Question 1

Gamble (1972) reviewed the literature on the Holtzman and concluded that the

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A)   Holtzman is clearly superior to the Rorschach.
B)   Holtzman is clearly inferior to the Rorschach.
C)   Holtzman and Rorschach are about equally sound.
D)   data are insufficient and it should not be considered any more useful than the Rorschach.

Question 2

What are the content types of the Rorschach?

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A)   positive and negative
B)   human,animal,and nature
C)   nature and nurture
D)   reality-based and fantasy-based

Question 3

If an individual taking the Rorschach said,"It looked like one;here are the feet,head,tail,and wings," the determinant would be

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A)   content.
B)   location.
C)   form.
D)   popular.

Question 4

Which of the following is a criticism of the Rorschach?

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A)   lack of universally accepted scoring procedures
B)   unstable results over time
C)   no empirical base
D)   more than one of these

Question 5

The relative proportion of W,D,and Dd location choices varies as a function of

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A)   maturation.
B)   degree of psychological disturbance.
C)   degree of psychological well-being.
D)   defensiveness.

Question 6

Compared to the Rorschach,the TAT is

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A)   more structured and more ambiguous.
B)   more structured and less ambiguous.
C)   less structured and more ambiguous.
D)   less structured and less ambiguous.

Question 7

Early demonstrations of the Rorschach included validation by

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A)   reviews by content-area experts familiar with the underlying constructs.
B)   performance of individuals who analyzed the responses of individuals they had never met,making a diagnosis,and validating the diagnosis against other data sources.
C)   large-scale field work that involved thousands of individuals tested by hundreds of administrators whose skill levels varied.
D)   standard psychometric methods that yielded surprisingly high validity.

Question 8

The ____ has been suggested as a possible alternative to split-half reliability for the Thematic Apperception Test.

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A)   coefficient alpha
B)   test-retest
C)   difference score
D)   Kuder-Richardson

Question 9

The main difficulty with the Holtzman Inkblot Test is

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A)   cumbersome administration.
B)   questionable validity.
C)   lack of an alternative form.
D)   lack of normative data.

Question 10

Initial reviews of the Incomplete Sentences task by Lanyon and Lanyon have

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A)   indicated poor reliability.
B)   shown very little to recommend the test.
C)   been positive and encouraging.
D)   indicate low validity.

Question 11

Compared to the Rorschach,the TAT has ____ interpretive and scoring systems.

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A)   more
B)   about as many
C)   fewer
D)   far fewer

Question 12

Which of the following is not a scoring category of the Rorschach?

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A)   location
B)   content
C)   inquiry
D)   form quality

Question 13

Compared to the Rorschach,standardization of administration and scoring of the TAT

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A)   is clearly better.
B)   is about the same.
C)   is clearly worse.
D)   is inconsistent.

Question 14

Scoring of content on the Rorschach

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A)   is impossible.
B)   is extremely difficult.
C)   cannot be done reliably.
D)   is a relatively simple matter.

Question 15

Sines found that for assessment,the addition of the Rorschach resulted in

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A)   less accurate findings.
B)   more accurate findings.
C)   findings that did not change.
D)   increases in incremental validity.

Question 16

Form quality is a scoring dimension that refers to

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A)   where the perception was seen.
B)   what determined the response.
C)   the extent to which the response matched the stimulus qualities of the inkblot.
D)   what the perception was.

Question 17

Which individual played a major role in the use and investigation of Rorschach?

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A)   Murray
B)   Klopfer
C)   Rogers
D)   Barnum

Question 18

Exner's 2007 revision of the Rorschach

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A)   included new non-patient norms.
B)   argued that the original test was not reliable.
C)   identifies few individuals as having psychopathology,including those who actually have psychopathology.
D)   linked the Rorschach with other projective techniques.

Question 19

Adding information from the Rorschach to information from other sources does not improve diagnostic accuracy and may even decrease it.This indicates the lack of

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A)   incremental validity.
B)   reliability.
C)   standardized scoring.
D)   relevance.

Question 20

The Barnum effect is found when

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A)   statements that fits most of the case inflates validity.
B)   ambiguous responses are subjectively evaluated.
C)   participants who lack pathology are diagnosed as having pathology.
D)   a scale is not standardized.

Exam 14: Projective Personality Tests

Early demonstrations of the Rorschach included validation by

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What are the content types of the Rorschach?

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The main difficulty with the Holtzman Inkblot Test is

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If an individual taking the Rorschach said,"It looked like one;here are the feet,head,tail,and wings," the determinant would be

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Sines found that for assessment,the addition of the Rorschach resulted in

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The ____ has been suggested as a possible alternative to split-half reliability for the Thematic Apperception Test.

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Which of the following is not a scoring category of the Rorschach?

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Compared to the Rorschach,the TAT is

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Scoring of content on the Rorschach

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Form quality is a scoring dimension that refers to

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Adding information from the Rorschach to information from other sources does not improve diagnostic accuracy and may even decrease it.This indicates the lack of

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The Barnum effect is found when

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Exner's 2007 revision of the Rorschach

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Gamble (1972) reviewed the literature on the Holtzman and concluded that the

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Initial reviews of the Incomplete Sentences task by Lanyon and Lanyon have

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Which of the following is a criticism of the Rorschach?

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Compared to the Rorschach,the TAT has ____ interpretive and scoring systems.

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Which individual played a major role in the use and investigation of Rorschach?

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The relative proportion of W,D,and Dd location choices varies as a function of

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Compared to the Rorschach,standardization of administration and scoring of the TAT

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