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Beheh

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A psychologist has developed a series of personality inventories and wants to determine if they are valid. One of the scales measures perfectionism, so he asks a colleague for advice on how to establish the validity of this scale. The colleague tells him
 
  that if he were to find a sample of people with __________ personality disorder, these people would obtain high scores on a scale that measures perfectionism.
 
  a. avoidant
  b. histrionic
  c. antisocial
  d. obsessive-compulsive

Question 2

Which personality disorder is most strongly related to the dimension of conscientiousness in the five-factor model of personality?
 
  a. schizoid
  b. histrionic
  c. borderline
  d. obsessive-compulsive



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shailee

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d.




Beheh

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!


shailee

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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