csome cof cthe cbig cproblems cwith ccoaching/preparation ccourses? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
ccoaching cwon't chelp. cLots cof cmoney cand ctime. cPerpetuates cthe cbias cagainst cpeople cthat cdon
crich ccan cafford cthe ccourses.
What cis cstereotype cthreat? cHow cdoes cit capply cto cintelligence cscores cand ccollege cadmissions?
cANS✔✔Perception cof ca ccertain cgroup cthat cdoesn't cdo cwell, cpeople cdon't cwant cto clive cinto cit c
cof cit cthey cmake cit chappen cand cit cperpetuates citself. cIt ccan ccause clower cIQ cscores cif cAfrican c
caware cof cit.
What cis cthe cmean cand cstandard cdeviation cof cthe cGRE? cBe cable cto crecognize cwhere cscores c
cone cstandard cdeviation cabove cthe cmean cwould cbe) c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cmean cis c150, cr
caround c6 cor c7. c(One cstandard cdeviation cabove cwould cbe capprox c157) cnormal ccurves care cas
creal cnumber cbecause cthere care cinfinity cof cpossibilities).
, Define cpersonality, ccharacteristics, ctypes, ctraits, cstates cand cself-concept c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cbehaviors cthat care cstable. cCharacteristics care clike ctraits, cthey care cspecific cthings cthat care csta
csimilar cto cthat. cTypes care cgeneral cdescriptions cof cpeople cthat cgroup cthem ctogether clike cintrov
chow cyou care cdoing cat cthe cmoment, cyour cemotional creaction cto ca csituation, cthese cvary cand ca
chow cyou cview cyourself.
What care cthe ctwo cmajor cstrategies cfor cdevelopment cof ca cpersonality ctest? c- cCORRECT cANS✔
What care cthe cdeductive cstrategies cfor cstructured cpersonality-test cconstruction? cDefine c& cdiffer
cANS✔✔These cstart cwith ctheory cand cmove cforward cfrom cthere cto cfind cdata. cThe cstrategies ca
ctheoretical. cLogical ccontent cmeans cwhat cyou clogically cwould cput conto ca csurvey cor ca ctest clike
cwhere cyou cstart cwith ca ctheory cand cmake cup cyour citems cbased con cthat ctheory.
What care cthe cempirical cstrategies cfor cstructured cpersonality-test cconstruction? cDefine c& cdiffere
cis cdata cdriven cand cshows cthat cpeople canswer cit cthe csame cway. cThese cstart cwith cdata. cThe c
ccriterion cgroup cand cfactor canalytic. cCriterion cgroup cis cwhen cyou cadminister cthe ctest cto ca cgro
cand cto ca ccontrol cgroup cand csee cwhat citems cdiscriminate cbetween cthe cgroups. cFactor canalys
cspecific citems ccorrelate cto cspecific cfactors cand cdomains clike cyou cdid cin cclass. cFind cout cwhich
cfactor.
What cis ccross cvalidation? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Take cyour ctest, ctake cit cto ca cdifferent csample c
creliability cand cyour cvalidity cwith cthat cnew csample.
What care csome cof cthe ccriticisms cof cthe coriginal cMMPI? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔700 cin csample c
crelatives cof cpatients c(poor ccontrol cgroup), creading clevel cis can cissue cand cnot cgood.
What cis cthe cpurpose cof cthe cMMPI cand cMMPI-II? cWhat cthree ctypes cof cscales care cthere? c- cCO
cpersonality cusing ccriterion cmethods c(differentiate cbetween cpeople cwho chad cAbnormal cattribute
ca cmental chospital cand cthose cwho cdidn't. cDistinguished cnormal cand cabnormal cgroups. cTypes c
cclinical cdesign c(designed cto cunderstand cmental cdisorders), ccontent citem c(if cthe cperson chas ca
cdisorder).
What creading clevel cis crequired cfor cboth cthe cMMPI cand cMMPI-II? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔6th cgra
cgrade cfor cthe csecond cone.
Know cthe cthree cvalidity cscales cand cwhat cthey cmeasure. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cthree cvalid
clie cscale c(L), cinfrequency cscale c(F), cand cthe ck cscale c(K). cThe clie cscale cis ctrying cto cmake cthe
cabout clooking cgood, cdeals cwith cquestions cabout cpersonal cweakness cbecause cliars cwill csay cth
ctries cto clook cvirtuous cand cgood). cInfrequency cscale cmeasures cand clooks cfor cdeviant cresponse
cmeasures cthat cyou care cdenying cyour cproblems, cyou cdeny call cthe cissues cthat cyou chave. cShift
What cis cCode cTyping con cthe cMMPI? cHow chas cthis cbeen cbeneficial? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔MM
cdifferent csubscales. ccode ctyping cis cwhen cyou ctake cthe ctwo cor cthree ctop cscales. cLooking cat c2
cbeneficial cbecause cit cquickens cyour cinterpretation cof cthe ctest cand calso csimplifies cthe cinterpret
citems con cthe ctest.
Is cthere cmuch cempirical cresearch con cthe cMMPI cand cMMPI-II? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Yes cthere
What care cthe cproblems cwith cfactor canalytic cstrategy? cWhat care cthe cthree ctypes cof cvariance ca
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Problems cwith cit cinclude cthat cnaming cthe cfactors cis creally csubjective cand
cYou cblindly clabel cstuff. cThe cthree ctypes cof cvariance care c1.) cCommon cvariance- chow cmuch cv
ccommon cwith canother cvariable c2.) cUnique cvariance- cfactors cthat care cuniquely cmeasured cby co
cVariance- cvariance cthat cyou ccan't cexplain, cthe camount cof cvariance cdue cto cerror.
What ckind cof ctest-development cstrategy c(or cstrategies) cwere cused cto cdevelop cthe cNEO-PI-R?
