Author Question: In the context of the clinical method used in personality research, a _____ refers to a detailed ... (Read 23 times)

V@ndy87 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

In the context of the clinical method used in personality research, a _____ refers to a detailed history of an individual that contains data from a variety of sources.

a. primary disclosure document
c. consent form
b. white paper
d. case study

Question 2

Which of following is true of the problems regarding the cross-cultural application of personality assessment techniques?

a. Responding to questions in a true-false format or multiple-choice format, which is natural to American college students, may be an awkward or alien way of answering in other cultures.
b. The TAT cannot be used effectively in Nordic cultures because of the Nordic prohibitions against representing humans in pictorial form.
c. Due to the ongoing ethnic tensions in the Arab world, there has been a steady decline in the number of personality tests, developed in America, being successfully translated into Arabic.
d. People of European origin may reflect mistrust or interpersonal wariness due to pervasive discrimination and perceived racism.

ambernicolefink · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: The major methods used in personality research are the clinical method, the experimental method, virtual research, and the correlational method. The primary clinical method is the case study or case history, in which psychologists probe their patients' past and present lives for clues to the source of their emotional problems.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Although some personality tests have been translated for use in other cultures, there are potential problems with their cross-cultural application. Responding to items in a true-false format or multiple-choice format seems natural to American college students, who have been taking these types of tests since childhood. To others, it may be an awkward and alien way of answering questions.