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PSYCH 1 (GADE, UC BERKELEY)
MIDTERM 3|ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
Competencies - correct-answer -The skill sets that we have available to deal with
social situations; carried over to other abilities; last long time
Delay of Gratification - correct-answer -The ability to withstand temptation in
order to achieve a greater reward (ex. marshmallow study)
Barnum Effect - correct-answer -Likely to attribute characteristics to ourselves
because find some similarities (ex. Buzzfeed quizzes, horoscopes, etc.)
Validity - correct-answer -Accuracy; how "correct" the result is
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Reliability - correct-answer -Precision; how close multiple results are to each
other
MMPI Test - correct-answer -- Devised empirically (not theoretically)
- Most widely used by psychologists
- ~600 True/False questions; 10 clinical scales
- Used to assess for disorders
NEO PI-R Test - correct-answer -- 5 Factor Personality Model (Costa and McCrae)
- 240 items on a "likert scale" (least to most)
- OCEAN (Openness to new experiences, Conscientiousness, Extroversion,
Agreeableness, Neuroticism)
- Used to measure "normal" personality
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Openness to new experiences, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness,
Neuroticism - correct-answer -5 factors measured with NEO PI-R; "The Big 5"
MBTI (Myers-Briggs) Test - correct-answer -- Used in workplace and in schools
- Categorizes people into 16 types (combinations of 4 traits)
- 4 Traits: Extrovert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuitive, Thinking/Feeling,
Judging/Perceiving
Extrovert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuitive, Thinking/Feeling, Judging/Perceiving -
correct-answer -4 traits measured with MBTI (Myers-Briggs) Test
Projective Tests - correct-answer -- Projected on another object or person
because embarrassed/ashamed/etc.
- Abstract; open to interpretation
- Not very good but can help patient get out what they can't say
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Rorschach Inkblots - correct-answer -- Projective Test involving inkblots
- Much critique; used to confirm what psychologists already knew; many
wrongfully labeled mentally disturbed
TAT (Thematic Apperception Test) - correct-answer -- Projective Test
- Person describes story for a given picture/image
Handwriting Analysis - correct-answer -- Projective Test
- Analyzing handwriting
Implicit Personality Test - correct-answer -- Move away from self-reporting
- Reaction times to assess thoughts
- Quantitative data collection
PSYCH 1 (GADE, UC BERKELEY)
MIDTERM 3|ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
Competencies - correct-answer -The skill sets that we have available to deal with
social situations; carried over to other abilities; last long time
Delay of Gratification - correct-answer -The ability to withstand temptation in
order to achieve a greater reward (ex. marshmallow study)
Barnum Effect - correct-answer -Likely to attribute characteristics to ourselves
because find some similarities (ex. Buzzfeed quizzes, horoscopes, etc.)
Validity - correct-answer -Accuracy; how "correct" the result is
,2|Page
Reliability - correct-answer -Precision; how close multiple results are to each
other
MMPI Test - correct-answer -- Devised empirically (not theoretically)
- Most widely used by psychologists
- ~600 True/False questions; 10 clinical scales
- Used to assess for disorders
NEO PI-R Test - correct-answer -- 5 Factor Personality Model (Costa and McCrae)
- 240 items on a "likert scale" (least to most)
- OCEAN (Openness to new experiences, Conscientiousness, Extroversion,
Agreeableness, Neuroticism)
- Used to measure "normal" personality
,3|Page
Openness to new experiences, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness,
Neuroticism - correct-answer -5 factors measured with NEO PI-R; "The Big 5"
MBTI (Myers-Briggs) Test - correct-answer -- Used in workplace and in schools
- Categorizes people into 16 types (combinations of 4 traits)
- 4 Traits: Extrovert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuitive, Thinking/Feeling,
Judging/Perceiving
Extrovert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuitive, Thinking/Feeling, Judging/Perceiving -
correct-answer -4 traits measured with MBTI (Myers-Briggs) Test
Projective Tests - correct-answer -- Projected on another object or person
because embarrassed/ashamed/etc.
- Abstract; open to interpretation
- Not very good but can help patient get out what they can't say
, 4|Page
Rorschach Inkblots - correct-answer -- Projective Test involving inkblots
- Much critique; used to confirm what psychologists already knew; many
wrongfully labeled mentally disturbed
TAT (Thematic Apperception Test) - correct-answer -- Projective Test
- Person describes story for a given picture/image
Handwriting Analysis - correct-answer -- Projective Test
- Analyzing handwriting
Implicit Personality Test - correct-answer -- Move away from self-reporting
- Reaction times to assess thoughts
- Quantitative data collection
