Validity refers to the:
A. extent to which a personality test produces the same test score for an individual at repeated intervals.
B. ability of a personality test to measure other personality traits.
C. ability to assign a personality test score to a person.
D. extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.
Answer: D
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Which of the following is an example of a situational attribution
A. "I did a good job because I'm smart." B. "I did a good job because the task was easy." C. "I did a bad job because I'm inept." D. "She did a good job because she's talented."
Recording from single neurons in the brain has shown that neurons responding to specific types of stimuli are often clustered in specific areas. These results support the idea of
A. cortical association. B. dissociation. C. localization of function. D. the information processing approach.
According to Erikson, the major task during young adulthood is successful achievement of
a. a unified sense of self. b. meaningful relationships with others. c. personal and civic responsibility. d. a stable identity and personality structure.
In which of the following disorders is a person overwhelmed by a jumble of thoughts, sensations, images, and feelings that cannot be filtered out because of an impairment in selective attention?
a. a dissociative fugue state b. post-traumatic stress disorder c. schizophrenia d. the psychopathic personality