Question 1

The CAT was designed

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A)   to be used with Latino(a) children.
B)   for use with the elderly.
C)   for use with children 3-10 years old.
D)   to be used with urban populations.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Almost all TAT methods of interpretation take into account

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A)   hero,needs,and thought content.
B)   overt behavior,press,and themes.
C)   press,needs,and outcomes.
D)   fantasies,press,and themes.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Validity studies of the TAT suggest that

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A)   validity of the TAT depends on high test-retest reliability.
B)   validity of the TAT depends on high split-half reliability.
C)   there is content-related validity.
D)   validity of the TAT does not depend on split-half reliability.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The first phase of Rorschach administration is called

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A)   free association.
B)   process monitoring.
C)   inquiry.
D)   initial interpretation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Most researchers today feel that the Comprehensive System for scoring

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A)   is an effective improvement to the Rorschach.
B)   has failed to remedy the problems associated with the Rorschach.
C)   still has a ways to go but at least provides adequate norms.
D)   makes improvements that allow the test to be used in forensic settings.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Exner's attempts to provide adequate norms for the Rorschach have largely failed because

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A)   he miscalculated to actual number of people in the norming group.
B)   his sample came from relatives of psychiatric patients.
C)   his sample did not use both males and females.
D)   only educated people from upper income levels were used.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The DW response on the Rorschach is a(n)

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A)   animal movement.
B)   human movement.
C)   confabulatory response.
D)   unusual detail.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

Discuss the concept of the projective hypothesis and explore examples of projection in situations other than formal psychological testing.

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Question 9

The Rorschach tends to ____ emotionally disturbed individuals.

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A)   accurately identify
B)   underestimate the number of
C)   overestimate adults but not children as
D)   identify over half of normal subjects asE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Early proponents of the Rorschach gave impressive demonstrations that seemed to support the reliability of the test.These demonstrations

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A)   are unquestionable evidence of the effectiveness of the Rorschach.
B)   have been labeled as the result of the Barnum effect.
C)   depended on the evaluator giving one specific analysis.
D)   were undoubtedly given before the analyst knew anything about the patient.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The work of which theorist underlies the Thematic Apperception Test?

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A)   Beck
B)   Murray
C)   Freud
D)   JungE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The most controversial and misunderstood psychological tests are

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A)   group tests.
B)   achievement tests.
C)   objective personality tests.
D)   projective personality tests.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The psychometric properties of the Rorschach have been difficult to evaluate because

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A)   the Rorschach is difficult to administer.
B)   there is no universally accepted method of administration.
C)   responses can only be subjectively evaluated.
D)   the Rorschach has no clinical utility.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

In order to remedy problems identified in the Rorschach,Exner developed

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A)   the concept of determinants.
B)   highly structured administration protocols.
C)   the Comprehensive System for scoring.
D)   revised stimuli.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

According to the text,Rorschach "virtuosos"

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A)   performed significantly better in controlled studies than in clinical settings.
B)   were actually no better than chance in their clinical assessments.
C)   performed no better than chance when tested in controlled studies.
D)   never actually had their expertise statistically analyzed.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The determinant types of the Rorschach are

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A)   form,movement,color,and shading
B)   whole,common detail,and unusual detail
C)   excellent matching,average matching,and poor matching
D)   location,form quality,and contentE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Use of the Kuder-Richardson formula

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A)   corrects for faking.
B)   yields analyzable data.
C)   increases estimates of reliability.
D)   eliminates random variability.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Lindzey's 10 assumptions apply primarily to

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A)   the TAT.
B)   the Rorschach.
C)   the Holtzman.
D)   the MMPI.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Who first introduced the Rorschach to the United States?

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A)   Marguerite Hertz
B)   J.Kerner
C)   David Levy
D)   Samuel BeckE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Among projective tests that overinterpret data without sufficient empirical foundation,the worst offenders are

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A)   thematic apperception tests.
B)   inkblots.
C)   projective drawing tests.
D)   word completion tasks.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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