Projective techniques are used to assess personality by: a. ...

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Projective techniques are used to assess personality by:
 
  a. having individuals associate personal needs, fears, and values onto an ambiguous stimulus.
  b. observing the behavior of individuals in a given situation.
  c. talking to individuals being evaluated and asking relevant questions about problems that led them to seek psychological help.
  d. recording individuals' thoughts and providing samples over a period of time.

Question 2

A main reason for administering an online self-report inventory is that:
 
  a. it prevents test-takers from looking ahead at questions.
  b. the scoring is highly subjective.
  c. it allows test-takers to change answers already given.
  d. the method is easily understood by children.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: The theory underlying projective techniques is that when we are presented with an ambiguous stimulus, like an inkblot or a picture that can be interpreted in more than one way, we will project our innermost needs, fears, and values onto the stimulus when we're asked to describe it. Because the interpretation of the results of projective tests is so subjective, these tests are not high in reliability or validity.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: Assessing Your Personality
REF: 16
FEEDBACK: It has been found that most of us are significantly more likely to reveal sensitive, even potentially embarrassing, information when responding online to self-report inventories than to paper-and-pencil tests given in person by a live test administrator. Understandably, many people feel a greater sense of anonymity and privacy when interacting with a computer and so reveal more personal information.

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